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[Stuart]

Adi fiddlers whole post seems to have dissappeared , which kind of leaves my reply without context other than what I qouted of it.

lets hope thats the end of it , have a great time Leon!

 

[British Red]

Gentlemen ALL.

I have "no dog in this fight" but adults polluting one of our largest and longest threads that is a testament to a keen young mans love of Bushcraft is beneath you.

I have respect for you all and your opinions but Leon's thread is absolutely not the place to air your animosity towards one another.

Please - I thought better of you. If this is to continue, lets take it to PM. If you have a problem with me saying this, then, via PM or e-mail, feel free to unload on me. I'm a grown up and I'm happy to fight my corner. I just don't do it here.

Red

 

[Adi]

Originally Posted by Stuart
wow almost all the people on my 'ignore user' list in succession, if spoony and bambodoggy had chipped in I would have had a complete set!

Is trawling and inciting others against forum rules? Or dont the rules count for you...

it still leaves this unanswered!

your right Red, it has been moved out of this thread.

 

[British Red]

Thank you Adi

 

[Stuart]

sorry it turned out this way Leon-b, I apologise for my part in it.

I must remember in future not to turn off that 'ignore user' option :11doh:

thanks for your example of member moderation Red, its good to have you around

 

[British Red]

Thanks Stuart - much appreciated

 

[Phil562]

BR you have PM.

Leon hope you found the Joke funny mate

 

[British Red]

Ta Phil

 

[Phil562]

No probs mate, the pleasure is all mine

 

[leon-b]

thanks guys for finishing it there
leon

 

[leon-b]

i am going down the woods tommorow to see if the birch sap is flowing, if it is then at the weekend i will drill my hole and start tapping the tree using my tap and billy which i made ( see birch sap tap for pics )
leon

 

[jasons]

i am going down the woods tommorow to see if the birch sap is flowing, if it is then at the weekend i will drill my hole and start tapping the tree using my tap and billy which i made ( see birch sap tap for pics )
leon

Hi there mate I beat you two it and it is flowing .make sure you plug the hole when finshed

 

[leon-b]

yes i plan on cutting off a section of branch, sharpen one end and bang it into the hole, then cut it off flush with the trunk. is this right ?
i will hopefully tap it this weekend
leon

 

[jasons]

yes i plan on cutting off a section of branch, sharpen one end and bang it into the hole, then cut it off flush with the trunk. is this right ?
i will hopefully tap it this weekend
leon

yes thats it .make sure it s a good fit .let me no what you think

 

[leon-b]

ok will do thanks, i am doing what you did and using a cordless drill lol, i will buy an auger for next year though as imthink using a drill is sort of cheating lol
leon

 

[jasons]

No its cheeting the top thing is to make sure that the tree does not bleed to death

 

[leon-b]

yes, how much sap can i take safely without the tree dying ?
leon

 

[spamel]

Hi Leon, haven't been on for a while, I see this thread is fast approaching 2000 posts!

Have you been out lately? I think I have about 600 posts in this thread alone to catch up on!!!

 

[leon-b]

hi mate, ive been out a few times, i went out the other day to take pics of sea defences for my homework lol, im going out now to get a few more and to see if the birch sap is running
leon

 

[andyn]

Leon, the sap certianly isn't coming up down here yet, hopefully if we get a nice warm day in the next few weeks it will trigger it off.

In regards to how much can you take....Well the question should really be "How much do YOU need!" If you just sampling it then just fill a cup up and then plug the hole and tidy it up. But to answer your question - you can happily take a couple of litres from a good sized tree withou damaging it...i think it is at about 7 or 8 litres the tree may end up dying.

In regards to drilling....a cordless drill or auger really isn't necessary. Last spring I collected 1 litre and just used the awl on my penknife to make the hole (thanks Bam for the suggestion).

Have fun taking photos.