Rough Hewn

Now that takes a heck of a lot of practice to get right. All with a 260! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji12] [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

Yes. However I'd like to avoid being in the same situation again. How do you know who's tree it is? [emoji106]

Whilst I was at the forest, my colleague was cutting this rippled beech. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

How would I have known he didn't own the property yet? He told me he'd bought it. Genuine question. [emoji106]

That's your beech Steve [emoji106]

All sorted? Did you find the original cause? [emoji106]

Glad it's found a good home [emoji106]

F***ing big rhododendron [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] [emoji106]

A day out at the forest, Some nice burr birch, couple of oak sticks and a piece of knobbly sycamore. From one of Arbtalk's foresters. [emoji106]

Yep mini tiger killers. I've trained mine to chase balls of paper. That's all she chases now. And moths [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

On 12'x3.5' oak I use 1.2litres of fuel per cut. With an 880. Depth gauges? Blunt chain?

After a wet morning, we came back from the yard to an afternoon of chain grinding and admin [emoji51] Looked out the window... My 75-80 year old neighbour is up the tree again. A while back he asked me for a price, I told him a morning for two guys to remove it. (Probably 3hours) £150 as your my neighbour. He grinned and told me he'd do it himself. I advised caution and a soas. He used an electric jigsaw.... So today I see him and say: look I'll put it on the ground safely without breaking the 3 telecom wires through it and you can clear the mess. £75 I do it he grins. So lunchtime today he's at it again. Now let me explain. He's a multi millionaire. Owns a vast portfolio of properties commercial and domestic. But he's still an old man about to fall out the tree. I can't watch anymore. Me and my colleague put the tree on the ground carefully. [emoji106] At which point a local builder pops by. Takes one look at the tree and says The house isn't yours yet mate. Be careful... [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51] Turns out he bought it at auction, and has paid for it, just waiting on conveyancing. ??‍♂️??‍♂️??‍♂️ Hindsight suggestions gentlemen? [emoji23][emoji12][emoji106]

As long as you have stickers it'll be fine. I've used 5mm -75mm 20-25 is good. [emoji106]

Depends on conditions. But roughly 1" from the centre of the board edge per year. I.e. A 2" slab would need 1 year. (I'd add 6 months on). Then it's "air dried" Moisture content 20% approx. It can now be used outside. Or. It should then be stable enough then to put in a kiln for a week or two. That'll get you the 10% moisture content needed for interior furniture. [emoji106]

Personally I'd go 880. The 395 is a great saw but it's not for huge wood. [emoji106]

How big? And which day? I'm passing by on the 4&6th of July. Any good? [emoji106]

Out of the sun and rain, With good air flow and lots of 1" square slats every 18". [emoji106]

Where is it?

Anyone read the article on the BBC this morning. Older gangsters are paying and coercing young vulnerable kids to stab and shoot each other. Ban adults? To understand false logical premises in an argument, Look at a Ven diagram. As soon as you start generalising you miss the point. Everyone is an individual. I don't like drugs, legal or illegal. However keeping the market in the hands of international organised crime??? Look at the death rate in Mexico. Or South America Asia Africa 3-4 deaths in London Is a side show distraction from the real goings on. Look at the history of Afghanistans opium trade, The golden triangle, The South American cartels. All controlled by the CIA and intelligence agencies. READ YOUR HISTORY!!!! [emoji12][emoji106]

Gun crime? [emoji106]

Or should we look at the maths? If 20% of the population live in one city, why be surprised when 20% of the crime happens there? I lived in a sleepy French village when I was younger. Population about 3-400 Every few years someone would kill someone else with a shotgun. Lovers tiff etc. That makes it statically more dangerous than london. Don't believe the hype. [emoji51]

1st place is a French dish. (Serves 1)[emoji12] Take 100grams melted butter, add flour to stiffen. Slowly add 1 litre of veg stock. Add 50-100g button mushrooms fried in butter. A large, generous glass of port for yourself. And one for the sauce. Roll up 12 wide, thick slices of quality ham, put in a baking tray. Pour over sauce. Bake for 40minutes at 180c Pour another shot if port over and blend in with a fork. Serve with French bread and butter. (Not for sharing). [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

Dates wrapped in streaky bacon, twenty minutes in a hot oven. That's my second favourite starter. [emoji106]

Cheese in bread fried in dripping. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

This is a question which comes up very frequently. It's a perspective thing. From the sellers point of view it's a big log which might be valuable. From the buyers point of view it's completely different. We have to price logs on a daily basis. We know what we are looking at. For example a 8' x 3' oak log can vary in price from about £20 up to £2000. Knowing where your log is in this kind of range is a skill you learn. It's always worth posting decent logs on here, I'm always after quality logs and there's lots of other millers on here too. Don't let Dempsey wind you up, He's actually a really knowledgable and decent bloke, just as blunt as a chipper blade after 10k hours.[emoji12] [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]