Rough Hewn
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That's not a bad idea, the ground is ridiculously uneven though and covered in stumps. Two legs good four legs better[emoji106]
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There's a steep embankment no machine would make it up without wrecking the place. The ground is really wet and soft too. Thought about winching, but no direct line of sight. Got a couple of strong lads though. The only reason I'm extracting firewood is the clients wood yard is 5 miles away, and a personal thing, I can't waste wood. [emoji106]
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When the architects have to have two 1" slabs of spalted wood by 8am today. (This was last night) [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51]
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Turkey oak coffee table [emoji106]
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About a 150m of the spiky stuff[emoji51] Half a mile of cutting. Extraction by hand is going to be fun. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Hello woodlover, Im slowly making a pile of holy logs. Got a couple of huge hollow ash, about 3-4' diameter and 2m long. Make great full size kids fairy houses? I'll get some photos on the weekend. [emoji106]
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Chainsaw lumber making, by will Maloff [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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enviroment using the environment as a selling point
Rough Hewn replied to ryanmarkwilson's topic in Business Management
I tried this a few years back, Eco friendly, no waste, battery and hand tools where possible etc. Only 2 clients were appreciative. But it is the future. [emoji106] -
Hey Silky[emoji106] Love that cabin [emoji3][emoji106]
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Look guys I'm just here for the tree stuff. I post about saws, sharpening, milling and catching thieves. There are so many threads about people getting stuff robbed I honestly thought it would cheer some folk up to know thieves don't always get away with it. I've apologised on both threads for my inappropriate language. The small holding sounds nice John, do you keep animals? [emoji106]
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I've milled oak 1" boards 3' wide and they all warped. But often I mill thick to compensate for highly irregular grain, as the weight of the board being lifted from one side can split the the board. It's all about fibre cohesion. I mill most wood at 2", as clients prefer this and it's easier to handle. It's my personal preference for thicker slabs also. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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My rule of thumb is over 90cm wide I go 3". The one in the hedge is a nice light pippy, should be fine at 2.5" maybe 2"? As the grain appears to be straight. The second log is more complex, Personally I would try to get wider and fewer slabs but if you can't mill that wide turn it 90degrees and cut the thin way up. Looks like some rot at the bottom, might make for interesting colour. Hope that makes sense. [emoji106]
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However.@john shutler I have apologised for my improper use of language. Could you tell me why you let matelot and others use this forum as a platform for racism and islamaphobia for nearly two years and no admin involvement?
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I do admit wholeheartedly that I'm a wee bit angry in the morning, exasperated by arriving at work to see some "person" stealing my hard earned logs which effectively feed my family. I may have written my post without fully thinking through my behaviour and language first. There is a lot about Arbtalk I really admire, mainly the mature and thoughtful threads and opinions. Having briefly glanced at "other social media" The standards of Arbtalk are high, and I believe keeping those standards is important. I will try to keep my language pre watershed. [emoji106]
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Nice looking log, Your cheapest option is a 42" bar and chain, giving a 36-38" cut. Trim the bark off and you'll be fine. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Biomass £10-20 a ton cord roadside £50 a ton Logs split, dried and delivered £100 a m3 Hardwood slabs £500-2000 m3 I'll let you do the maths. [emoji12][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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I don't have an issue with people swearing, it's the racism, sexism, homophobia and islamaphobia that gets me. There's a couple of threads on here I avoid for those reasons. [emoji849][emoji848]
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Yep, been running a 261 for two years now. Great saw [emoji106]
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Impeccable logic [emoji848]
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I thought CIS was a scam[emoji849] Turns out it's mandatory. [emoji51] Just means less tax to pay or a nice little cheque in the post eventually [emoji3] I do begrudge loaning the government money though, only for the fact it's a one way street. [emoji848]
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Is it roadside and in lengths or rings? [emoji106]
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Congratulations mate, Good looking boards. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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@gobbypunk Did you read this? [emoji106]
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As a one off I'd say you'd probably be fine. The first issue with cutting 3m oak is you will run out of fuel and oil mid cut. Be careful with the engine over heating. Cut half way through, take the saw out let it run on low revs for a minute to cool. Turn off, refuel and oil the finish the cut. Not ideal but that would work. What thickness of slab? If the grain is not clean and straight, you will have to cut a thicker slab. With character oak I usually cut about 3" but with twisted or crazy grain I will cut slabs up to 6" thick. Do you have a machine to move the slabs? A 3m x 1m x 75mm slabs weighs in the 200kg region. Have you bought a 48" bar? What's the longest bar you have now? I ask because you can trim each side by only a few inches, then slab up with a 36/42" bar. [emoji106]
