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Do you have trees to grow? Logs to saw? A forest to manage? Chainsaws to fix? A sawmill to purchase or maintain? Timber related business to run? Lumber to dry? Trees or plants to identify? A cabin to build? Are you hungry and like FOOD?

Or would you just like to pull up a stump and visit with a friend?
If any of these and a multitude of other topics apply, then The Forestry Forum is the place for you.

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Keeping the cash flowing

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
January 19, 2025, 08:57:35 PM
Written by PAmizerman
Views: 1087
What do y'all do to keep cash coming in when it's too cold to saw and lumber isn't selling?

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Strange (to me) grain pattern

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
January 19, 2025, 08:35:37 PM
Written by EOLogtruckin
Views: 720



Here is an interesting grain pattern I found in a Western Hemlock I was cutting. The log is a bit punky but had some interesting spots in it. Any one of you tree whisperers know what it means? I'm the curious sort. CG


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Router sled rollers

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
January 18, 2025, 04:49:14 PM
Written by Mystang89
Views: 1163

Hello, I found this post for a router sled https://www.lumberjocks.com/threads/router-jig-for-flattening.360819/

and the first post from Ljohnsaw caught my eye. Does anyone know where I can find the wheels he's using for his sled?

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Attaching pull rope to tall tree without

Posted in Forestry and Logging
January 18, 2025, 04:08:19 PM
Written by Koondawg
Views: 1434
I have several pine trees I plan to fell. Due to their location I need to attach a felling rope to ensure direction of fall. Can anyone tell me the best way to get a rope up a tree with no limbs. The Finnish Lumberjack on YouTube uses a tool that is a spring loaded grapple that mounts on a telescoping...

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Humboldt cut

Posted in Forestry and Logging
January 18, 2025, 01:23:45 PM
Written by Frickman
Views: 1447
I finally figured out the origin of the humboldt cut/face when felling timber. Go ahead and make fun of me, I don't care.

For some background, I am a retired logger/sawyer who worked in northeastern/mid-atlantic timber all my life, primarily hardwoods. I did cut a little pine here and there. The vast majority of the timber I cut was less than 30" dbh. I logged with cable skidders and forwarders. I felled timber with chain saws and a conventional/open face notch.Read More

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