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Ireland is packed with them. Just of the top of my head: Shkin (skin) "What kind o' shkin is he?" (what kind of person is he? Blackguarding (malicious mischief) "Looks like some blackguarding's been going on here" Shower (of c*nts) "The government? - That shower?"

The certainly are a comprise. I find the diameter of the timber has a big affect on the usefulness of the hook. I'm going to reprofile mine as well and see if it works better.

Might be as well to hang tough untill the new generation of li-ion battery's appear - the cycle to failure ceiling has been totally shattered, it's just a year or two untill the tech arrives in the shops.

Not arb related but I simply have to share this - I thought it was so well done. [ame] [/ame]

What's the best two-stoke oil and mix ratio? Pass the popcorn.

beat me to it.

For me, the key was about getting real about my own nature and capabilities. It's more about the how than the what. As someone with mild but constitutional ADD, I can't stick to one thing for more than a month. I find the first couple of days of a project is tough going, getting into the swing of things, then once the ball's rolling its great, then by week three I'm bored and want to do something else. Its a compound of job/client/site - too long of either or all gets me down. So I've gradually steered my lifestyle and cultivated my client base so that I only take on small jobs and keep mixing it up. Trees, then concrete, then strimming, then a small welding job, then some painting, that kind of thing. It stops me from becoming jaded, but being a jack of all trades means you can never command master's level wages as you just never get that good at anything! (I know guys who are masters at several trades, but they don't have lives outside of work). The other issue is having to gear up for everything means you spend a lot of money and have to continually reconfigure your load-out for each job, mentally and tool-wise A lot of unseen and unpaid hours just faffing around but that's part of the lifestyle. Im happy where Im at now, and still learning about what makes me happy work-wise. I don't want to work as a subbie anymore. Don't want to work on projects that are not under my control, and don't care about how much money I don't earn...but then, I don't have to support a family. Swings and roundabouts.

Dead right, only the mill was built for the bar if you know what I mean, never planned to be milling smaller wood. I could probably reconfigure it to fit a shorter bar but it would be a head wrecker.

Yeah the nearest circular saw mill is miles away, but next time I will. I thought PVA was pretty benign? Isn't that was they use to sick plywood laminates together - been burring plywood offcuts in the stove for years. Maybe I'll try wallpaper glue instead.

I wrapped my long reach hedger shaft with high quality pipe lagging and gorilla tape. Lets me hand position wherever I want and majorly cuts down the vibes.

Mate doesn't know but the guy he bought it from said it's ipe. Can't put nails into it - they just bend (maybe masonry nails). It was part of a once-in a lifetime bulk buy opportunity, I gather. First guy was going to deck his boat with it - he has an alaskan too - but can't get the finish good enough and the local sawmill can't process it with their a band saw because it's too hard. Hiorribly wasteful way to go though, inch thick planks losing a quarter inch each time.

- For a friend, patio table project. God its hard wood! By the time I got to within two feet of the end of the cut the chain had lost its bite. Filed to 5 degrees, finish was ok. I have buckets of very fine walnut power now, thinking about mixing it with very diluted PVA glue and making mud-pies, then burning them when they're dry. Will report on that in due course. Videoed this on by dash-camera, stuck on the inside of the passenger window. [ame] [/ame]

Cheers Mick. Am I allowed to vote for my own thread? I quite enjoyed Europe In Or Out? Too but it's starting to pall for me now.

This could get dangerous.

Alert!! Alert!! Parody memes incoming - repeat - parody memes incoming!

Couldn't the bridge just be tied off on the other side of the D ? Maybe with a mini Rigging plate or something to keep the knot from getting too tight.

When my 131 shaft eventually quits or gets bent beyond reason, I'm turning mine into a short shafter. Great idea, engineering not quite there...

The Art And Science Of Practical Rigging (workbook only) and The Tree Climbersc Companion. Marvellous books!

A vent to the void with also keep the underneath of the house healthier as it will draw fresh air in from the outside to replace the air burned in the stove. There will be some air movement through the vented bricks obviously but the assistance of the stove will increase the air flow - can only be a good thing, keep down mould etc.

Bushes Of Love, by "Bad Lip Reading" Cant stop mumbling it. Got it real bad.... [ame] [/ame]

Better put wheels on it so! Tidy job. No back slats?

Well as I said, that's what I've read and heard - if my information is wrong - as your friend who lost both his legs can testify - then colour me happy! If I ever touch wood sustain an arterial wound I certainly hope, and intend, to stay conscious long enough to apply my CAT. Celox or similar haemostat will be invaluable for places where a tourniquet cannot be fixed - but the issue I have with the stuff is that guys might be tempted to use it on wounds that actually don't require it - that a bandage and elevation would stabilise - thereby risking unnecessary complications down the road. Doing a quick google search, I see that on average, an arterial bleed will cause unconsciousness between 30 seconds to a couple of minutes, depending on the artery/s in question and the severity. Considering that psychological shock (distinct from medical shock) and pain would occupy a certain amount of reaction time, I think its wishful thinking that any normal person would be able to tourniquet themselves effectively in a worst case scenario. Your friend might be an exceptional individual, I do not discount that, but most mortals would meet their maker under the same conditions.