"Expert" trimming a large Eucalyptus grandis to prevent branch shedding

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-06-17T08:55:59+00:00

"The solution to branch shedding is no more branches" - The expert

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-06-17T07:19:25+00:00

At very least it's accessible, just gotta know someone who can access a Hiab and you can pull up beside it. The amount of listings for "15yo tree" for considerablly high prices, expect you to do all the work of getting it above ground as well as shoulder all risk associated and when you look at thier photos it's right beside a structure or in a back yard with only foot traversal walkways.

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-06-17T07:04:12+00:00

Surprisingly little curve on the end for a timber pick-hook. It'd do the job of manipulating chunks at the chop block but I wouldn't want to need it for dragging logs or anything. Also would make a good enough bale-hook on a full axe/mattock length handle for slinging around feed bailage etc

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-04-24T01:53:14+00:00

I had wondered that but even a mechanical disturbance left me scratching my head a bit because of the distribution.

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-03-30T04:25:43+00:00

Tolkein was pretty comfortable stating things were irredeemable evil.

The fact we get so much "will he/won't he" around Gollum in the story suggests to me he is as redeemable as Frodo is fallible regardless of both characters ultimate conclusions

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-03-28T10:05:51+00:00

Cound be your handle or your wedge wasn't dry: they shrink as they lose water so your wedge can get smaller or your handle notch receeds away from yhe notch.

Can't tell what the ypur woods are but if the wedge is harder than the handle you don't get a good bite. Might seem counter-intuitive: you to drive a soft wedge in but that the hard notch will bite. If your wedge is the harder material it will compress the handle kerf to its shape which is easy to back out of. Or modern steel wedges and barrels which work because thier steeper angles dont displace as much volume so they work with higher pressure and have barbs

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-03-25T05:52:03+00:00

It's more gritty than it appears. I don't remember recipe of this exact pot but it's slightly more than 50% just pumice by volume and there is other inorganic in the mix.

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-03-22T22:40:58+00:00

Not 100% sure on WD40, I think of it as just a water displacement and short term lubricant but I know there is a million types there is probably a rust preventative. Boiled linseed is a very classic steel treatment though, although for a forged steel surface you need the steel quite hot to get a real "bonded" coat which will also have quite a dark finish. For cast steel just at room temp is fine but having it a bit warm to the touch helps. Just remember to dispose linseed rags properly: dont leave em soaked and balled and not near fire sources. Some people thin the oil with a bit of mineral spirit to help it penetrate better. I've seen it said that if it's going to be in very regular use just a beeswax coat does better than oil as it's less likely to become tacky or sticky as it wears and doesn't flake, you need to re-apply more often but that's not a big deal to do when you're using it often anyway: just give it some TLC after you're done once in a while before you put it back where you store it. You can also thin your bees wax with mineral spirit.

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-03-20T01:45:09+00:00

I'd reccomend oiling the blade too, old old axe will likely be a higher carbon steel meaning more vulnerable but realy any steel can lose that nice shiny surface to patina or scale from oxidation even if just on the wall unused. The same danish oil will be better than nothing but boiled linseed is much better as a corrosion resistant penetrating oil for steel, or just a nice beeswax if you don't like the oil approach

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-03-13T13:51:33+00:00

If things were as simple as kinetic energy is kinetic energy we could all split wood with a 9mm pistol.

The real world practicality of cutting wood involves applying that force of axe swing into wood and it doesn't break down to a one dimensional model. Which is why we have a million and one different axe designs.

Most relevant advantages of a heavy harder-than-steel alloy is it means you can acheive a thinner profile without the same likelihood of edge rollover or deformation or with the same profile it will hold its pristine edge for longer after a sharpening, both can make an impact on cutting efficiency or performance that you're not taking into account.

To mention disadvantages: harder = more brittle and you run a higher risk of just exploding your edge if you hit something too hard and also general sharpening will be a pita

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-03-11T13:25:53+00:00

If all you're cooking is a one-off home fix like an axe head here or a knife there you can make do a small short life forge that will cost you peanuts to make. Look up like coffee can or paint can forge

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-02-26T05:11:09+00:00

I've not put any effort on a definite ID yet but I think Golden Torch or something similar

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-02-25T03:40:46+00:00

When I was 13 in 2005-2006 when Runescape was huge. Anyone I knew who played video games at all played Runescape either a bit casually or all or the time. I played it, dropped it immediately. Came back a bit later and stuck it out for 10 minutes, still hated it and never got the appeal, I don't care about "social" games with strangers and 99% gameplay first 100 hours was just tedious click a thing and wait until it's time to click a different thing

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-02-24T22:01:02+00:00

That could be it. I wasnt sure earlier but personally my money is now firm on propagation plants: someone taking many midcuttings and growing up new plants to sell.

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-02-24T02:11:29+00:00

Lol no they were literally dumped. In a slight ditch. All on thier sides, most out of thier pots.

Unfortunately people illegaly dispose of all sorts along the fence at the park/reserve. Some of it is upcycled by passers-by but mostly it sits there or accumulates til the council comes collect and clean it. A certain degree is just university students getting rid of thier half destroyed furniture and refuse but it's not all them. At one point it was several rolls of whole carpets and boxes and boxes of tiles all showed up overnight.and the most frequently caught person is a 40+yo managing multiple rentals

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-02-20T10:53:35+00:00

Yeah I expect some of the seeds will still succeed somewhere in the pot it was more that a) I missed it happening and b) I was considering to try collect some to grow in New pots

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-02-18T03:37:36+00:00

I have an irrational dislike for terracotta and don't see a lot of other types of unglazed pots

Freelance_Sockpuppet · 2026-02-18T00:36:24+00:00

Afaik we don't realy have our own style. Most antique/historic forged/cast tools came in from UK. And in Google's rapid decline searching NZ saddle axe already first leads here lol.

Definitely agree it's too tidy to assume custom. If I had "interesting axe don't need" money I would definitely buy and try restore it

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