spandit
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I was given a load and it was a ***** to split. The 20 tonne splitter I hired got through it OK but with a splitting maul and wedges, I couldn't get through it, no idea why. Dried quite quickly and feels like rotten birch it's so light. Burns really quick and unless you are desperate I wouldn't bother. Certainly don't pay for it.
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Sorry for reopening the thread. The knot I was trying to describe is, appropriately enough, called the arbor knot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_knot ABOK #1114
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Hmmm, title doesn't look quite right. Anyway, I have a friend who is currently doing building work but would like to get into tree work. I suggested that working on the ground would be a good place to start. Is anyone looking for a labourer in the SE (near Burwash)? He's 20, a hard worker & a loyal fellow
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Planting through bracken
spandit replied to ArthurBottlesworth's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Quite so, but does anyone still use it for this? -
Planting through bracken
spandit replied to ArthurBottlesworth's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
That's interesting. I'd like to see some independent tests of their claims but it's an often underused resource -
Planting through bracken
spandit replied to ArthurBottlesworth's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I'd plant it up but use a really heavy mulch mat - carpet or cardboard. The bracken will steal all the light from the trees otherwise. Not a fan of chemical control -
Thanks!
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Anyone know if I can get hired plant insurance as a domestic user? Need to do some drainage and some places won't hire me a digger without it
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I can't remember what it's called but I tie a simple overhand knot in the end of a rope, which passes around the bundle. This first knot acts as a stopper for the second, which is another overhand knot tied around the standing end. You can then pull on the standing end and it works like a ratchet strap, the advantage being you can tie the knot with rope/string from a large ball (I use sisal) and then cut it off so very little wastage. Jam knot possibly? Similar to ABOK 2072
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It's common osier, salix viminalis. It should be that size again by about September when I'll cut it again to propagate elsewhere. It's ideal for building willow structures as the whips are about 12' long
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This is one year growth on mine. It was planted 2 years ago and has been cut once already.
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This is about 1/3 of our logs. They're all stacked in full pallet bays. This store holds about 14 cubes. It's mainly softwood. You can see the difference in colour between the freshly split stuff at the front and the seasoned stuff at the bottom left. Pictured is my estate manager and his wife (my mother-in-law )
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Ah, some of the stuff we were splitting was 2' across and some of it was really knotty. The 20 tonne splitter didn't have a problem with it but you wouldn't have dealt with it efficiently using an axe.
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£10 an hour including fuel, hire cost & labour? Can I have your number please as that's a bargain...
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whats the best trees to plant
spandit replied to william petts's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Alder, cherry & pear all like moist ground. There's always willow if you want really fast growth -
Some helpful tips there. Thanks. I'll try cutting from the side
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Planning on making a load of Swedish candles from some Scots pine and leylandii I have in suitable lengths but wondered how best to support the logs on end whilst chain sawing the slots?
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Having just split a few tonnes of "free" wood, the cost of the splitter hire/fuel, plus the cash I gave someone to help, made it not much cheaper than buying split logs already. I think you'll find that the actual cost of the wood is pretty low in comparison to the handling costs
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I'm not going to argue seeing as you probably have a shotgun
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I've been hiring a 25-tonne splitter recently and it has coped with everything. Frankly, if there was something it couldn't handle, I'd put it aside for the bonfire or pile it up for nature
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Fixed it for you
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Poetry hour? I let the neighbours worry about that The ones in my garden at the moment (2 clumps) don't seem to spread into the lawn - maybe they were planted with a barrier? I need to cover about 50m of industrial fencing so need to dig some up to propagate anyway
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+1 for bamboo - it's biologically height limited and evergreen. Useful canes too. Ours grows about 8 feet in 6 months after being cut to the ground
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I stand corrected
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My experience with domestic chippers is that they're a lot of money and the stuff needs to be so small to feed in, to deal with any significant product it takes forever and thus isn't worth it. I'd advise your folks to burn the brash or pile it up somewhere for wildlife...
