5thelement
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I’m offering you good advice to prevent you being injured, take it or leave it.
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If I was you I would go out with an experienced arborist and learn some techniques and applications for different cutting methods rather than taking a few pointers on an arb forum and jumping to your own conclusions on what the purpose of the inboard/outboard cuts ‘lark’ is all about, as you clearly haven’t a clue.
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I will definitely do a full scribe at some point, even if it’s on a micro scale, just for kicks. The guys I knew who went to Devon where dealing with timbers that needed offering up with a telehandler, Canadian style cabins, very, very nice. They bought woodland in Bulgaria and never came back, one of them was on the run from a Glaswegian gangland mob though!
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If I owned a saw mill I would certainly be going down the timber framing route rather than log scribing, especially having access to decent saw log. I think theres potentially a reasonable sized market for pre made/self assembly framing kits.
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The best we can hope is that the screws are vigilant enough to prevent them committing suicide and let the inmates serve real justice for the boy.
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A long way off but there was a guy in Devon that used to run week long courses in full timber scribed cabin builds. Accommodation on his farm and as much Cider as you could drink. A couple of guys I know attended one and really rated it, they went on to buy a Black Pine block in Bulgaria and developed a holiday cabin complex, never saw them again.
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I was informed today that there is up to a million tonnes of wind blown crop at Keilder Forest.
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I have cut old sleepers for landscaping jobs/retaining wall plenty of times. They can be a surprising variety of timber species, ranging anywhere from Oak to exotic rainforest growth. I usually scraped the surface first to remove any large lumps of bitumen/stones then cut with a combination of chainsaw with tungsten carbide teeth (Stihl Duro) or large chop saw for neater joints/corners. They are still hard on the cutters and I suspect it would ruin a bandsaw blade per mantle, if not quicker.
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Those 4x4 type pulleys are designed for winching your Ranger out of a ditch, leave them alone. The swing cheek one in Mick’s image with the swivel hook is the way forward, I use them often, just compare both of them in your hand and you can feel the wight/build difference. Just check the compatibility of the block with your steel rope diameter. ‘Ace’ brand are made in Birmingham, they do a good snatch block, they are on Ebay and have a direct website.
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Termites are endemic in France. Because of this, Poplar is often used for stud work, even un treated it is less prone to infestation.
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I worked for a guy over 20 years ago who clad his tractor shed entirely in oversized Poplar boards, they greyed up lovely, I recently went back and they looked exactly the same. There is also a well known chainsaw instructor near me who has a Poplar clad woodland home. It seems to work okay externally as long as it isn’t in the ground/continually wet.
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I’ve cleared several ‘future forestry’ tree experimental blocks over the years, largely due to imported infections. The last 5-6 years in the UK I worked predominantly in Ash dieback, the volume of losses where just tragic. I would replace the felled Ash at your place with Black Locust. Seeing its uses and the quality of the coppice timber growth, combined with the regenerative speed that is unaffected by deer browsing, I think it would be a winner In Devon.
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The Forestry Journal has indicated that there are 13 confirmed sites in the UK, they are currently creating a demarcation area in Cumbria.
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Although the old boy has lost a yard, he has been a prolific Rabbiter. His nemesis ’Mr Hare’ has always evaded him until today. The Hare sat tight until the last possible minute before erupting at full speed. Jasper cleverly steered it out of the stubble field and into a field of Mangles where it lost too much momentum, a quick shake of the neck and it was game over. I have never actively killed Hares, they are a little bit special, unfortunately for them they are absolutely delicious, all giblets are currently being served to the victor.
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It depends on what you intend to do in the future. You could do CS38/39 for aerial/climbing work. Or medium/wind blown tree tickets if you want to keep your feet on the ground.
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I am surprised that I haven’t heard loads of politicians bleeting on about this ‘endless stream of positives’, they normally don’t miss an opportunity to slap themselves on the back. Personally, I can’t think of any benefits that I have felt that are the result of Brexit. I thought that there would have been a bit more to shout about by now. What post Brexit benefits have you taken advantage of Andy?
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Whoop whoop, 11 months out and finally there ‘may’ be one positive.
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You ported my 346xp trio brake a few years back. I have two, I use them mostly when cutting chestnut coppice. The trio brake is fantastic on a ground saw, never had it get in the way or get damaged, and far easier to engage the brake with the rear hand on certain situations/terrains.
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I was accidentally sent a heated handle version saw from FR Jones about 10 years ago. The guys where taking the piss calling me a “big girls blouse”. It just so happened that it was -7 Celsius and then started to snow. At break they where desperately clapping and blowing on their hands in an attempt to warm them up to make a roll up. Had a heated handle version of every saw that I have purchased ever since.
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I have also heard of this happening on more than one occasion. How can someone with zero industry experience teach others in how to do the job? I never encourage anyone to do their tickets at a college, unless they are doing it as part of a longer term course such as RFS or Bsc. Colleges instructors can often be internally trained and moderated, so the quality is dire, the nearest College to me in Sussex is an absolute embarrassment.
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26 years.
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This is all wrong. No one trains anyone to “use a saw as far away as you can” that would simply be idiotic. One look through the current NPTC schedule would tell you that the assessment candidate needs to be observed operating the saw with the correct stance/ thumbs round the handles/ no part of the body over the saw etc to achieve a pass, what they do at later at work is out of NPTC’s control, but not the employer. The FCA approached FISA early this year with a proposal to allow candidates to be trained, then defer their assessment whilst being mentored at work, with a logbook to be then completed by the employer. Cross cutting /snedding/ felling/etc and how many hours completed, when the employer deemed the candidate efficient and up to speed the assessment would be arranged. I thought it was a great idea, especially in the Forestry sector, but FISA poo-pooed the idea.
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I instructed a chainsaw refresher course last week. One of the guys, a 76 year old, asked me did I want to have a look at his tractors. One his, one his sons. 70hp of Perkins Diesel a piece.
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And position yourself so if kickback does take place, it doesn’t hit any part of your body.
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Perhaps you should contact the HSE and discuss this idea with them, they gave FISA millions of pounds for doing sweet fook all.😉
