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I sometimes extinguish a BBQ and then save the charcoal for future BBQs. Easy to sieve off once dry or winnow it in a stiff breeze
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These were chonked in February
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Been burning some of these recently. You can pack a lot into a stove and they give out immense heat. Makes a superb bed for bigger logs if you have them. Tipping the net out onto the hearth is easier than trying to pull the bits out individually. I then just sweep the debris onto the fire shovel and chuck it in. Have tried ones stored in nets and in hessian coffee sacks. They have all dried
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An ideal solution would be a 4 way splitter that can push those lengths through which can then be fed through the branch logger. Surprised such a thing doesn't exist but it seems people want firewood with nice flat ends?
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The pile is currently at least 3 times that size now. I think I will cut some of it by hand and use the hydraulic splitter on the tractor when I get bored with the maul.
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Actually, that pile is to cut to 70cm lengths for torch handles. The branch logger pile was way bigger.
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I'll look that up, thanks. It was just an idea as despite being pretty easy to split stuff, there's quite a lot of it (at least double that pile)
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I have a load of quite straight trunks from my woodland thinning. All about 4 feet long by 6-10" diameter. Whilst I could just saw and split it myself over a few days, just wondering what the feasibility of hiring in someone with a processor would be? Shouldn't take too long
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Lovely firewood. With enough airflow it should be good for the coming winter
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Unlike most of us who have a face for it
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Heavy Duty Woodland flail mower?
spandit replied to tektoms's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I have a Scrubmaster too - never worry about sharpening chains! -
I find it dries pretty quick - I think the tubes that make up the structure are larger diameter than some other woods and so let the water out quicker. Anyway, I have so much of it, it's one of my favourite woods to burn as it is pretty renewable
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Friend of mine giving me 3 of these crates. Took about 10 minutes to fill - would have been quicker with one person levelling the bits out as they back up in the chute otherwise. Windy today so the ones on the outside should get a bit drier
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Tips for dealing with newly planted woodland?
spandit replied to smallguy's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Keep another eye on the tubes or spirals as they can get grown over and then you have plastic in your woodland permanently. I want to enjoy mine as woodland but planted the trees too close together and now have a lot to thin. Keeps me busy and in logs. Probably tackled 1/10th of what needs doing -
How many trees? I was told you could plant 200 a day, assuming bare root but it's hard work. Then again, if you're not using tubes and stakes, it should be easier
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It's mad to think how many bags of this stuff I have that would otherwise just go to waste. Just hope some of it dries without rotting. Some of it already mouldy but then it had been sitting in a builder's bag for a while. Now the weather is a little warmer, I'm in danger of losing enthusiasm for saving every last twig 😄
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Not a fan?
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Do you sell bags?
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I could cut some holly or hazel. I'll give this a go, though. I'm told it's good firewood - seems very dense.
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I want to make a small plank to take hooks for keys on and cut a thick piece of gorse today. Has anyone tried making anything from gorse wood? Hoping it will dry and remain solid or will it just fall apart? Planning on using my friend's table saw and thicknesser
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All of mine was missing leaves but a lot of it is willow so fairly wet. I've put a bit of hazel through
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Separate it beforehand and put the brash and the good stuff through separately.
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Further thoughts on my branch logger (Remet CNC R120)
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
We have a woodburning cooker at home - think it will be great for controlling the oven temperature by having lots of little bits to burn. I'd imagine a log boiler would also benefit from such a feed -
Further thoughts on my branch logger (Remet CNC R120)
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
How would you use it, out of interest? -
Yes. I've burnt a few bits and they make an amazing bed of coals for putting larger logs on. You can cram a stove absolutely full of the stuff. I'm also planning on making charcoal from it and will report back, of course. I bought it to avoid waste and so far it's been brilliant
