I ain't trying. Mainly because on 40 acres I can count the birch trees on one hand! To be honest. I have no idea what it is used for.
Not a dumb question. Birch sap can be made into syrup. I have a coworker who does it. But the sugar content is very low, under 1% (maple is...
We are running vacuum and my dad shut down yesterday, even with the temperature drop a couple nites ago the sap just quit running. What he did...
Some assembly required... I finished the trusses this morning just before another 4" of snow. WTH. [ATTACH]
No double doors for garden tractors, I already have 2 barns and a woodshop, so no need for another building (yea right!)
We are around 350 gallons for the season so far. Weather here is not looking favorable, hoping to get a couple more runs at the end of the week....
I have a wand I used to keep around for the sawmill. It was only accurate about 50% of the time. For the time spent detecting, a resharpening of...
2 weekends away (1 at my parents for Michigan Maple Weekend, 1 in the UP) has not helped the progress. But I do have 3 out of 4 walls built....
Been there, it was on my deck nonetheless - Huh. That'll happen. - That will happen.
Well there you go, brining an off topic thread right back (almost) on topic... That being said, the Beech/ Oak family thing, I was not aware. My...
Good lord, my LT 40 may be for sale this year. Good time to charge a premium based on availability I suppose.
I am liking the hickory votes. If it is, it will be sawmill fodder someday. I am going to try and remember to keep an eye on it after sugar season...
I can usually figure out my trees, but this one I run across every year when tapping maples and there are no leaves. Later on when it gets...
Beech around us still have leaves, I was working at my parents on sap lines on Sunday. With a slight breeze those beech leaves sound like a vacuum...
A slight delay with a good couple weeks of sickness going around our family, and I got sent to Illinois for a few days for work. Finally finished...
So much of this oak has great character, I hate to turn it into firewood, but I will never use all the lumber, and I am not sure there is much...
Was able to get a few hours on the mill yesterday. Ran 3 small (14") red oak for some flooring and trailer decking, and 4 pine cants into siding...
Sorry I have to do this. [ATTACH]
I don't either, but it is what I had. The floor will be 1" oak, and I will support each "joist" in the center with a cinder block once I move it...
That was the first double acting splitter I looked at, and that is a great rental price. The same thing here rents for $75 per day. Renting is...
