Two Acres
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I just got one...give it time...reckon we'll all get one
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Have you checked the MC?
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Interesting Big J, I've always found it the best firewood there is. Maybe Seventhdevil's right and that particular tree has lost some of its calroific value?
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Oak and beech would be my favourites - plenty of heat, nice bed of coals, very slow burn I do like to have a bit of conifer mixed with it to get it going though. Are you sure that dead standing tree was an oak?
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I'm going to guess that its a Leylandii, about thirty years old
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How about this one from my little lad who is nearly five, Joel, 'Grace said you're weird because you don't have any hair' (Grace is a little girl at his school, gobby sort. I'm as bald as can be) Me, 'what did you say'? Joel, 'I said your mummys weird because she has a big fat tummy' (Graces mum is a big girl) Me, 'well done son'
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Hi Jon, yes, its really good stuff mate Its the best I have so I save it for the really cold weather. Got to have some scotts or willow mixed with it to get it going.
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For the last couple of years I've been burning some very old oak and beech. It came out of a barn at my Grandparents place (they both passed away in the last three years). The wood had been sat in the barn for at least ten years. Grandad lived to age 100 and grandmother 95, so couldn't make the fire in their later years.Thats how I know how old the wood is. It is like trying to burn bricks, however when you get it going its fantastic stuff, hot as hell and burns real slow. I get a good bed of coals from newer wood first, then put on the old stuff along with a bit of scotts on top of it, that gets it burning from the top as well as the bottom. Works a treat (MC is way under 20% by the way)
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Well, thats very interesting. So you could sell less wood for more money as long as it was neat and tidy. Amazing as its all going on the fire anyway!
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Cheers mate, just found his website, looks good
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I would definitely choose the bag on the right, looks way more in it to me. I would also have expected the man on the street to choose it for the same reason. Its interesting that you say they choose the bag on the left. My guess is that the bag on the left sells best because its all neat and tidy. Most likely Mrs average won't like mucky logs, untidy kindling etc. An interesting experiment would be to have the same quantity of kindling in two bags, one all neatly stacked, one just thrown in. Wonder which would sell best?
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Cheers foxforestry, I'm wondering if you're too far away for me to travel for five days of a course? Or do you do anything in Norfolk?
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Thanks for your advice all - looks to me like I'm going to need cs30 and 31.
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I'm lying on the sofa reading arbtalk and thinking that I really need to get off my ass and write my valentines day card
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Hey Pinkfoot, I still can't PM you mate, you need to make some space in yout inbox
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I'm always interested in taking any wood anyone wants to get rid of I've joined
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Can't send you a PM mate until you make some space
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I'm new to this Paul but as I understand it its best to pile up the deadwood. Apparently a dark, damp area is best. That creates a good habitat for the mini-beasts and allows the wood to rot slowly and at different speeds. I've no experience of this as yet but its what I've seen done and its what I'm planning on doing in my wood.
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Done - good luck
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Hi All, I have five acres of woodland that I'm about to start working on and I'm thinking that I really ought to get some chainsaw training. The choice seems to be between cheap (£100) homeowner type courses where you don't actually get your hands on a saw or the expensive (£500) professional route. I'm not a pro so don't need tickets, however you never know what the future holds. What do you think I should do and can anyone recommend a good course for me (I'm in Norfolk, near East Dereham) Cheers
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Funnily enough I've used slate as a background for some of my photography work - always use baby oil on it to make it look good
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Been burning loads of it this winter. Most of it has been logs that I split last spring from trees that had been cut and left in the elements for about four years. Absolutely no problem with the resin that way and they burn a treat. I've mixed them with oak, scotts and beech. I actually like conifer, it burns hot and clean. IMHO hardwood sooftwood mix is the way to go. I'm actually thinking of trying hardwood kindling and softwood logs.
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:lol: Now, who whose opinion should I trust, the scientists, experts in their field, or the right wing press?
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Could be worse - a mate of mine, and his wife, had pensions with Equitable Life ........
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Thats an emergency pot rather than an investment pot I'd say. It means fast access is key so you can't tie up the cash long term. You may have to settle for the best interest rate you can find on a savings account. Alternatively an offset mortage could be just the thing if you're very financially disciplined, which it sounds like you are
