I got wood

[Evoluzione]

TimmyMallett said:

Evoluzione said:

Those ridge tiles

The end one was missing when we moved in. The roofers searched 2 local reclamation yards but we couldn't find any matching so we used what we had.


Sods law 2 days after the scaffolding was struck I noticed a house down the road has a stockpile of 20 odd in their front garden. Exact match to the rest of the roof.

I hope you bagged a few for the future! Out of interest I think they're known as Club Crested ridge tiles.

[TimmyMallett]

Thanks! That will be useful. I can guarantee the neighbour will value his stash as some ludicrous amount.

[TimmyMallett]

I got wood. Finally.

[snowman99]

What’s the fastest way to chop this lot up? I don’t have a chainsaw and can’t justify the cost/risk for this little.
I think it’s season poplar but it was free so better than nothing. I have an 18 inch pruning saw which seems to get through logs better than the cheap bow saw I have. The teeth stick out a little whereas the bow saw ones are flat - maybe I need a wet wood / sticky out teeth blade for the bow saw? And or a big bow saw?

[jet_noise]

snowman99 said:

I don’t have a chainsaw and can’t justify the cost/risk for this little.
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Get more wood

[bucks]

New blade for the Bow Saw for a few quid. You'll fly through that lot with a fresh blade

[Harry Flashman]

snowman99 said:

What’s the fastest way to chop this lot up? I don’t have a chainsaw and can’t justify the cost/risk for this little.
I think it’s season poplar but it was free so better than nothing. I have an 18 inch pruning saw which seems to get through logs better than the cheap bow saw I have. The teeth stick out a little whereas the bow saw ones are flat - maybe I need a wet wood / sticky out teeth blade for the bow saw? And or a big bow saw?

I bought an electric chainsaw when faced with this problem. Alternatives were a pain.

[Harry Flashman]

bucks said:

New blade for the Bow Saw for a few quid. You'll fly through that lot with a fresh blade

This is the smart option, but I am lazy and like new toys.

[bucks]

Chainsaw is the answer but he said he didn't want one. Silly man

[Evoluzione]

He won't be posting up a vid of himself cutting that lot up by hand.
I know that for sure

[Fentalogue chic]

bucks said:

Chainsaw is the answer but he said he didn't want one. Silly man

Could be a woman, that would explain it.

[bucks]

Fentalogue chic said:

Could be a woman, that would explain it.

At this stage I'll say no more as I've already said too much

[snowman99]

bucks said:

Fentalogue chic said:

Could be a woman, that would explain it.

At this stage I'll say no more as I've already said too much

Thanks - I’ve ordered a Bracho 30 inch bow saw which should give my right arm a workout.

I just can’t justify the cost or risk of a chainsaw for this little. Maybe I am more risk averse than some but having injured myself doing sports, you take for granted things until you break them or cut them. My chainsaw knowledge comes from YouTube. I’d feel so stupid if an accident happened over a little bit of poplar.

Now if I have my own wood, more log burners etc then sure I’d probably get the saw, PPE, get someone to teach me and so on. Until then it makes more sense to pay someone else or do it by hand.
I do want one though.

[TimmyMallett]

I bought a Bahco saw recently and it's hardly an expensive thing but it's amazing what a decent saw will do after 40 years of messing about with B&Q type rubbish.

[robinh73]

The latest acquisition, an Oxdale 10ton splitter. It has got its work cut out sorting out the hefty pile I have accumulated so far this year from various jobs.

[Evoluzione]

^ Looks like a serious piece of kit.

My old van earning its keep pulling another load up to the Pennine retreat:



Inside it's stacked up to the roof.



And relax:

[guitarcarfanatic]

Had a large Cherry tree taken down a few weeks back - only cost £400 on the basis I sorted all the brush (tip) and logs (firewood!).

Took a couple days sorting and organising the brush, and then worked through trimming the branches and logs into splittable size using the chain saw. Splitting has commenced and making some progress...both log stores filled and already split the same again. Possible around 40-50% of the wood split so far...need more log stores

[Harry Flashman]

Cherry smells lovely when burned. Also great for smoking on the barbecue...

[Magooagain]

How difficult was it to drop a cherry tree for £400?

[guitarcarfanatic]

Magooagain said:

How difficult was it to drop a cherry tree for £400?

I got a great deal - took 2 of them about 5 hours on a Saturday. It was on the boundary right up tight to our stone wall, overhanging the road mostly and leaning on power lines!

If it was in the confines of the boundary, I would have done it myself (even though the main trunk was 70cm across!).

I used the guy who supplies my wood - they don't normally do residential stuff (mostly largescale forestry contracts) and admitted it was borderline whether they would need traffic management on the road. Brought it all down piece by piece, cut into logs (well most) for me, tidied everything up and cleaned the drive and road. Great service!

I then processed all the brush (they piled it in a specific space for me) and ringed all the larger branches/bigger logs etc.

Edited by guitarcarfanatic on Tuesday 20th July 21:00