Happy Jack Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I have absolutely no idea where this topic should go so I'll just chuck it into General Discussion and see where it gets moved to ... I keep my bees in a lovely beech forest near High Wycombe. The canopy is so dense that for the whole year (excluding Winter) very little sunshine penetrates and the bees have been suffering. After five years I have finally decided to something about it. What have I decided? This: Those four trees total roughly 12 tons of timber, nearly half of it in that last tree alone. I have no problem with leaving those trunks to slowly rot over the next 20 years, providing a variety of habitats for wildlife and looking awfully picturesque, but there is a short-term opportunity here. If there's a Basschatter with a chainsaw and a pickup who could make use (profitable or otherwise) of some of that lumber, get in touch with me. As I understand it, beech is hardly ever used for luthiery (weight? grain? anyone know?) but obviously it is very widely used in furniture manufacture. The woods throughout the Chilterns were planted with beech largely to support the British furniture industry when it was based in High Wycombe. That in turn led to people like Ian Waller and Pete Stevens setting up Electric Wood in High Wycombe. So there you are - this post is actually bass-related after all ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Just watched that and thought “God, aren’t they noisy though?!” and then I realised it was the chainsaw… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, paul_5 said: I realised it was the chainsaw… Yes, I keep it tuned to Low B ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: As I understand it, beech is hardly ever used for luthiery (weight? grain? anyone know?) but obviously it is very widely used in furniture manufacture. The woods throughout the Chilterns were planted with beech largely to support the British furniture industry when it was based in High Wycombe. That in turn led to people like Ian Waller and Pete Stevens setting up Electric Wood in High Wycombe. So there you are - this post is actually bass-related after all ... Beech can provide great facings, for example on this Wal I had made many moons ago. Edited September 17, 2021 by franzbassist 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I was chatting to a colleague at work on Wednesday who casually mentioned that he had cut down a load of Ash trees on his property over the years and used it for fire wood. When he described the size of the remaining trunks, I suggested he stops burning them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Following several enquiries, Jack has asked me to point out that he doesn't have a cardboard box big enough to take a beech tree, and anyway he won't sit in the wood all day waiting for your courier to collect. 😉 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Also, we’ll done to Happy Jack for keeping bees! Love those stripy little bastards! 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Is this an opportunity to make jokes about Sting, you 'Logging In' or favourite Van Morrison album being Tupelo Honey? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 The Lumberjack song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FshU58nI0Ts 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 I played Rugby when I was younger and had trials at Wasps. I was only good enough to get in the B team. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAYNESWORLD Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Real buzz around this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 17/09/2021 at 18:27, Happy Jack said: Yes, I keep it tuned to Low B ... Sorry @Happy Jack it's tuned in D. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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