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Aint that the truth! spiral

2 things.... One The information is from a fellow I know who is in charge of the beating on a local estate. He says the quantity shot against the actual demand , make them worthless when, in comparison to the blokes flown in by helicopter by major corporations, pay thousands to shoot them. {obviously a few get eaten, but not the hundreds shot at every shoot.} Secondly, I am not the original poster... so have spent no money of mine or any one else's, I just thought what he had done was a nice change that the shoot them all approach favoured by some. spiral

mmm the Chinese conundrum... save a mans life & always be responsible for him... Years ago I killed to eat, as I was taught & later on occasion because I could, for the pot that seems ok to me...not a pleasure, just what had to be done. Took pleasure in a good shot, minimal kicking & thrashing, that always seemed best to me. But I don't understand the historical British preoccupation with killing every carnivore or omnivore. {such as fox,wild boar,Lynx,golden eagle,wild cat, wolf etc.} Id be happier if we reintroduced such species, although of course with increasing lack of remote area ,woodlands etc that could be increasingly difficult. Whats the problems with buzzards? they help to keep the rabbit population under control? Do you want to kill them as well as the badgers,foxs , lynx wolf etc? Sure they eat a few pheasants, but the rich boys who fly in to shoot them , don't even take them away, round here , they just get dumped in a ditch to burn or rot. That is what seem wrong to me. I know were an increasingly sadly overpopulated little island, but to me Id rather a little differentiation in species out there, Rather than just farm animals & humans. But that's just how I see it. Spiral

Thanks! Yep, Id have to agree its pippy, I was just chuffed with it & wanted to show it off. And see if anyone wants to get rid of similar? {Iwish!} I agree with your definition, I have had solid burrs & even burr planks though, when the growths are extensive enough they sometimes form part of the trunk even when planked.. Interestingly amongst cabinet makers & antique furniture makers they would usually term it as burr or occasionly pippy burr. But I agree simply pippy it is!

Just belt sanded the nearly 1/8th inch thick yellow varnish ,{which someone poured over it in the 60s or 70s.}of this reclaimed yew table top. {dust still visible in the tiny bark pockets.} I am sure , its a personal thing but is it just Very pippy? or pippy burr? Either way I love it! Any one with wide boards of yew as good or better than that please get in touch, by PM. Even if only 4 ft or so of the overall length of whatever length plank is wide & figured. About 30 inches wide would be good, but wider or narrower , might work. spiral

mmm RSPCA say on average 4 to 6 per cent of badgers have bovine TB & Imperial college London say 5.7% of cattle infections are directly from badgers. I have no objection to the culling of tb infected animals, including badgers. That seems sensible to me. Its the wholesale slaughter across vast areas of uninfected animals I object to. See attached file at base of post... in one area 243 badgers culled, only 4 with TB. or 446 killed for 12 infected... not good odds. Best result 293 dead for 103 infected... Youd soon scream at those odds for cattle. My naietivty of expression comes from knowledge picked up from the local butcher who runs his own farm...as did his parents & grandparents.. But if you wish to feel you insult me by using the term country file... fine... I don't feel particularly insulted... Ive been called worse in life. Its interesting that 2/3 of TB slaughtered cattle are still considered fit to enter the food chain. & that apparently the cases of BTB in humans is so minimal in countrys were milk is pasteurised. Agi smash... hoped my post helps a bit more explaining my views. Sure lets try & eradicate TB but killing every black & white bugger wont do that. Difflock... I agree & have seen the same.... I am a long way from being the type of person you describe... Last report I read on child health based on area of upbringing, farm kids had less illness than anyone by teenage years because they had built up a natural immunity due to all the germs, dung, animals, viruses etc. I guess what doesn't kill you makes you stronger..... {Barring polio, hiv, pneumonia etc.} spiral

Cheers...Yes it was... Used to enjoy watching them pottering around & the young playing on the few occasions I was lucky enough to see them. mmmm almost as perfect as red deer & cattle? & of course we know which one of those is pumped full of antibiotics for the sake of greed. {Weight gain side effect.} So which truly poses the greatest risk of making the disease untreatable? Seems obvious to me. spiral

Great job!, Sadly I saw a major famous building company bulldoze a hedgerow full of nesting birds & badgers into oblivion about 14 years ago. {They Built about 2000 houses there over a few years.} The parent birds were frantic, never saw the badgers again, they used to come up into my parents garden & knock the birdbath over till I put an old milk churn lid on the ground for them to get water, they once dug in the flower bed & under the fence into the neighbours, & used to scoop little patches out of the lawn for worms, but they seemed a nice enough family animal & seem sadly much maligned species to me. They company denied there had been a badger sett there & the council were happy with that. {They were all best buddies....scum} There's hardly a hedge or wood for miles round there know. Spiral

Ahhh mine was on the 7lb Elwell, guess the leverage & shock was a bit heavier on that. For kindling, Id guess most things would do... Spiral

Pink Heart of hickory is as good if not better than sap hickory. Smashed many brand new ash shafts on spades..... Ash left too long in round before planking ..... wood can still look ok but goes brittle... Think my dad used to call it "Brashy ash failure"? {He was a buyer & manger for CF Andersons timber firm in Islington, many decades ago... Its where I first started to learn about timber, as a little kid....} spiral

Beech broke in first first hour or so... Grain looked perfect but snapped showed realy short grain. Yep cleaved is the way to go, from green originally of course. Mine were draw knifed & spoke shaved but from quarter sawn stock , with straight grain, {not spiral or cross.] but picking the required shape from the board... same as cabriole legs. The sad bit is my 7lb Elwell felling axe {That I use for splitting crutch & knotty timbers is needing a new one.} Only suitable timber Ive nowadays got is some old purpleheart Ive had in the attick for nearly 15 years. But cant drawknife that the grains to interlocked. Guess Ill have to follow your branch ,sapling method. Spiral

Good project! Went through a similar process a few years back! {several times....Even tried beach....} Greenheart is very splintery, Robina is great, Laburnam & Wych elm are brilliant. All has to be straight grained & quarter sawn of course. Spiral

mmmm yes but hardly a mature specimen either? & yes I agree it would cost a lot to buy... But of what relevance is that to the point in Questian? It might even turn an English yew {If it is.} into a fastigiata! spiral

Indeed, but rather misses the point I am not the original poster. But I do believe when one buys a property to make a home, One sapling lost is not so terrible. As for your inlaws & myself, I suspect Ive planted rather more trees in many environments than they have? {Pure conjecture of course.} Anyway, I am sure we both love trees,dogs, fresh air,clean water stc.etc. Regards, Spiral

I guess we are not all as perfect as yourself.... If you get annoyed about such things... To be fair its true that The other side of the coin is humans are also the worst locust like specie on the planet. If you don't live a life that has no impact on the environment yourself, No cars, chainsaws, cement, plastic, timber from unsustainable resources etc. etc Then I guess your condemnation of a civilian asking a question comes from a solid & true position from a true heart. But If not , then why criticise some wanting to remove a tiny little yew sapling in their garden? I doubt if the earth will tremble at it loss. Its taking bigger & more important hits every day sadly. Its not really a veteran, or even mature? might be home to a few soiders at best? just a little garden sapling... Wouldn't even keep the fire going for a night... spiral

A few decades ago I used to drink & eat occasionally at "Le Grand Zanc" {sp} in mommarte , Paris... {Best crème Caramel Ive ever had & I haven't even got a sweet tooth...} The old Parisian Zinc bars were amazing...Built over realy heavy weight Mahogany's & so neatly finished... very early 20th century craftsmanship Id guess... Spiral

Many English grown timbers in bar widths, {24 inch plus.} will warp & twist badly even at 2 to 3 inch thick. The exceptions bring cedars, {far to soft for public bar use, you can dig a hole in it with your finger nail...} or sweet chestnut. {If straight grained.} Sadly best materials for that size & use are from old growth Asian, African & south American timbers, unless you can find a supplier of many years air dried, then kilned or central heating cooked for a few years & planed flat & true & left in the bar environment for a few months before re. planning.{Like the old elm bar tops cut at 3 to 4 inches ending up 1.25 to to 2 inches after final fit & planning that many old English pubs used when they couldn't afford heavy mahogany like specie. {utile.sapelli & originally a lifetime plus ago... Caribbean Mahogany.}& could carry the wastage of 50% planed off. {Of course Elm was one of the cheapest timbers in the old days before Dutch elm Disease.{& especially after it first hit...} If it was my bar Id be looking for imprted Padauk or similar. Hardly warps after planning when dry , hard & reliable, even with much moisture being dumped on only one side of it.: {just like a bar top.}thumbup1: spiral

Well I did say a meter at best! Guess I was being kind! But yes what you say is true, Id guess 1 ft lengths is probably nearer the mark. Fits on the grate well at that length as well.... spiral

Because of the spiral grain, buy the time the planks are dry, it will only be good for shorts, metre lengths at best, probably less. {will also split, due to combined fluting & spiral grain.} Probably best as bowl blanks or firewood. spiral

Any photos of the tree? how tall? what DBH? Spiral

Definatly,, & if straight grained & not free for paddles or similar remove area next to pith, {an inch or so 8 the bark & sapwood as well l then, wrap in large bag full of bone dry sawdust, change the sawdust for dry again whenever it becomes damp, until the specimen timber is dry. The saw dust draws the moisture out so the inner part of the timber dties first , thus eliminating cracking, caused by the surface drying first in air drying. Its time consuming but really works, I always do it to dry, large diameter box or other pieces for small specimen use requiring high quality pieces. Guess sawdust could be expensive, but mine used to be free from the cabinet makers waste/dust extraction system, from the machines.} It works. {Ive done it nearly 6 or 7 times times over the last 20 years...} Its apparently an old Corsican technique... possibly used by other as well? For tool making & craft stuff. Spiral

Nice log! Sadley Indeed 2 far from Devon though.... {Only just noticed location.} 4x 6 ft x 7 to 8 inch x 1.5 inch, shadow matching planks, reversed, would make a lovely Table top though, & last forever. Shame to log it, burns hot when dry, but stinks. Spiral

How thick is the sapwoo ? & what colour is the heart? & is the heart sound? Pics would help. spiral

Historically in Scotland it was a favourite for country dinner tables , they used to soak it in limed water first thought to keep the woodworm out. The other side of that is some English timber yards would saw alder planks & leave them around the yard for a year, before burning them, re cutting more for the following year, ad on infinitum , to try & reduce insect/beetle attack in other more popular timbers. Because Woodworm love Alder even more than, Beach, cherry or elm. If un rotted at 2ft diameter, with tight burr they should make great planks for table tops, Better than clogs or charcoal! Pics would be good! spiral