Rough Hewn
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Great looking stack of oak firewood. It'll take at least 2 years to season that maybe 3. As Steve says mix it up with other dry woods. [emoji106]
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Surgical rubber was the best when I was younger. [emoji106]
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Forgive me if I've posted this in the wrong thread, As an arb contractor who doesn't climb, how does this affect employing climbing sub contractors? What if they want to climb srt/drt? Am I legally obliged to enforce a second line for each climber? Or are they "bona fide" and self responsible?
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Mines not dry enough yet. [emoji106]
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A mate dropped this off the other day. It's going in my milling museum. [emoji12][emoji106]
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Use email. I write out a long email defining the work to be done and parameters. This is sent to client who returns an email saying they agree. I won't work for anyone who doesn't return the email. Thinking about a 10% deposit as well now, having people cancel the day before...
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Move to Yorkshire. We've got loads of rain. ☂️
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I've worked for a couple of Forestry firms before I got my tickets. Total fecking cowboys. Why take a risk like that?
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Best idea yet. [emoji106]
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Background to the HSE decision on two rope working
Rough Hewn replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Training & education
If I'm understanding this right. Literally every tree firm in the uk is now (from this morning) using invalid insurance if not on two ropes? -
Background to the HSE decision on two rope working
Rough Hewn replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Training & education
From a groundies perspective, sounds like a nightmare if a rigging job goes wrong. How many ropes to get caught up? -
I was driving all over last couple of years for 150. Changed my business model now, given up on the idea of permanent staff.
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Not one single enquiry. [emoji51]
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Have a look at my advert I posted a few months ago. Groundies 100-150 min Climbers 150-200 min Guess how many calls I got?
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20 years ago... [emoji849]
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Value off 100 beech trees???
Rough Hewn replied to drinksloe's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
The best quality beech milling logs 2'-4' I've seen have been selling at £65 a ton roadside as firewood. It's almost criminal. Fantastic wood, absolutely beautiful and massively underpriced and unappreciated. It's "unfashionable ". My advice, Get SP to leave all the milling logs on bearers on hardstanding. Get a bandsaw in for a few days and stash them in a dry barn for the next ten years. By then it'll be "fashionable" and you'll sell it for a fortune. [emoji106] -
If you were wide slabbing everyday, and had a regular drying cycle and kiln. It would be very viable. £15k over 5 years. About £15 a day. The increase in value of the product, and the desirability, because it's not a sweat n tannin stained board. [emoji106]
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New Trailer and how to secure it and its contents
Rough Hewn replied to forestboy1978's topic in Large equipment
You'll need two ground anchors, one for the trailer and one for the grinder. Just think if you could get it away with a cordless grinder or cut off Saw... -
Normally I use 100-300. I named my business after my wood working style.[emoji12][emoji106] But if you do want to sharpen/polish things to a fine degree, look into pastes ,clays and waxes. [emoji106]
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I've been thinking. It's genius. Even with a 50/60" planer you've still got to do multiple passes. With a board 10'+ x 4'+ x 4" its ridiculously difficult. For a commercial set up this is a bargain. How much is a 72" planer new? [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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I just use various flat wet stones for flat chisels,axes,machetes etc a small square stone for gouges and a round stone for bill hooks,sickles etc All freehand, no stropping. To really get a fine edge, I pin 300-1000 grit, wet and dry to a flat board. [emoji106]
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NZ is a pretty amazing place. It's the only country I think I'd happily move to. No motorways! [emoji106]
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Inwood developments near Brighton have a 40" plus planer. It's the size of a transit van. A guy I know in Brittany bought a 48" 3phase planer for €300. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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Loads of old massive 3phase kit for sale at scrap prices. [emoji106]
