I myself got pointed this way from dat other site by Tom. :) Thanks Tom!
How should I vote? :D
I to made it over here from that other site, don't know how posted it, that was back when they left links for there members now they are removed. :-[
Jeff I put da udder column in dar just for you. ;D
I visited an other forum trying to learn all about mobile band sawmills that not an usal milling metod here. Got a link to FF, made a visit here, found FF more in my mind and just moved in.
Thak you for the 2,3 litres of tears I´ve let on my keyboard lauging at your storys. The "Ant story" takes first price (^_____^)
And thanks for all the good advises I´ve got here.
Swede.
id like to change my vote to 'gee, cant remember' from 'stumbled on'. your polling system seemed to defeat my 'back' button, jeff.
i think i found this place looking for info from kasco mill owners, cant remember. anyway, larry and everyone spoke right up, and ive been home ever since 8)
Arkansawyer pointed me this way, best move I ever made.
EZ
Tom was over fishin on WW and I followed the link to here, thanks Tom.
Forestry forum, is something that would never have appealed to me. By name, I never would have been interested.
Having been in the log recovery, and trying to find a way to make the money from the logs, and wanting to find an economical way to saw the logs, I was wandering around at the "other" place.
Someone, could have been Tom, mentioned this place, and when I crawled up and peeked over the fence, I found what I was looking for, over here.
What a grand trip it has been. I feel very fortunate to have found what is available here, and mention it often, to anyone that shows an interest in wood. Dere, how's dat, Chet ;D ;D
I heard about it from the other site.
Jeff maybe your answer should be "just got lucky and stumbled upon" ;)
William
From a link on the other site.
I didn't get an actual link from another site, but I've heard this forum mentioned here and there on other forums where I participate. Logging is not a big interest of mine but I enjoy reading about most anything related to chainsaws and/or working outdoors. I mostly check out the chainsaw forum but I've found lots of funny and enjoyable reading here in the General forum.
:)
From over THERE, to over HERE! Started over there tryin to learn about siding and yellow poplar. When they had the uproar about non professionals I realized I was through over there. Lurked around awhile and one day everything was Yooperized! I just couldn't stand it no longer!!!!
I used to get abused over at zee Doktors place and one day,Bibbyman invites me over here. Abuse is now minimal :Dand the good times are many,ya.
Tom told me about this forum and told me I should just take a peek at it. I did and found that I needed to join just to keep him on the up and up and to tell some honest stories about him.
I met Jeff at "the other forum" and came over here with him when he started this one. I'm a real "Old Timer." :D
Someone, probably Jeff, gave me a card at the Woodmizer 20th party. By the time I wandered over to the vendor booths they were beginning to tear down. Whoever gave me the card was obviously tired after a long day and was not really talkative - mebbee it wasn't Jeff. Anyway I checked out the URL a week or so late and have been here ever since. Great place, great advice, great knowledge and really great people.
I stepped over from Dens site.
Stayed here because of the great info and fun people.
I do have to tell you all that I did fall off the wagon today and posted on the WW.
Im real sorry but some guy was gonna buy a WM vac kiln.
Gotta help out where I can!
Them good fellers at Nyle intorduced me to this romper room. ;D
I guess I'll have to buy that L-200 now.
I found this place while looking for info on WM. It only took a couple of minutes for me to get hooked! ;D
I can blame Bibbyman for finding this site. He had a link on a post at that other website and I've been here since.
Found a link on MFRA site. Found that site by searching to see what the auto tour signs on US127 are about. Been hooked ever since.
jtmccallum, there is a post in the woodswalking thread in the outdoor board about My kids and I putting the web address's on all those auto tour signs. I wore out my rotozip cutting all those marine plywood ovals but it was fun!
Here is that link.
https://forestryforum.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?board=hunting;action=display;num=983501547;start=20
Well I already mentioned this, but I will give a little more detail.
Was searching Google one night for some information. Because I was already on some other forums. I just decided to see what would come up when I typed in 'Forestry Forum' . I got several messages about past or upcoming seminars (forums). A couple pages later a topic appeared and a url to this site.
Proceeded to - read only - for the next six months, was amazed at the maturity and family-like atmosphere.
Been enjoying this site since.
Bibbyman and I were running a thread over at Doc's place.
I had sent Bib a photo through email of an ugly log.
Within minutes Bib had sent a message back asking if I would mind him posting the photo on another forum. The next day I checked the link Bib had sent me, and someone (maybe Tom) had told Bib to "get him over here"
I added the link to my favorites, Sawmills and Milling.
About two months later I stumbled accross the entire Forestry Forum :o
I was looking for information about milling, on the cheap, and fell into this bunch of misfits. Haven't been able to leave. This has got to be the best forum site I hit, or ever have for that matter. A lot of you guys are beginning to feel like family, even if I haven't met you.
If it weren't for the FF, I would never have bought the small whack of "bad luck maple" from Electric Al, or have a guy like Sawwood ready to go out and get in trouble in the woods (when the weather finally agrees...rain again this weekend, but he was ready), or met JR (the resident "lurker"), I've talked to Larry Copas and Bro. Noble on the phone, but haven't got together with them yet, both were unbelievably nice people (Larry had no idea who I was when I first called, but must have figured since I was from the FF and knew Sawwood I must be okay). And there is more to come...that's for sure.
Jeff, go ahead and pat yourself on the back, just don't throw your shoulder out of joint doing it. That hurts. I'm sure a few dozen of us would like to do it, but we are too far away. ;D
I was over on the other site and found a link in a thread about cutting down some trees near powerlines . I have been here ever since . I have met alot of good people here some in person , some by phone and some just on here .
Like Stephen Wiley said about the family atmosphere and maturity . Someone can ask questions and not get blasted cause they're not a professional . ::) Maybe some of those people forgot that the had to start some where also before they got to the so called professional level .
Keep up the great work Jeff and everyone else cause I think this is the best site going . :)
I had my own half baked forum because there wasn't anything out there for chain saw milling.
Jeff made an appearance one day and told me to give it up and come over here, so I did. :D
That was a few years ago.
QuoteI had my own half baked forum because there wasn't anything out there for chain saw milling.
Jeff made an appearance one day and told me to give it up and come over here, so I did. :D
That was a few years ago.
I dont remember it quite like that but sounds good ta me. :D
(Actually I dont remember that at all, seems like Kevins always been here)
I think you might have threatened me also, I'm not sure.
Thats right. Look to the left and slightly down and fear me. :D
The 2:nd time I came here I get a message from an administrator saying:
Welcome back Swede!
Of corse I had to place my toothbrush some place and stay! :)
Swede.
Yahoo's milling group had a link, I followed it. A real good move on my part. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
one day back last october, was looking for information on bandsaw mills and stumbled across this place. signed up
and asked question about custom sawing rates or something.
Bro Noble and someone else, can't remember who, sent me
private message just minutes after i showed up here and encouraged me to plant a tree on da map so people would know where i was. With that and a very warm welcome from everyone else, felt at home. granted i don't have much to say
but i am very glad i found the ff, and plan on stickin aroun for awhile. Thank You all for this great place.
Forestery Forum: Greatest thing that ever happened to the world wide web!!!!
8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) place to be any time day or night
I was over at WW and saw a link to this place. I like it here.
It was all Tom's fault! :D :D :D
Andy
Welcome aboard, Cutterboy ;)
Thanks FD, it's nice to be here. I've been watching you guys for some time but haven't said anything till now. I have pictures I'd like to share with you all, but not tonight. 9:00 is my bedtime and I still have to wash the sawdust out of my ears. Goodnight.
ElectricAl kept calling me over to read the posts he thought I might be interested in. Problem was, prying him off the computer long enough to let me post anything. ::)
Still have that problem. >:(
Linda :D
:Pwas looking for parts for 090G saw and this site came up from some one I had called some where in the world. really. came here looking for parts Kevin and Tom helped, and had to sign to ask about stuff. so here I am, and you can't even get me to leave, this is a great God Fearing Bunch, You all are the greatest, brings me alot of joy to be here, God Bless Duh---Duane 8)
I think it was Noble that sent me here after I posted a question on the other site my first time about circular mills so I thank Noble for that ! Gee - whiz I guess I had a couple questions ! :D 8)
I found the forum when I did a google image search for skidders. I came across a picture Ron had posted of a homemade skidder. At the time I had to go do some homework but I wanted to check the site out. Once I finnished my homework i found the site again and I think I registered within 5 minutes.
I have one question. If Jeff started the forum then why are all his earliest posts done as a vistitor? ???
Scott, early on I somehow I deleted myself. Doh! Anyway, every post I made before I deleted myself shows up as "guest"
Glad I dont do that often. Wuhoo!!!!
Somebody dropped the name on the WW- been here ever since. Maybe I should send the Prof a thank you note ;) ;D
I want to change my vote to 'Wandered In Off the Street" :)
Recruted from the other site. ;D
I was still dreaming about go to Michigans State University, so I was looking around all the sites about Forest and Michigan.
I got here and registered myself. it took a while to me post. Actualy I had forget my password and asked Jeff to send me it again. Jeff was so nice encouraging to start posting and be part of this forum that I couldnt resist. In the begining I was affraid because of my english but then I realized it would be a good way to improved it and also learn a little bit more about forest.
And I fell realy greatfull for that and for be in here.
Fabíola.
Yep, Fab......
You found out that American is spoken a lot of ways and isn't necessarily all pure English. (As in Y'all and Y'se guys)
We found out that South American isn't just Spanish and that Portugese is a language of its own. :P
Pretty cool, huh? :D
Tom don't forget we even got southern hillbilly 8) If peopel can read my posts they can read anything. Never typed or did any spelling for thurty years never typed at all till I got here.So no one should be afraid to try not throed me out yet ???
found FF in links from yahoo group buildabandmill
i have found it to be one of the most enjoyable forums to read regardless of which posting i have read (even read posts that i had no interest in and still enjoyed )
dancan
Found the link on the Wood-Mizer site.
Trapper (remember him?) sent me to the FF.
Well, it was a round about way. He was posting over on the "other forum" all kinds of stuff that needed to be rebutted. Then Tom gets into the dowg fight with some stuff about "My mill's bigger than your mill." My reply was that I didn't buy my mill by the pound. Tom later e-mailed me directly and we've lived happily ever after. One of his early e-mails, he led me onto the FF.
So...Thanks Trapper! You never know what might grow out of a pile of manure. ::)
And thanks Tom for the seed.
I wish Trapper was still around as he sure could stir up Arky. :D :D
I, too, found this site through Tom's link on WoodWeb. One of the many, many things I like about The ForestryForum, is that I can say "WoodWeb" on here without being castigated(No, Duh-Duane, read it again) or deleted.
Fab, I'm glad Jeff encouraged you to stick around. Your input has given us a glimpse of forestry in another part of the world. You are the sole representative of an entire continent on this forum! :) :) You shouldn't worry about your English, nor J-T about his typing. We all understand what you are saying, and that's the important thing. Heck, Pender is a english teacher, and he misses a lick, now and then, himself. :D :D
Welcome in, Dancan! 8) I'm glad you made the leap from "lurker" to poster. Half the fun is tossing comments back and forth. Never pass up a topic just because it doesn't look interesting to you. It can change subjects in the middle, and you can miss a lot, if you don't check. ;)
I was lucky that someone on the other site mentioned this one.I was trying to follow a thread on WW but it wasn't making much sense. A poster said that this site had a better answer. He was quite correct ! This has been my prefered site ever since. A " job well done" to Jeff and the other Admins.
VA-Sawyer
Just Plain Luck For Me! Love the site its great to be able to talk to others from the logging, forestry, and milling!
Preston
Came from the ww but not sure who to blame it on Tom or Bibby I think, Arky was their also so could have been him. I joined after reading Toms web site, as he says he makes his home here so it must be good!. Tom has a realy good home page if you havent been their check it out, Bibby does too...John
How did I first find this forum?
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Thats a tough one, I dont recall how I found it but I'm happy I did. Its a wealth of information, if all people on earth were as willing to share their knowledge as we are there would be less people with problems out there. I think I'll make a poll, How would you rate this forum? Whadda ya think?
i think people that didnt like this forum wouldnt stick around to answer your poll! :D
I think it was Noble or Tom over on ww, I was reading some posts there and checked out this place, been here ever since, best place on the www 8)
Thanks to Jeff and all the adminastators for the great site 8)