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  1. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    I got bored trying to catch up and finding you guys were getting further and further ahead! Plus it was all guns, ammo and hunting which isn't my thing. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bothered by that talk and as a non American I find it an interesting insight into something that is a big part of...
  2. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    25 currently. Is it all tractor Vs skidsteer? The last 8-10 pages have been fascinating 😂
  3. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Yikes! That splitter is the first one seen where the user not only needs their wits about them, they need to wear a gum shield and a box!
  4. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    I find splitting kindling one of my less favourite jobs, although I enjoy it much more now as I like the axe I use. It is a head that @dancan sent me out the blue and was my first time hanging a head. I used a Smedberg handle and took my time and now I enjoy using it..... Plus it's a really...
  5. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    @ A gob cut is UK slang for the face cut. A 'gob' is a mouth...for example, you might say, 'that londonneil is a right gobby sh***!' meaning mouthy git. I guess a face cut looks a bit like a mouth or smile. Mild winter here too. I reckon 20 Jan is half way through a normal winter in terms of...
  6. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    It was a total f*** up and so close to killing the cyclist. They had the gear, big Stihl and you can see the chipper behind the truck just right of the tree. Judging from the fact the canopy had been (presumably safely) dismantled they knew what they were doing, but when it came to that stem...
  7. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Btw, that tree above, was what we know as London plane, or to you..... sycamore.
  8. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    You love the quality woods don't you! Conker is only slightly better than willow to burn. I've found it usually splits okay though with the odd round that, like willow, seems to just absorb the axe blows with a dull thud.
  9. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Those videos are scary but this one, from London a few years ago, sends shivers
  10. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Always good to see and hear from an old contributor!
  11. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    The 'Kraken' variant of Omicron is taking over, highly transmissible but no sign it's now dangerous than Omicron, which itself is tame compared to early strains. Fingers crossed you'll be fine. Merry knock you over for a week plus though. Triple dosed with microchips of two different chip...
  12. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    I thought you lot made baseball bats from hickory? This side of the pond we don't have hickory trees so we use ash for axe handles and so on, or beech but mainly ash. We make cricket bats from willow.
  13. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    What are you planning Kodiak? Tree work and firewood? Add in some yt content and rehafting axes maybe?
  14. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    If they aren't available over your side of the pond I don't mind posting one. Looks like the biggest isn't that big though....x21 ish?
  15. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Still got the 25 year guarantee.
  16. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    https://www.fiskars.com/en-gb/gardening/info/norden-axes I put this in the splitting tool thread earlier but it's so unusual I feel I should bring it to a wider audience. Behold! The bastard child of a wooden handle and a fiskars axe!
  17. LondonNeil

    Splitting/Chopping Tool Review Thread

    Hello! These look interesting, the bastard child of a marketing dream, a fiskars x21, and a wooden handle! https://www.fiskars.com/en-gb/gardening/info/norden-axes Happened to notice that the UK is now getting the super splitting axe range for the first time, called 'solid splitting axes' a11...
  18. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Wow even axes are getting expensive! After having the thought about a ghetto x26 I looked up the price of a new x27 over here. They are £70 now! When I bought mine 6 or 7 years ago it was £46 or just under! Searching though brought up something I've never seen here before... The fiskars...
  19. LondonNeil

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    we peaked at £2/litre back in the summer, for regular. buying super its 15p more. I spent £100 filling up my 50 litre tank on one occasion. 3.785litres to a US gallon...cripes, we pay a lot.
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