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Nicehealthy stocky looking lamb... are they Dorset's? I suspect They'd roast nicely over some dried contorted grain beech firewood type coals! That would be my plan! spiral

If you put together cedar planks & black walnut shavings both wanted, Id guess bee keeping. Black walnut shavings are often burnt to create the smoke used in making the bees compliant/dozy etc. spiral

6 months would be good... spiral

Thanks Daltontrees! I am sure it the tylosis that does it, but your explanation was far more eloquent & detailed than mine! spiral

I put it in the link in the post immediately above yours! spiral

Often Chestnut pores are full of tylosis that reduces penetration or evaporation of moisture . It burns slowly when dry, as does alder, not much heat, both better for stove than fire. But all dry wood burns... spiral

Cool! Spiral

A couple of bowls for that much timber? Wow! No handful of crisp folding as well? Spiral

Lots of badgers here still,{North Devon.} don't se the enormous ones I used to 20 years ago though. Some badgers carry TB, those infected clans should be destroyed, some deer do, logic says those infected herds, should be destroyed, Some cattle do, so really to my mind, those herds should be destroyed as well. Only by across the board action against infected clans & herds of all species will TB be beaten. spiral

Thank you so can you. My eyes were on Devon.

Good one! That could be true! Perhaps I should have said knowledgeable... that was proved many times, But the overall logic of the statement still stands. Spiral

As a wise man once said to me what you think or imagine is not a factual information resource. Spiral

Why did you wee on it? Spiral

Contact Herts police & crime commissioner David Lloyd on, 01707 806100 & report as organised fraud. Explain PC misunderstood the situation or the law. You are entitled to an appointment with him if necessary, if you prefer face to face discussion. Spiral

Sure large timbers are always stronger, just going on tradition more than anything else. Hadn't realised they were quite that size either! Either way its all good stuff. The headboard & tailboard on my first & only bed were just planked tennons, {1 inch thick though in Douglass fir, into 3 inch pitch pine.} They Didn't even have a shoulder! spiral

What a great bunch of stuff! Excellent. I am intrigued by this joint though... Why is the mortice cut so deep that the tenons meet & is also open at the top? {No haunch.} unless its for a reason I can see , I would have thought that radicaly reduced the strength of the leg. frame joint area,, particularly if base of leg is pushed ,knocked etc?? Good to see someone else who enjoys making stuff as well! Spiral

Nice turning! Interesting to see hornbeam in use, I am aware of its properties but never come across any of the timber. Ive only ever turned a few things, posts of old growth reclaimed pitch pine, {Ex ships timbers.} for my bed , One bowl & one platter...& a dozen or baseball bats for the blokes I worked with in the shipyard 20 odd years ago. all self taught so not the best... Bed was fine , still got it & like it,but bowl & platter I just screwed to faceplate rather than turning a mount. Understand what you mean about any colour but wondered if red or white beech more usually had the qualities of hardness you were looking for? Most blue or black beach might be not very hard! Intrigued by the first table, & mortice joint in that thread, but Ill post on that thread rather than further derailing this one. Spiral

Wow! serious lumps then! Do you find white or red beech best? {Genuinly red not the German pink steamed stuff.} Definite advantage that if necessary turning smaller is possible. Spiral

Of course.... How Wales is defeating bovine TB without killing badgers - The Ecologist I agree the countrys mad, but the misspending of money is across the board...in many sectors, managers rather nurses, new buildings, rather than teaching staff not to mention , defense , nps & some of the Aid to abroad scams.... {IMHO} spiral

True & Sounds a good use! The combination Short lengths & fat dimensions plus turning all limit the effect of warp,cup & twist. What diameter do they end up at? spiral

mmm it can be beautiful indeed, & for indoor use it works, The poster is suggesting using it outside & even for fence rails. Personally although it can be amazingly stunning in figure I've always found it to warp a lot & be loved by woodworm. The trunk featured looks particularly likely to warp as planks I would have thought? But yes short lengths cut thick ,dried & kilned the planed flat a couple of times. I am sure would be beautiful . So yes miss shaped, end of life sized beech , is great for Coffee tables & firewood! & bowl turning as well of course. Spiral

Classic! Without the study & if you cant even remember where you read it , how do we know that you didn't misunderstand it or miss some relevant key words & just used it to support your belief? Or that it was just silly stuff funded by Iliketokillitmakesmefeelhard.co.uk Wales have been having great results with Bovine TB without killing badgers. In fact the number of cattle slaughtered due to bovine TB has nearly halved in just 4 years, from 11,671 in 2009 down to 6,102 in 2013. This has been done by managing cattle not badgers. The methods involved include. •Annual testing of all cattle throughout Wales . •Zero tolerance on overdue tests •Movement restrictions •DNA tagging of infected animals to ensure the correct animals are sent to slaughter •Setting up Intensive Action Areas to advise farmers on bio-security and best practice to reduce disease spread and keep disease out of the herd. The opposite approach used in England, based on badger slaughter in individual areas has not worked. So it seems the way forward is educating farmers & stricter controls on cattle movement...etc. as above. If badger setts were also tested & if infected they & the badgers based in it destroyed, it seems a very good job would have been done to help eradicate this disease. Spiral

Fencing or outside use is ridicules... it will be mush in 2 years. Perhaps you should point that out to your client? If there so ignorant to insist you carry on, fair enough.. Waste of good firewood, though.... spiral

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That's sounds well thought out, based on fact rather than belief & generaly very true to me.... spiral