trigger_andy
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Even going by my bothers table there is significantly more than 24" of 'recoverable board'. When selling Slabs do you really remove so much for the customer and call a 36" Slab a 24" one? You're clearly very generous. Looking at my Brothers table there is not a a significant amount of sapwood or slant on the wane to justify reducing a 36" Slab down to a 24" one. Plus I was deliberately under sizing the volume. If we're gonna be pedantic I'll get an accurate dimension for you.
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Last time I looked at my Tape Measure 36" is 3 foot wide.
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When you put it that way. Id not pay £600 for a slab of it though. £200 yes. Thats £1600 for the log. His Boss paid £600, he'd have paid that for whatever he was told was worth it. Im paying for the storage and drying for the last 20 years more than anything. The Oak I last got from that barn was 15% MC. I'll assume these, even at 4" thick will be no different. Hardwood sells green £25 a cubic foot, give or take. There is 10 cubes in at least the middle two Slabs so thats £250 a pop right there, right off the mill.
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Really? Never thought there was much of a market for Ash? My brothers taking half for making worktops for his new house. Will split his lot in half. 2" is plenty think. I'll have a nosy around the yard, everything else not deems worthwhile (like this) was dumped out in the rain. Shame really.
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Customers seem to love it. That slab is the one that would have been sitting onto the stack we just bought, would never have thought 4 years later we'd have bought the rest.
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A Sawmill I used to use in the past was clearing out one of their barns and Ive scored some Ash Slabs off of them. My brother bought one of them 4 years ago and paid £600 for it. The middle slices are at least 36" across, 4" thick and over 3m long. 5 all off of the same log. Best bit is they've been stored for 20 years in that barn. Paid £200 a slab and he threw in a couple of oak bits as well. The table was for my brothers boss who owns a Construction company, the name is down the H-Beam.
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I should have added £65 per ton for Saw Logs, it was £45-£50 a ton for Firewood grade. Mixed hardwood firewood was £70 a ton and there is a few nice surprises in there that would make good milling as well.
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Yeh, that sounds fair but he manages to pick jobs up like this all the time in London. Will be a mornings work.
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Can this tree be saved after severe intentional damage?
trigger_andy replied to Amy Foot's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Can you prove its them though? If you cant then you're showing your hand. They will obviously deny it and then be on the look out for retaliation. Revenge is best served cold so Id personally wait, check out where they have their camera's as surely after they have done something like this they are expecting retaliation and plan your revenge accordingly. Liberally spraying their garden with Round-up would be top of my list. -
My Brothers doing a Grinding job early next week. Four 16" Stumps. Chips to be left, £850. £1500 for what you're planning seems crazy.
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Bloody hell, thats good news. Like I said I did not put it though that much use really. Last 2 years and I maybe did 2-3 logs with it. Everything was in the first year of ownership really and then I bought my Bandsaw Mill so it took a back-seat. Very interesting that its on par with a 880 though. Was gonna buy a new 880 in the future if I ever started milling big logs again. I always assumed the 880 would have had a good bit more grunt.
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I found Milling Beech could be a bitch. Seen sparks fly. Also found a stone in the middle of a Beech, thats always fun.
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Its a good saw. Was great for Milling. Are you still gonna re-ring it right away?
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No one really seems interested in beech. Shame really.
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Very nice. Couple of Hundred each?
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Ive lost a lot of faith in Scotland ever managing to go it alone to be honest. Thank goodness we're still in the Union and are leaving the EU, it would be a gut punch to have left the Union and had an independent Scotland only to be dragged back into the EU by crazy Jimmy. A vocal minority of Scottish people also seem to think the answer to all current problems is to lay the blame with the English, unfortunately this sizable minority are big enough to keep the SNP Nazi party in power.
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My Logosol Trailer is plated for road use. Designed to keep the Mill and trailer under 750kg so does not need to be braked. Not cheap though but it is perfectly road legal. The Trailer is built by Knott. I have the first Generation B751 though, which is still available. You then order the Trailer though your dealer or cut out the middle man and order direct from either Knott or Logosol in Germany. The Pro version is newer but Id be very surprised if it is not road legal. Speak with Per and he'll keep you right.
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Impossible. Been tried for decades and billions poured down the drain in the futile act.
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Sent you a PM.
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Im on Hermes.co.uk. Maybe because Im outta the country? Anyway, they can argue a chainsaw will full under one of these prohibited items; Gardening and household tools – Unless they are properly protected Sharp instruments – Including Knives, Scissors and Axes
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You'd think so but if you're sending a prohibited item maybe not? Will all be in the small print.
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Get used to the randomness.
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Could not afford the pay cut.
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My brother only does the odd tree jobs these days. Just cherry picks the good ones and passes the rest onto his mates. There sure is money to be made in London it seems.
