Years later my Grandfather and Great Uncle accidentally got them back though! Where my old house sits was a big rock, and they got into the apple...
My Grandfather and my Great Uncle were just teenagers in the 1930's, but wanting electricity for their farm, they figured if they put in the...
I have always liked A-Frames as well, and once saw an A-Frame design where they put a long dormer along each side of the roof to add a bit more...
The wood pellet market has really been a game changer for a lot of markets; firewood, coal, even oil. While I am not a huge fan of burning pellets...
I learned my lesson about hard hats a long time ago. I was around 15 and my father said from now on we were going to wear hard hats in the woods....
A lot of people do not know this, but hearing protection is not just about hearing conservation, hearing high pitched sounds like chainsaws also...
They call them "Widow Makers" for a reason... My worst widow maker was when I was felling some Hack. It had a bark beetle in it that would cause...
From 1930-1980 it was okay I suppose, but in 1980 my Grandparents had spray-in insulation blown in. It was the type where they drilled holes...
Nice looking display, but I should have saved you some... When I ripped open the walls of this house, I found they had lined the inside of the...
We understand Ed 3000, and will add that you will get good advice on here. I was on another site a few days ago and a guy was asking about a...
Beech, Maple and Yellow Birch, though I admit Yellow Birch is a pain to limb out sometimes (along with Beech) Yellow Birch is a fun tree though,...
I can weld and fabricate, and know a lot about hydraulics, and while I do not need a processor, have thought about them many times. The design I...
My igniter has been bad for so long that I forgot they even came with one! (LOL). I just use Denatured Alcohol to start my stove. I have used a...
Farmers Almanac states that it will be really cold and snowy???????????? (But they seem to be always wrong). In my 44 years of life on the same...
I try to look at things from a practical sense. Cellulose is shredded newspaper and by nature it readily burns, so much so that we use it to...
I had this problem on mine. In my case it ended up being the burn sensor wires had broke during transportation. I just soldered it back on. In my...
My friend stopped in the other day to chat, and said that he had just got some kindling from a slab pile over in Wayne, Maine; a ride of about...
I was going to sharpen my Scythe today as it is Halloween in case I need to defend myself from all the Ghosts, Goblins, and Vampires, but I see...
We should arrange a trade then; Spruce for Oak? But thanks for wondering about my health. I am holding in there. Drs are still having fun...
Even the oak lumber was semi-wasted. I sawed it into 6 x 6 posts and was going to give it to the town to use for road signs. I thought that would...
