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sweet chestnut would be so much easier to split. if i was able to get and locally i would have used that. but like you say its not that common in wales. it is more commonly found in south England tree
Hi everyone, this was my first go at making oak shingles for a small building i have been working on. i think it turned out well. it was alot of work, there is about 200 shingles but i should last quite a long time.
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Hi everyone, i have not posted on here for a while but i though you lot might like this video i made the other day. its my first attempt to traditional timber framing and it was really good fun to do. and the video tured out really nice to.
you think a bit of mesh will stop a chainsaw? sounds like you have no idea what your talking about, the mesh is to stop chips of wood going in your eyes. they use mesh because it does not steam up.
if you just want to talk about chainsaw safety then i wont bother contributing anymore. i have been using chainsaws for years, i have cut down hundreds of trees, built a house doing all joints with a chainsaw. worked as a groundsman for an arborist and cut thousands of logs up. not a single...
Hi everyone, i have been working on buildings using natural materials for a while now, i recently made a how to video about round wood timber framing. i thought you guys might enjoy it.
kris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFdOxolUwGo&t=2s
well the walls are mostly larch witch is very durable. because they can breath and will be kept dry form ther roof over hang there should not be to much of an issue.
no planning yet. but there is a policy we can apply called policy 52 for building natural dwellings. we will be useing a combination of solar and hydro for power. we have a natural spring for water that will be gravity fed down to the house. and we use a compost toilet.
we are planning on living there full time. without planning permission. if anyone has a problem with what we are doing and reports us to the local authority we can apply for planning under policy 52 witch is a policy in wales for natural building. but we would like to avoid having to do it as it...
yeah i know. im back working on it again in a few days time. it wont be long before we can at least sleep in there. might be a while untill the wood stove is in.
we have been working on this house for about a year now on and off. a total of about 1000 man hours so far. it is in wales and we are planning to live in it in the not to distant future.
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you can see the most recent video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1hkvXnTQZY
Thanks, the lack of mud makes just a huge difference, we are hoping to put in some track this summer as well in order to not have to suffer another winter of knee deep mud. we are hoping to get the construction done this summer and be able to stay in it. there will be alot of work still after...
my self and my girlfriend have been on our property in wales for a few days working on our roundhouse. we were working on the cordwood walls, and just generally camping and having a good time with great weather.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR1CSMApGXg
Hi, I'm about to head out to price up some work, but i would love to hear about your project and some of the problems you had. Maybe i can send you a PM soon?
glad you are enjoying the videos, we are planning to go through the planning system at some point. there is now the policy 52...
i Had quite a few people asking me about the tools i use on some of the bowls i carve so i made a video showing what i use. its quite a long video so be warned, but if you are just getting in to carving i would like to think it would be quite helpful.
hope you enjoy...
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