Gilly Burke

Gilly Burke wrote:

Saana Jalimauchi wrote:

Gilly Burke wrote:
Is there any development in trying to buy Paul's cancer podcast if not in US?  

I live in UK

---

Re Vat outside of US. Seems in UK only VAT related digital  items are audio books. Are podcasts the same as audio books?

Hi Gilly,

No new developments.

We do not have information about the VAT requirements in different countries around the world, as it varies a lot (which is the same reason we do not sell if VAT needs to be paid).
























Reflecting further on this, I wonder if Paul's Patreon account could be a vehicle for this?  This would enable people outside of USA to hear initial  podcast .

I'm already a Patreon supporter for both podcasts and videos.



Ok , thank you Saana

Saana Jalimauchi wrote:

Gilly Burke wrote:
Is there any development in trying to buy Paul's cancer podcast if not in US?  

I live in UK

---

Re Vat outside of US. Seems in UK only VAT related digital  items are audio books. Are podcasts the same as audio books?

Hi Gilly,

No new developments.

We do not have information about the VAT requirements in different countries around the world, as it varies a lot (which is the same reason we do not sell if VAT needs to be paid).



Ok , thank you Saana

Re Vat outside of US. Seems in UK only VAT related digital  items are audio books. Are podcasts the same as audio books?

Is there any development in trying to buy Paul's cancer podcast if not in US?  

I live in UK

Me too. I live in the UK, just tried to buy and says Permies only does digital products in US

r ranson wrote:It always cracks me up buying building supplies as the words make sense in that context that I forget that they sound completely different to someone on their first day at the hardware store.  No wonder they have trouble keeping staff when the conversation goes something like this

When I came over to live in England from Ireland first, decades ago, I went into a fish and chip (fries) shop  in Glastonbury.  Whilst queueing at the counter, I noticed they were advertising "faggots" for sale. I  took the sales assistant to task for his blatant marketing homophobia, told him I would be contacting trading standards, local police station etc. Another customer gently pointed out that they were referring to 'meatballs'. When I later looked it up, realised that this was indeed an accepted, long established  term predating the offensive slang .  As a non meat eater for most of my life, had not encountered it before.

Cheers Douglas.

Generally speaking , with a few exceptions, am much more interested in hand tools.

About 20 years ago, I was about to start clearing a wildly overgrown orchard -which hadn't been accessed in several decades. dense and deep brambles.


I intended using a hand scythe and a  heavy duty mattock or Azada.  I had successfully used these to clear other areas for vegetable beds. A male friend turned up and cast aspersions.  I challenged him to a duel.

He togged up in full uniform with brush cutter , helmet etc. I wore a singlet and shorts with boots and used my scythe.  We had two strips of land close to each other of  mutually agreed, roughly equivalent length , width and bramble difficulty . I was 50 at the time,  not muscular, never very fit. He was 40 , a part time builder and   a strong , muscular fellow. I  finished 45 seconds after him, still fresh. He was sweating and cursing .  I went back the next day with the Azada to get out the roots .

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:I'm not positive it's a Bahco frame since I got it second hand. It's the same shape as this:


I may also have a traditional style 21" bow saw. As well as a number of the 12" compact type. I think I've lost track.

Which Bahco pointed saw with a 21 inch blade are you using Douglas?

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:My general preference is a 21" blade FWIW. Big enough to take down trees, small enough to be handy.

Thank you Douglas,


Have just bought a 24 inch one  with a wet/greenwood blade. Will buy a similar sized one for dry wood cutting.

At this stage am not planning on cutting down any trees here in London, altho may do so  down the line  - as you suggest- with a few  small diameter ones.  I have a share in a communal allotment  area  and the local authority- who own it- have recently cut down some trees and  left the trunks for us to use as we see fit.  They are of differing sizes and  by eyeballing some seem to be  around 5 inches diameter or so. I will go back and measure up over the next few days. The thicker ones we will be looking for a friend with a chainsaw.


I'm in London full time  and have a  small fireplace.  I did live in Wales for many years but , for various reasons  am in London now for at least two further years and  my tools are still in Wales. So have been gathering bits of  wood here and there.  It is possible to forage for smaller logs  and carry  a  short,  small  diameter one back from  walks  near where I live-a cemetery and also Hampstead Heath. My next step is buying an appropriate hatchet/mini axe  to chop that diameter. Your use of a 21 inch now elucidated!

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:

Gilly Burke wrote:Have been educating myself on the codes and have been trying to decide on the length of blade - whether 24 inch or 30,  yours is the first I've come across recommending a 21 inch.

Do you know if it is possible to adapt a blade, say a 24 inch to work on a 30 inch frame? Or is it necessary to buy two different size frames?

My 21 inch is the pointed style frame, so it's handy for getting into tight spaces. My 24 inch is the traditional bow style frame.

How big are your trees or the wood you want to cut? I don't think taking down a tree bigger than 12 inches in diameter would be much fun with a bowsaw. But it can be done.

I imagine an adapter could be made to use a smaller blade in a larger frame. It would have to be quite stiff I think, and the length fairly exact to put the right tension on the blade.

Oh, interesting.

Am in Uk and just about to buy a Bahco bowsaw .

I've been reading that this may be the most useful for cutting smaller diameter, greenwood  logs. Not trees.


Bahco 10-24-23

Have been educating myself on the codes and have been trying to decide on the length of blade - whether 24 inch or 30,  yours is the first I've come across recommending a 21 inch.

Do you know if it is possible to adapt a blade, say a 24 inch to work on a 30 inch frame? Or is it necessary to buy two different size frames?

I'm also not yet clear on why the 10 series- just about to check with Bahco.

Be good to have a  thorough bowsaw guide!

L. Johnson wrote:

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:My general preference is a 21" blade FWIW. Big enough to take down trees, small enough to be handy.

It also appears to be about half the price!