Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

John

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You can't beat a biled egg

JTM gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths yesterday
I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the bonfire. In
the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the tip, so does anyone have
methods of using it up?

Freecycle it as bedding for hamsters etc?

On 01/10/2010 11:32, JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

John


I'd fork it into the garden. It'll break down in time, and will improve
soil structure in the meantime.

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:32:57 +0100, JTM wrote:

Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths yesterday
I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the bonfire. In
the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the tip, so does anyone have
methods of using it up?

I hoof most of it into our woodland (so long as it's not treated stuff) -
it'll rot eventually. I keep a pot around in the workshop though; it's
useful for soaking up spills.

cheers

Jules

"JTM" wrote in message
...
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

John

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You can't beat a biled egg

Put it in with the pigs - they'll love it. My sow and eleven weaners
have nicely composted four two ton dumper trucks full of shredded tree
tops in about two months. Routing about, crapping on it and generally
mucking it up it's now closely resemblimg decent earth!

AWEM

On 1 Oct, 11:32, JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. *In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

John

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NOTE Email address IS correct but might not be checked for a while.

You can't beat a biled egg

Anyone that keeps horses will welcome free sawdust.

On 1 Oct, 11:32, JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?


sprinkle on vomit?

Jim K

On 1 Oct, 11:32, JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. *In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

John

--
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NOTE Email address IS correct but might not be checked for a while.

You can't beat a biled egg

No immediate suggestion other than the brown (garden) rubbish bin
where mine goes.

BUT I did have to go and look up STERE which I didn't know - a cubic
metre of loose wood. I must try that on my log supplier.

Rob

On 1 Oct, 13:35, " wrote:

Anyone that keeps horses will welcome free sawdust.

if its clean.... what was used to cut the logs? if chainsaw then oil
contamination.....

Jim K

robgraham wrote:

I did have to go and look up STERE which I didn't know - a cubic
metre of loose wood.

New one on me too. seems to comprise 2/3 of a m^3 of wood and 1/3 of a
m^3 of air.

"Adrian" wrote in message
...
JTM gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths yesterday
I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the bonfire. In
the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the tip, so does anyone have
methods of using it up?

Freecycle it as bedding for hamsters etc?

It's not much good as bedding. It irritates eyes etc. Woodshavings are
better.

JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

weed mulch, Its brilliant for hat.

breaks down in about 3-5 years.
John

Jim K wrote:

On 1 Oct, 11:32, JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

sprinkle on vomit?

Similarly, it's good for mopping up oil spills.

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:26:24 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

weed mulch, Its brilliant for hat.

breaks down in about 3-5 years.

Yup, I spread my sawdust on the flowerbeds, too - though it does tend
to blow about a bit if spread on exposed areas. I mostly use it in
near the fences and around large bushes and think (hope?) that it might
even provide food or shelter for insects to keep the food chain going
during the winter.

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On 1 Oct, 11:32, JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. *In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

John

--
*John Mulrooney
NOTE Email address IS correct but might not be checked for a while.

You can't beat a biled egg

I seem to remember my father mixing sawdust with a small amount of
cement then just damping it with water before making it into "bricks"
which we burned insted of coal. Mind you I am going back into the
50s. before Greenpeace and the smoke bogie.

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:32:57 +0100, JTM wrote:

Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths yesterday
I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the bonfire. In
the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the tip, so does anyone have
methods of using it up?

Sell to the Tesco sasuage factory.

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On 01/10/2010 17:58, Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:32:57 +0100, JTM wrote:

Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths yesterday
I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the bonfire. In
the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the tip, so does anyone have
methods of using it up?

Sell to the Tesco sasuage factory.


Darn, I was going to suggest that.

Send it to a Liverpool pub for use on the floor.....

"Jim K" wrote in message
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On 1 Oct, 13:35, " wrote:

Anyone that keeps horses will welcome free sawdust.

if its clean.... what was used to cut the logs? if chainsaw then oil
contamination.....

Chainsaw oil is supposed to be edible and safe to breath in like airline
oil.
It gets sprayed about in the air so its not safe to use any old oil.

Jim K

On 1 Oct, 18:24, Martop wrote:


Send it to a Liverpool pub for use on the floor.....

To soak up the blood after the usual saturday night bundle.

On 1 Oct, 14:26, "John Whitworth"
wrote:

It's not much good as bedding. It irritates eyes etc. Woodshavings are
better.

Chainsaw "sawdust" is OK, as it's chips, not dust.

Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:32:57 +0100, JTM wrote:

Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths yesterday
I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the bonfire. In
the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the tip, so does anyone have
methods of using it up?

Sell to the Tesco sasuage factory.

Too good for them.

"dennis@home" wrote in message
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"Jim K" wrote in message
...
On 1 Oct, 13:35, " wrote:

Anyone that keeps horses will welcome free sawdust.

if its clean.... what was used to cut the logs? if chainsaw then oil
contamination.....

Chainsaw oil is supposed to be edible and safe to breath in like airline
oil.
It gets sprayed about in the air so its not safe to use any old oil.

Jim K

Screwfix claims this chainsaw oil to be "biodegradable" but the COSHH sheet
shows the base to be a relatively conventional mineral oil

http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/pdfs/03/p82703.pdf

That said, I was also going to suggest looking for a horse owner as long as
it's not too fine (we get through a bale a week of wood chip). I can't
believe the oil content would be any hazard.

newshound wrote:


"dennis@home" wrote in message
...


"Jim K" wrote in message
...
On 1 Oct, 13:35, " wrote:

Anyone that keeps horses will welcome free sawdust.

if its clean.... what was used to cut the logs? if chainsaw then oil
contamination.....

Chainsaw oil is supposed to be edible and safe to breath in like
airline oil.
It gets sprayed about in the air so its not safe to use any old oil.

Jim K

Screwfix claims this chainsaw oil to be "biodegradable" but the COSHH
sheet shows the base to be a relatively conventional mineral oil

http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/pdfs/03/p82703.pdf

That said, I was also going to suggest looking for a horse owner as long
as it's not too fine (we get through a bale a week of wood chip). I
can't believe the oil content would be any hazard.

a small quantity of oil is not that big a deal really.


I've not noticed weeds or grass taking longer to grow where I have
chainsawn stuff.

On 2 Oct, 00:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

a small quantity of oil is not that big a deal really.

Good (actually, "minimally acceptable") chainsaw oil is bio-
degradable, by which I mean, "My gut fauna can digest it pronto". As
you're breathing the stuff in, the alternative is like Olestra and not
pleasant. If I wanted to **** orange oil for a week like some fat
Yank, I'd buy myself a velour tracksuit and a fat-******* scooter.

If you think vegetable oil is the corrolary to this, try some Castrol
R and a Sopwith Camel.

Andy Dingley wrote:
On 2 Oct, 00:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

a small quantity of oil is not that big a deal really.

Good (actually, "minimally acceptable") chainsaw oil is bio-
degradable, by which I mean, "My gut fauna can digest it pronto". As
you're breathing the stuff in, the alternative is like Olestra and not
pleasant. If I wanted to **** orange oil for a week like some fat
Yank, I'd buy myself a velour tracksuit and a fat-******* scooter.

If you think vegetable oil is the corrolary to this, try some Castrol
R and a Sopwith Camel.
:-)

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
...
On 2 Oct, 00:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

a small quantity of oil is not that big a deal really.

Good (actually, "minimally acceptable") chainsaw oil is bio-
degradable, by which I mean, "My gut fauna can digest it pronto". As
you're breathing the stuff in, the alternative is like Olestra and not
pleasant. If I wanted to **** orange oil for a week like some fat
Yank, I'd buy myself a velour tracksuit and a fat-******* scooter.

If you think vegetable oil is the corrolary to this, try some Castrol
R and a Sopwith Camel.

Why do you think they had a white scarf? ;-)

On 01/10/2010 22:58, Owain wrote:
On Oct 1, 11:32 am, JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

Mix it with some honey and nuts and sell it to your local health food
store as breakfast cereal.

Use it for restuffing old teddy bears.

Owain


I could use some to re-stuff the mother in law :-)

JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

John

Start making Frasco again,there used to be a hand cleaner named frasco,
it was sawdust and soap powder mixture and was the best hand cleaner ever.
It was probably discontinued to stop sawdust down the sink.

On 03/10/2010 07:16, F Murtz wrote:
JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

John

Start making Frasco again,there used to be a hand cleaner named frasco,
it was sawdust and soap powder mixture and was the best hand cleaner ever.

Wot, better than washing up liquid and sugar?

It was probably discontinued to stop sawdust down the sink.

stuart noble wrote:
On 03/10/2010 07:16, F Murtz wrote:
JTM wrote:
Having cut a couple of stere of logs into manageable lengths
yesterday I've now got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

John

Start making Frasco again,there used to be a hand cleaner named frasco,
it was sawdust and soap powder mixture and was the best hand cleaner
ever.

Wot, better than washing up liquid and sugar?

Yep. Try it, make your own,even a bit of liquid dish detergent plus sawdust.


It was probably discontinued to stop sawdust down the sink.

On 3 Oct, 07:16, F Murtz wrote:

Start making Frasco again,there used to be a hand cleaner named frasco,
it was sawdust and soap powder mixture and was the best hand cleaner ever.
It was probably discontinued to stop sawdust down the sink.

Damn right! I worked in a workshop once where someone had the bright
idea of making that stuff. Blocked every trap and U bend around 8-(

At least sugar dissolves, pricy though it might be and even the
Swarfega plastic grains don't expand when you wet them.

On 1 Oct, 11:32, JTM wrote:

I've got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. *In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

It's ideal for potatoes. It's too wet for bedding but that means it is
wet enough to decompose depending on the soil. I imagine it will last
longer in acid soils.

Great for compost that is to be used on alpines, even if it fails to
disappear it won't hurt. It might be susceptible to fungus though. But
a few chickens would sort it out if you really had a load.

If you will be getting a regular supply it will go well with a run for
half a dozen egg producers.

On Oct 4, 2:40*pm, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On 1 Oct, 11:32, JTM wrote:

I've got a pile of sawdust to get rid of.

It doesn't seem to compost very well, and it smothers the
bonfire. *In the past I've ended up taking bags of it to the
tip, so does anyone have methods of using it up?

It's ideal for potatoes. It's too wet for bedding but that means it is
wet enough to decompose depending on the soil. I imagine it will last
longer in acid soils.

Great for compost that is to be used on alpines, even if it fails to
disappear it won't hurt. It might be susceptible to fungus though. But
a few chickens would sort it out if you really had a load.

If you will be getting a regular supply it will go well with a run for
half a dozen egg producers.


You could always pelletise the stuff for fuel. Hardly worth getting
the machine for it though unless you have a regular supply.


NT

On 4 Oct, 21:34, Tabby wrote:

You could always pelletise the stuff for fuel. Hardly worth getting
the machine for it though unless you have a regular supply.

I looked at this for dealing with output from a Wood-Mizer bandsaw. 3
grand for the cheap pelletiser, 10 for the diesel engined one (we were
in a woodland) that was big enough to be reliable. You've still got to
buy wax and then sell the stuff on.

It was easier to keep it for ourselves and live with a bit of mess.