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General Board / Re: The weather 2024
Last post by thecfarm - Today at 05:19:22 AMLooks like a frostless May. Hope June is the same way. 
62° and should hit 80 again today.
62° and should hit 80 again today.
#2
General Board / Re: Life takes off after a fir...
Last post by WhitePineJunky - Today at 05:15:30 AMQuote from: Southside on Yesterday at 11:08:15 PMPre Colonial times natural fire and the natives use of fire created vast Savannah areas from the Mid-Atlantic through southern New England. Significant grass lands with interspersed mature timber were very prevalent when the Pilgrims arrived. It definitely will change the landscape. Those Maples will produce great nectar for honey bees early in the season if you have any interest there.Strong presence of blueberry bushes now, definitely one of the bees biggest sources at the moment
#3
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Tell me it ends
Last post by SawyerTed - Today at 04:12:17 AMAn avid fly fisherman finally passed. He got to his place in the afterlife and it was a beautiful trout stream. Next to the stream was a fisherman's cottage with all the amenities a man could need including a well equipment tackle room.
The fisherman arrived mid afternoon and soon a ghillie came by and took him to the stream to fish.
They saw trout rising so the ghillie instructed the fishermen on where to cast. He laid out the line and leader perfectly. The bite came and the fisherman struck and fought the fish. It was a very pretty 9" trout.
As the fish were still rising, the fisherman continued casting and catching the prettiest trout one after another until nearly dark. They were all 9" fish.
The fisherman was escorted back to his cottage and the ghillie indicated he would be back at first light the next morning.
So they fished again the next morning and as custom has it, they started in the same hole they fished the evening before.
The results were the same, rising trout, perfect casts and lovely 9" trout.
The fisherman started getting bored catching what appeared to be the same trout over and over asked the ghillie if they could move up or downstream. The ghillie said, "Club rules require you to cast to rising fish in the hole you are in. As long as fish are rising you must cast to them."
The fisherman said, " Seems like a restrictive rule for heaven."
The ghillie responded, "Nobody said anything about heaven!"
So the short answer is, "There is no end to having to cut stickers."
The fisherman arrived mid afternoon and soon a ghillie came by and took him to the stream to fish.
They saw trout rising so the ghillie instructed the fishermen on where to cast. He laid out the line and leader perfectly. The bite came and the fisherman struck and fought the fish. It was a very pretty 9" trout.
As the fish were still rising, the fisherman continued casting and catching the prettiest trout one after another until nearly dark. They were all 9" fish.
The fisherman was escorted back to his cottage and the ghillie indicated he would be back at first light the next morning.
So they fished again the next morning and as custom has it, they started in the same hole they fished the evening before.
The results were the same, rising trout, perfect casts and lovely 9" trout.
The fisherman started getting bored catching what appeared to be the same trout over and over asked the ghillie if they could move up or downstream. The ghillie said, "Club rules require you to cast to rising fish in the hole you are in. As long as fish are rising you must cast to them."
The fisherman said, " Seems like a restrictive rule for heaven."
The ghillie responded, "Nobody said anything about heaven!"
So the short answer is, "There is no end to having to cut stickers."
#4
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Tell me it ends
Last post by rusticretreater - Today at 03:27:19 AMIt only ends when you make/buy so many stickers that you can't use them all, 
or when your sawing days are no more. Take your pick.
or when your sawing days are no more. Take your pick. #5
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Tell me it ends
Last post by Ianab - Today at 01:31:43 AMI've got into the habit of always sawing some 1x1 sticks from the top of any reasonable log. Sure it takes a few minutes more than just slabbing off the top, but it makes a few spare stickers every log.
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Ain't Normal
Last post by Ianab - Today at 01:28:31 AMI think the stained pine is a bit of a niche market. It's not going to support a million logs, and depending on the climate, the difference between "stained" and compost isn't that great. Florida climate is going to race them toward the "compost" end of the scale.
#7
General Board / Re: Life takes off after a fir...
Last post by Southside - Yesterday at 11:48:22 PMCareful there Hat Boy 
#8
General Board / Re: Life takes off after a fir...
Last post by barbender - Yesterday at 11:43:14 PMWho you callin' Pilgrim?
#9
General Board / Re: Life takes off after a fir...
Last post by Southside - Yesterday at 11:08:15 PMPre Colonial times natural fire and the natives use of fire created vast Savannah areas from the Mid-Atlantic through southern New England. Significant grass lands with interspersed mature timber were very prevalent when the Pilgrims arrived. It definitely will change the landscape. Those Maples will produce great nectar for honey bees early in the season if you have any interest there.
#10
General Board / Re: Generator Aggravation
Last post by Nebraska - Yesterday at 11:05:42 PMI second the pto generator suggestion. They show up on Craigslist fairly often around here. I wouldn't want to use one long term but I've seen people milking cows and running farrowing barns for short periods of time when the power was down.
