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[low plains drifter 9,467]

 

[low plains drifter 9,467]

 

[Daniel cain 42,898]

[mel b 1,131]

1 hour ago, low plains drifter said:

 

Whenever I hear the dubliners , I think of my old fella , sitting outside the Swan pub , on warm summer nights .

[low plains drifter 9,467]

3 hours ago, mel b said:

Whenever I hear the dubliners , I think of my old fella , sitting outside the Swan pub , on warm summer nights .

 

[low plains drifter 9,467]

[low plains drifter 9,467]

 

[mel b 1,131]

14 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

 

A very firm favourite of mine .

I like your sticks .

[waltjnr 5,972]

Master Mcgrath!! A favourite of mine 

[low plains drifter 9,467]

1 hour ago, mel b said:

A very firm favourite of mine .

I like your sticks .

The twin coronet is an old one I made over ten year ago, good stick for up on the heather moors, the other one's going to be a hazel knob stick when I get a chance to shape it

[mel b 1,131]

9 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

The twin coronet is an old one I made over ten year ago, good stick for up on the heather moors, the other one's going to be a hazel knob stick when I get a chance to shape it

It'll make a nice stick mate . I make the odd knob stick from rowan saplings , and I use the root ball as the knob.

[low plains drifter 9,467]

1 hour ago, mel b said:

It'll make a nice stick mate . I make the odd knob stick from rowan saplings , and I use the root ball as the knob.

Same as the Ash knob sticks that are popular, I've got a good few self seeded ash saplings growing in my garden, I'm going to dig them out and replant them up here in the woods see how they get on, and as the Ash dieback is widespread the ban on moving has been lifted

[mel b 1,131]

1 minute ago, low plains drifter said:

Same as the Ash knob sticks that are popular, I've got a good few self seeded ash saplings growing in my garden, I'm going to dig them out and replant them up here in the woods see how they get on, and as the Ash dieback is widespread the ban on moving has been lifted

Have you heard how the research into Ash die back resistant trees is going ?. 

They had found Ash trees that were genetically resistant to Ash die back , in one part of the country , and were hoping to restock the country from the resistant trees.

I haven’t heard any more about it for a while.

[low plains drifter 9,467]

2 hours ago, waltjnr said:

Master Mcgrath!! A favourite of mine 

Here you go Squire 

 

[low plains drifter 9,467]

2 minutes ago, mel b said:

Have you heard how the research into Ash die back resistant trees is going ?. 

They had found Ash trees that were genetically resistant to Ash die back , in one part of the country , and were hoping to restock the country from the resistant trees.

I haven’t heard any more about it for a while.

I'll have to look into it Mel, I know the arborists at work were keeping the felled ash they had removed in a fenced off area, I'll have a word and see what's happening