I find myself looking at the weather report religiously, waiting for the temperatures to drop so that I can get back out in the woods and start...
In the process of customizing a 3-point-hitch carryall for my tractor. Chainsaws go in wooden scabbards on the back of the carryall, everything...
My dad and my son and I had a great time at Boonville last year, but unfortunately none of us can make it this year. Hope to be back in 2017.
I've got a whole pallet of firewood in my woodshed that consists of pieces deemed "too interesting to burn". Among them are a crotch from a yew...
I've got a lot of pine to saw that resembles the log in the second-to-last photo. Basically a knotty mess with a lot of sweep. What were you...
There are a couple of sawmills west/northwest of Albany that specialize in black locust lumber, timbers and posts. Other than those, I've not...
I like cold, but minimal snow. Last winter was great. I have a feeling that we're gonna get buried in the white stuff this winter. Good thing...
I know I shouldn't be asking a bunch of hoarders about selling firewood, but I'd like to make some extra bucks for Christmas and vacation spending...
I sharpen after every two tanks unless I'm in dirty wood, or hit something. If cutting branch wood or softwood and the chain is still throwing...
The only downside to stacking on top of a leach field is the possibility of soil compaction. Shade is fine for stacks - my dad stacks all his...
Around here the landscape waste piles up until either the town or a private contractor brings in a big tub grinder and turns it all into mulch....
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Buds just starting to pop here. Most people in the area are on their first lawn mowing. A few flowers here and there. Apple trees loaded with buds.
I hate boxelder because you can never seem to get a straight piece out of it, it has millions of little rogue branches that stick out everywhere,...
Used to drive through Glenville frequently and right past the ANG base at the county airport. Worked on Guilderland Ave. in Rotterdam. If I had...
Easy way to solve that. Make sure your stumps are cut as low as possible, and know what you're driving over before you go there. I keep my...
Will be installing PEX tubing and rebar chairs in my garage in preparation for pouring a slab next Wednesday. Also might get all the polyiso...
You must have some pretty shallow soils over bedrock where you are? And are they usually wet? I've noticed that your posts usually have a theme...
The medullary rays in the first photo are the giveaway, so it does appear to be white oak. Sometimes it's hard to tell though.
That's a tough ID. Almost anything can get that stringy, given the right conditions. Unfortunately, doing an ID by pictures alone is often...
