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Well that was something I was gonna comment on as well. Its basically communism with extra steps added.

Pints might be £12 a pop here but no one drinks them. They get hammered on homebrew, moonshine and 'black' booze then heard into town for an hour, have a drink or two then head back for an after party. There is no 'local' mentality here. Everyone works better and harder when you've gone from earning pennies to a kings ransom over night Not for £9 an hour they cant. Not while there is an abundance of benefits that payout almost the same. The whole system is an utter mess.

Exactly, its not going to encourage anyone. The reality is they need to look at what £9 an hour buys someone from Latvia, or Poland and offer the British the same. Im quite sure we'll see an end to folk here being called 'lazy brits'

Perhaps the lure of cheap foreign labour should never have been allowed to be danged in front of them? Businesses will always look at the bottom line as opposed to following a moral compass. Do you think companies would follow the Minimum wage laws if they where removed? Of course not. Where we not to have have the EU thrust upon on Id suspect we'd not be in the situation we are now. 25% increases in the catering industry is a start, as is seeing trades commanding £250-£300 a day wages. I'll hazard a guess that the buying power of these wages will be akin to what a tradie was on, and what he could buy on his wages before the mass influx of cheap labour, ie a home going back to being 3 x their yearly wage. Inflation is skyrocketing on a global scale, not just in the UK. Time to invest in Gold again :D

Yeh, Ive always just screwed the round to a board or two from below and/or from the side so you can straddle two bunks and so the log wont try and tip over. Then clamp the board to the bunks as per usual. I dont think the Op is on about what most folk would consider cookies though, I think hes specifically after 'surf board' Slabs that have a ring of bark around them, ovals as some call them. Sawing and Drying Diagonal Slices from Logs WWW.WOODWEB.COM Here's some advice on equipment and technique for creating oval-shaped slices through large logs, marketable for various...

I think talking about cock is his day-job.

Makes more sense than the story I was told anyway. Still, came in by boat and was auctioned off at the quayside. No idea what it made though, maybe Dave knows. I'll stick to getting my supply from the Estates around me

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Certainly makes more sense. They must have something like Samson Posts down there like Rigs do on the Pipe Decks?

Was that through Ken? Or maybe Harold? Do you know how they where loaded on the ship? It was that lad with the big lumps of Oak we where gonna buy off of him that was looking to buy some but backed out due being so far from Montrose.

The loads at the time where Birch. I first got wind of them through a lad who does large quantities of Firewood. Thinks nothing of turning stunning logs of all species into it. He was told by a well respected local haulier when logs where in very short supply. So it’s a bit of a “my brother-in-laws sisters boyfriend” story unfortunately. 🤣 I think @Johnsond actually got his hands on some of the Birch, big fat buggers, not like you see around here that if they are that size they’re rotten on the middle. He might have a clearer picture.

Not a clue, sorry. It’s just what I was told. I guess it’s ok for a short hop across the North Sea?

I could not work without a loader, even with my baby 751. I can move beams around easy enough on a trolly but 24” slabs? No thanks.

Ever past Angus Biofuels outside of Kirriemuir? Acres of softwood logs, many a nice diameter for milling and as clean and as straight as you like stacked a good 10m high. All for chip.

Yeh, it’s not fun turning 1.5t logs with a flat side or two with a Cant Hook. 🤣 I bought the Logosol Log Turner, best £700 I ever spent. Makes light work of it and is great for squaring up perfectly because (as I’m sure you know) just because the log is hard up against the log rest does not mean it’s 100% square. So being able to tweak the log til it is is great. But I’ve not seen or played with Dave’s machine yet so perhaps he can do that anyway? Im looking forward to seeing Dave beast, it’s certainly a very well engineered looking bit of HD kit!

Woodmizers seem to last forever, plenty of 20-30 year old beat-up Mizers still earning their keep. But they are also have serious lead times just now as well. If I had the coin I’d certainly not rule them out. Logosol don’t really do hydraulics yet, which is a shame. But the B1001 is significantly cheaper than £24k plus vat. They are also very well made with first rate support. Two year almost no quibble parts replacement and prompt delivery direct from Sweden. They also have two or three dealers/stockists in the U.K. But forget the Welsh Dealer, totally useless. Dave said he’ll pop down with his machine soon. Really looking forward to it. Got a few nice big lumps to put through it. [emoji16] Just need to entice him with some oak. [emoji16]

If Dave ever sells for £15k I’ll bite his arm off. 🤣

I’ve been informed that the containers full of Timber/Saw Logs arriving at Montrose Port go to auction at the Quayside.

I like the tassel option, so you can pull it back out again in case it gets lost.

Fixed that for ya.

Interestingly after reading your link £600 a day for brickies does not surprise me. Supply and demand and all that. Which kinda ties in with what my brothers demanding and getting up here in the N.E of Scotland. Whilst it’s not enough to make me give up my day job it’s good to know there’s something to fall back on if I get made redundant or want to give up the off-shore game altogether. I simply cannot work in an office.

Cement is limited to 2 bags a visit, if they’ve got it. Somethings it’s just quick drying left. Bill bags of ballast is virtually never in. Thankfully he can just rattle off fencing materials on my mill as he bought 50t of Larch when I did. We’ve had builders come down 30-40 miles to buy larch and don’t bat an eyelid at the price he’s asking. But it seems like it’s just getting worse.

Sorry, I was jumping around a bit there. I meant the average wage of £10 an hour as a Lorry Driver, it’s just not worth it. But I think it should be £20 an hour all things considered. In my mind it’s a job with at least twice the skills required, significantly more risk and responsibilities for the driver and those around him on the road and the long lonely days away from his/her family. So yes, he/she should be paid double the wage of a shelf stacker. There is certainly easy enough ways to make £50k a year. My brothers just moved up from London, was a Manager of a successful building firm. £55k a year but wanted to come back to Scotland. He’s been back since March and started up as what you could call an odd-job man till he gets his Building firm up and running. Works 3-4 days a week including quoting for work. Booked 2-3 months in advance and is making more than he made in London. We knocked out Slab laying job in 2.5 days. £2250 with £250 in materials (slabs already on-site) If he’s not making £400 a day profit out of the job he turns it down and is still booked out for months. We’ve got a job lined up when we get back. Should be 3 days max, £2k profit for both of us all going well. Why folk scratch a living knocking their pan in on the breadline I’ll never know.

I remember someone saying a while ago they sell sawdust or chip as bedding. Just wondered what the going rate for it is. Potentially 1ton dumpy bags. Since I’ve got the Logosol LM410 on its way I’m looking to see how best advertise the shavings. In fact I’ve had a Horsey Girl call a few times asking if I’m supplying yet, so clearly there is a market out there. I’m also looking at a good extraction system. Logosols range is all 3ph and I’d prefer 240v but since I’ll most likely need to run in on a Genny it might not make much difference.