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General Woodworking / Re: Watcha Makin'?
Last post by Wlmedley - Yesterday at 09:36:35 PM
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General Woodworking / Re: Watcha Makin'?
Last post by Wlmedley - Yesterday at 09:32:47 PMA fellow a couple miles up the road from me asked me if I would build a old time wooden well curb for him.He has a drilled well with a 58" square concrete pad around it and wants to hide well casing.He said he wasn't in a hurry for it but being I agreed to build it last fall I figured I better get on it.He left the designing up to me and this is what I have so far.Plan on using board and batten siding but don't know whether to use poplar or hemlock.Also going to put roof on and a beam across to mount pulley.Don't really know what to charge but thinking $500 would be a good price and give s me something to use my lumber for.url=https://forestryforum.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=353604]
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by barbender - Yesterday at 09:26:54 PM I'm not saying that folks should maintain their property one way or the other. Only that sometimes, people will do things on their property that is contradictory to what their goals actually are, because they don't know any better.
I've worked on private timber sales where the timber was being removed to provide wildlife habitat- then the landowner wanted what was left to "look like a park". Well maybe that would be the way to go if you had open country species like bison and elk, but not for whitetails and ruffed grouse😊
I've worked on private timber sales where the timber was being removed to provide wildlife habitat- then the landowner wanted what was left to "look like a park". Well maybe that would be the way to go if you had open country species like bison and elk, but not for whitetails and ruffed grouse😊
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by woodroe - Yesterday at 09:05:41 PMInteresting read.
I consider my small 24 ac. park-like IMO more because of the trails
that criss-cross through it more than anything.
Some roads for tractor or small truck and
some foot trails.
Some pine stands with minimal undergrowth , other areas all hardwood and then mixed stands with fir undergrowth. Basically a mixed bag
Agree that
many parks have those bare forest floors due to firewood scavenging.
It does look cool but never gonna happen here.
Agree with barbender on what the leave it alone approach does to enhance wildlife
habitation. ,standing dead, deadfall , blowdowns all help to create wildlife sanctuaries.
Not always the prettiest but beneficial.
Have a few acres right now that looks like a disaster zone down in a gulley hard to get to.
It's going to stay that way. Each to their own
I consider my small 24 ac. park-like IMO more because of the trails
that criss-cross through it more than anything.
Some roads for tractor or small truck and
some foot trails.
Some pine stands with minimal undergrowth , other areas all hardwood and then mixed stands with fir undergrowth. Basically a mixed bag
Agree that
many parks have those bare forest floors due to firewood scavenging.
It does look cool but never gonna happen here.
Agree with barbender on what the leave it alone approach does to enhance wildlife
habitation. ,standing dead, deadfall , blowdowns all help to create wildlife sanctuaries.
Not always the prettiest but beneficial.
Have a few acres right now that looks like a disaster zone down in a gulley hard to get to.
It's going to stay that way. Each to their own
#15
Forestry and Logging / MOVED: stihl 041 super mod wit...
Last post by chet - Yesterday at 08:47:47 PM #16
General Board / Re: The Score Of The Day Threa...
Last post by caveman - Yesterday at 08:47:00 PMThe last time I welded a lot of galvanized was early September. I felt terrible the following days. I drank milk, which usually helps, but after three days, I still felt bad and just about everyone in my family (mother, grandchildren, children) tested positive for Covid the next week. I doubt that I contracted it from welding, but I felt bad and DanG near killed my mother. She had a tough time with the virus.
Generally, I grind off as much zinc as I can, have decent ventilation and try to get it done.
Generally, I grind off as much zinc as I can, have decent ventilation and try to get it done.
#17
General Board / Re: Making it through another ...
Last post by Resonator - Yesterday at 08:43:28 PMYeah life's a game, not every time you roll the dice you get to yell Yahtzee.
Hopefully some of those leftover jerk chicken came home for dinner.
Hopefully some of those leftover jerk chicken came home for dinner.
#18
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Felt Diesel wiper for Norw...
Last post by cmcguigan - Yesterday at 08:31:16 PMQuote from: rusticretreater on April 08, 2024, 10:38:21 AMHere is one I found in my collection of images.How did you make that? Its hard to tell from the pic what is going on.
#19
General Board / Re: The weather 2024
Last post by woodroe - Yesterday at 08:27:38 PMyup, blackflies are out but not biting yet. Won't be long though.
Some stellar weather on tap, things drying out enough to start skidding
some winter blowdowns out of the woods.
Deer Ticks been baaaaaad. Been picking them off fido for weeks. Many bloated.
Dog ticks are coming on now, sheesh.
Any time the dog gets walked he comes back with ticks.
Some stellar weather on tap, things drying out enough to start skidding
some winter blowdowns out of the woods.
Deer Ticks been baaaaaad. Been picking them off fido for weeks. Many bloated.
Dog ticks are coming on now, sheesh.
Any time the dog gets walked he comes back with ticks.
#20
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by thecfarm - Yesterday at 07:27:04 PMHow right you are.
I keep another place kinda cleaned up, but don't pick up the branches like in the picture. But I have cut out the small fir, Fir don't grow good on my land, I want something else to grow.
I feed the deer right at that place. There is just about an open field on the other side.
The deer are waiting for me at night to feed them, but they wait in the neighbor's woods where there in cover for them to hide. The woods they come through to get the food is an open area.
I keep another place kinda cleaned up, but don't pick up the branches like in the picture. But I have cut out the small fir, Fir don't grow good on my land, I want something else to grow.
I feed the deer right at that place. There is just about an open field on the other side.
The deer are waiting for me at night to feed them, but they wait in the neighbor's woods where there in cover for them to hide. The woods they come through to get the food is an open area.
