Cambium Global Timberland Share Discussion Threads

[wild bill] 09/1/2007 18:58

sad, really sad man...........

I'm off to the pub, here it is

just above the double l in 'Haswell Moor'

[pc4900074200] 09/1/2007 18:37

Looks a good site.

Shows you what to do as well.



pc

[wild bill] 09/1/2007 13:42

you can Knot be serious

[waldron] 09/1/2007 12:15

ah yes

the splinter movement ploy

[pc4900074200] 09/1/2007 12:13

To me Bill's last post make me think of a
large, butch, lumber jacketed, woollen hat
wearing, woman, in big wellies.

With a large sharp axe in her hands.

With Bill cowering down on the floor say?

'But I've got a wood-splitter!!!!!!!!'

Lucky man.

LOL

pc

[yankyboy] 09/1/2007 11:56

a close call!!!

[wild bill] 09/1/2007 11:55

In praise of beautiful and intelligent women indeed, especially if they bring their own logs!

[waldron] 09/1/2007 09:39

cheers

the boss will no doubt drag me round the shops in search of the goodies.

some people get pleasure out of watching others try to work
on picture frames. the quicker the better.

me, i tried to forestall this pleasure by saying that
the art work is still to cold to work in, March was mentioned
so i countered with May.

Not to be out flanked , i finally was outstumped with promise
of 2 cubic metres of logs to keep me warm

i never seem to win.


In praise of beautiful intelligent women

[wild bill] 09/1/2007 09:35

pc4900074200 - 8 Jan'07 - 21:18 - 51 of 52

That's the weirdest looking tennis bat I've ever see, or is it a snooker cue?

[pc4900074200] 08/1/2007 21:23

Last one

:-]

pc

[pc4900074200] 08/1/2007 21:18

pc

Edit: we should not be posting all this on this thread. It's for planting
trees not cutting them up to make things out of.

LOL

[pc4900074200] 08/1/2007 21:16

Will add more, as and when?



pc

[pc4900074200] 08/1/2007 21:05

Just thought.

Bill, it's windows and window frames that I make.

Not picture frames although I have made a few in my time.

pc

:-]

[waldron] 08/1/2007 21:02

cheers pc

much appreciated

enjoy your evening

[pc4900074200] 08/1/2007 20:57

For a start 4 of these?



Corner Clamps.



You can use any wood that takes your fancy
if you have the machines to shape it.

45 deg. cuts and just glue or if the frame
is large you could dowel the corners before
glueing and clamping.

With small frames you can buy a Mitring guillotine
to do the work.

Any good hobby / craft shops should be able to help
with frame material or put you in touch with a supplier.

pc

Pity your not local I have tons of off-cuts that could
machined to make frames. I take them all to the pub
and they are burnt on an open fire.

Edit: Ebay is cheeper for the corner clamps.

Also go on-line for framing material.

[wild bill] 08/1/2007 18:01

Above is pc's area of expertise

[waldron] 08/1/2007 15:42

pc, wb et al.

need your ideas on the best method of building picture frames.

what wood and the simplest joins

Being that both of us are artists, we have loads of canvasses
in need of frames.

cheers

ps i'am the one who drinks beer wine spirits etc

[waldron] 17/12/2006 08:35

The Sunday Times December 17, 2006


Former M&S man leads timber fund
Matthew Goodman



THE former deputy chairman of Marks & Spencer is making a return to public-company life by spearheading the flotation of a new investment fund that specialises in the timber industry.
Keith Oates, who served for five years as deputy chairman of the high-street giant, has been appointed chairman of Phaunos Timber Fund, which is expected to float on the Alternative Investment Market this week.



Phaunos has raised £59m from institutions ahead of its stock-market debut. It will invest in timber-related companies. It is thought to be the first time a vehicle has floated in London dedicated to investing in this sector. Instit- utions that have subscribed for shares include F&C and Tilney.

Previous timber investment products have concentrated on the American market but Phaunos is keen to address the broader international market. Four Winds Capital Management, a firm based in America, has been hired as the fund's investment manager.

Phaunos has been set up as a closed-end investment fund and is incorporated in Guernsey. It is listing on the Channel Islands stock exchange as well as in London. Shore has been appointed as broker and nominated adviser.

Oates, 64, resigned from M&S in 1999 after failing to land the chief executive's job. Despite being eager to succeed Sir Richard Greenbury at the head of M&S, he was passed over after a highly acrimonious succession battle.

A former governor of the BBC, Oates has worked for a string of well-known companies, including Rolls-Royce and BT. He has not served on the board of a quoted company since leaving Diageo in 2004.

[waldron] 17/12/2006 08:24

Last Updated: Friday, 15 December 2006, 19:21 GMT

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Care needed with carbon offsets
By Jonathan Amos
Science reporter, BBC News, San Francisco



Trees planted in the tropics would have the biggest cooling effect
Planting forests to combat global warming may be a waste of time, especially if those trees are at high latitudes, new research suggests.

Scientists say the benefits that come from trees reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide can be outweighed by their capacity to trap heat near the ground.

Computer modelling indicates that trees only really work to cool the planet if they are planted in the tropics.

The research has been discussed at an American Geophysical Union meeting.

Planting more trees in high latitudes could be counterproductive from a climate perspective

Dr Govindasamy Bala
"What we have found is in the so-called mid-latitude region where the United States is located and majority of European countries are located, the climate benefits of planting will be nearly zero," said ecologist Govindasamy Bala of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

"[In] the seasonally snow-covered regions [at even higher latitudes], planting new trees could be actually counter-productive," he told BBC News.

Growing issue

Dr Bala and colleague Ken Caldeira, from the Carnegie Institution of Washington, used a computer model to determine the impact which forests in different parts of the planet would have on temperature.

Their analysis indicates that three key factors are involved:

forests can cool the planet by absorbing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide during photosynthesis
they can also cool the planet by evaporating water to the atmosphere and increasing cloudiness; a deck of white clouds reflects incoming solar radiation straight back out into space
trees can also have a warming effect because they are dark and absorb a lot of sunlight, holding heat near ground level
"Our study shows that tropical forests are very beneficial to the climate because they take up carbon and increase cloudiness, which in turn helps cool the planet," explained Dr Bala.


Interest has been growing in offsetting carbon emissions
The further you move from the equator, though, these gains are eroded; and the team's modelling predicts that planting more trees in mid- and high-latitude locations could lead to a net warming of a few degrees by the year 2100.

"The darkening of the surface by new forest canopies in the high-latitude boreal regions allows absorption of more sunlight that helps to warm the surface," Dr Bala said.

"In fact, planting more trees in high latitudes could be counterproductive from a climate perspective."

The study finds little or no climate benefit when trees are planted in temperate regions.

The scientists warn that many schemes designed to offset emissions of carbon by planting trees may not be appropriate.

"When you plant trees to slow down global warming, you have to be careful where you do it. I think our study shows clearly the climate benefits are maximised if you plant them in the tropics," Dr Bala told BBC News.

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[wild bill] 17/12/2006 00:14

you're welcome

[waldron] 15/12/2006 17:11

its enough to bring a lump to the throat

and a tear to the eye

thank you marra for sharing this moment with me.

[wild bill] 15/12/2006 17:01

26 feet wide, 6 feet high, 8 feet deep mmmmmmmmmmmmmm