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  1. peteyt

    Silky Bladez

    the manufacturer suggests that a blade will last for 7 to 9 months of daily professional use, but, again, it depends on what you run it though. zubat is impulse hardened, can't be sharpened. I think the sugoi can. However, it ain't easy. There is a Japanese hand tool shop over in berkeley and...
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    Pruning apple trees

    super interesting question - i never thought about that =) Apples: flowering does happen on old wood, in particular on the fruit spurs, examples of which mdvaden shows nicely on his photo. An orchardist wants to create spurs to promote fruiting - more spurs happen on horizontal wood. Spurs stay...
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    Gomboy-7 210 Anyone?

    that 210 does look nice. compact, easy stowage. nice handle, better than the small pro-sentei handle. i'd say that my gomtaro 300 fine is a little too long, tho i am used to it now. I rarely use the whole blade - if it is that big a branch, i'd probably use the Zubat anyhow. Next blade i will...
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    Gomboy-7 210 Anyone?

    I use a silky gomtaro 300 with a fine blade - 11 TPI or so. similar saw, tho the blade is more $$$$ than gomboy. I haven't seen a gomboy to be able to compare. once you get the hang of a straight saw, i find that i have a lot of control on direction and speed of cut. I use mine on smaller...
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    GRIZZLY SPLICE

    i have a few lengths of grizzly beeline 8mm that have worked well. i do like the plastic sheathing, how it directs the rope past the end of slack tending pulley (hitch climber right now). the stiffness seems to keep them in place on the OK biner. also feels well protected. I have a spliced one...
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    Japanese Maple Naturalized in USA?

    on Long Island, NY, I have seen what very much appeared to be naturalized acer palmatum growing untended in a woodland setting. There were many individuals scattered about, seemed like they were doing very well. They had better look out for the pesky Norway maples, tho! Sibley guide to trees...
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    'Shoe Tree" Chopped Down

    Re: \'Shoe Tree\" Chopped Down another shoe tree article: http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20110104/NEWS/110109969/1055&ParentProfile=1045 this is a real bummer. a lot of people love that tree, myself included. crappy cut, too. vandals, indeed.
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    question about shock loading a rope and blocking

    if you don't want to drop all that dough, you can *rent* Art & Science of Practical Rigging from Wesspur. It is definitely worth watching a couple of times - lots to learn. Buy the book that goes along with, and you can refer to that - the book is good stuff and will mostly remind you of...
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    Long handled loppers-Lowe brand or ???

    I just bought a Barnel lopper a few months ago - 36 inch hickory handles, 2.5 inch capacity, really nice. The wood flexes and absorbs shock nicely. Aluminum handles would be good, too - maybe stronger. I *almost* bought the Lowe's but wasn't sure about anvil and already had my heart set on a...
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    adjustable bridge

    I remember from another thread that someone mentioned the prusic adjusted bridge would slide when the ring hits that side of the bridge. I seem to remember that someone had the adjustable bridge run straight thru the shackle/ring and then connect to a prusic that originated from the side D or...
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    silky? what to buy?

    Yes, i second the gomtaro 11 inch - i have one of those that i use a lot. nice small tip makes it great for getting into tight branch unions. Fine teeth make starting the kerf really smooth. they don't cut quite as fast so it is easier to slow up at the end of a cut to keep the pull-through from...
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    silky? what to buy?

    zubat 330 is so well rounded, a great saw. even my old spent blades are terribly sharp, ready for trail work. but for something bigger on occasional bigger branches the sugoi seems a good idea. anyone have any thoughts on the 420 sugoi vs. the 360 sugoi? I am not sure that the end hook/slicer...
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    Pole Saws and Climbing Skills

    DSMc!! Shazam! that's a good rig on the zubat. Well played. i am going to disappear my hook fox ASAP. it is too heavy and bulky out there. And, though there is a hole for a carabiner in the center of the hook, when you hang it from that spot, it doesn't hang vertically. It hangs slightly...
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    Pole Saws and Climbing Skills

    (derail (mostly) on) surely, opposablethumb, my lady and i used to live down on 40th and telegraph. then we spent a couple of years in colorado mtns (o how the pole saw comes in truly handy in the brittle willows and cottonwoods that you really don't want to go out on a limb on!!!) and now back...
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    Pole Saws and Climbing Skills

    pole saw good. I use an 6-11 ft zubat with a hook fox on it. I carry it up into every tree and often leave the scabbard on and use it largely to move rope and lanyard around. I certainly don't saw with it in all trees, but it comes out at least once in quite a few. I'll make cuts if the angle is...
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    Vines and Tree Health

    A year dead, huh? I'll give that a shot, never thought of it - thanks!
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    Vines and Tree Health

    Remove that English Ivy when it is green, is all i have to say. I spent 10 hours in a 75 ft sequoia sempervirens removing (it went almost all the way to the top) one that had been cut at the base at least 6 years prior. It has some stems down at the bottom that were 4-5 inches thick! The...
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    Crossover careers

    o, here's the copy for that story, just in case you want to see it w/o registering for the site December 25, 2009 Rise of Wind Turbines Is a Boon for Rope Workers By KATE GALBRAITH MAHANOY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Suspended by ropes from the top of a giant wind turbine, two men slowly descended down a...
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    Crossover careers

    windmills! fiberglass repair way up high in a windy locale. Lots of days on, lots of days off. rope workers needed... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/business/25climb.html gadzooks this is so not my cup of tea, but it would be cool to do it once or twice. for the resume, of course. pt
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    Crossover careers

    I can see the value of getting more involved with the design process of landscapes. Knowing the patterns of trees means you can get involved with the original plan, wherever that is coming from. Doesn't it often seem like we show up to prune a tree about 5 years too late all of the time...

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