Rough Hewn
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Which one? There’s quite a few on the market. Rob.D does a good one [emoji106]
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Rot and bore holes on Cherry, South UK
Rough Hewn replied to danhodgkins's topic in Tree health care
The sap wood of cherry is pretty strong. I’ve seen some absolutely knackered specimens hanging on for dear life. If it were mine, I’d reduce the right stem down as low as possible, but leaving as much living material as possible. I’d cut about a foot above that union. Leave as many live twigs as possible. It won’t look too pretty but it’s still there. [emoji106] -
That’s iron blue not pigment in resin.[emoji108]
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣spat tea out![emoji106]
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Yeah, he polished it quite a bit too. [emoji106]
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Milled this a while back. Fortunately didn’t find whatever catastrophe in waiting left the stain. This is a mate of mines work. [emoji106]
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Got a call from a mate this afternoon. He was clearing out a strip club and wanted a lift with some tables and chairs back to his. There was loads of random, random junk. Including a massive rope... And 4 green metal boxes. I’m praying at least one works.... Has anyone used these or similar fir drying timber? [emoji106]
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No idea. I’m guessing less than 20% as it’d been milled a few years before. The first thing the client asked was I cut 2’ off. Felt dry on the inside to the touch. Still quite heavy though. But yes, sadly beech like ash is an undervalued wood as it’s not “fashionable” right now. [emoji106]
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A 3m x 1m x 75mm slab of air/kiln dried, English grown, with mad colours and patterns. I sold one recently that size for £600 and I’m cheap. (It was 5” thick and air dried). [emoji106]
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@wonky
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Stick n stack closely with a few sleepers or blocks on top. [emoji106]
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Cut it in two. One 3m and one 2.6m 3” thick slabs Get a miller in for two+ days. Cost approx £800-£1200 You will have to move the big heavy slabs, Store them with 1” sticks every 14-16”. In a dry barn. You should get £200-600 a board when dry, and you will get at least 12-16 boards. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Think of ash like elm. In a few years time they’ll be gone. Ash will become a rare and valuable timber. Mill it, stack it in dry barns and wait. [emoji106]
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Stick with manufacturers recommendations. 460/461/660/661 use 3/8 standard. 051/075/076/084/088/880/881 Use .404 3/8LP is not for most people. [emoji106]
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As Les says. I cut to 55,60,65 mm Contract milling 3”. [emoji106]
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881 full comp 84” bar. Hard 50”+ olive ash. Listen to that sing! [emoji106]
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Liquid cooled sounds really heavy.
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What do you reckon HP you could get from an 880/881? And what will it cost me? [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Can you get 20hp out of an 880/881? Would it last? How much £? [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Absolute stunners[emoji108][emoji108][emoji108]
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3 days before Diana’s “accident”... There was an article in the sun newspaper about Diana and Dodi. There was something written about the establishment/royals and “having an Arab in the royal family...” I flippantly said to my girlfriend... “Ha, they’ll kill her first.” 3 days later...
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Anyone else just fed up of customers at the moment
Rough Hewn replied to Clutchy's topic in General chat
A regular timber client phoned me last week, he’s been on about some willows overhanging his sheds. They belong to a school woodland next door. Could I do them cheap as a favour... Drop and chop, leave on the floor. Half a days faffing. I said as a regular client I’d match the quote of £300. And it needed doing ASAP! The other firm couldn’t do it for several weeks. Day before the job, I get a call from the client apologising as the school have found someone to do the job for £200. Can’t understand how? 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️ -
How dry is the timber? Does the fire effect the use of the timber? [emoji106]
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What do shotguns do....? [emoji6][emoji106]
