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  1. Matthew Stone

    Disinfecting Tools

    So, with these great replies on metallurgy... What's a good temp to sterilize at without destroying the blade? 300- 325? This is purely hypothetical, I have plenty of half made knives that never went anywhere and I'm not about to start explaining to the boss why the whole house smells like a...
  2. Matthew Stone

    Disinfecting Tools

    Thank you for the lesson! I had a feeling my terminology was off. So would it be safe(in your opinion) to say you could run up to 340 degrees or so for a half hour without doing any damage to a hardened blade?
  3. Matthew Stone

    Disinfecting Tools

    I also use denatured alcohol. That's the only thing I've read on the subject so that's what I've always gone with. @Jemco - that's an awesome idea but you'd need to research the specific steel to figure out what temps it can take without changing the blade temper. Some steels will start to...
  4. Matthew Stone

    How does Coronavirus COVID-19 alter our workflow?

    We have the tests, and they're beautiful! This reminds me of the twilight zone..
  5. Matthew Stone

    How does Coronavirus COVID-19 alter our workflow?

    I feed the crows at my place, figure if I get it I'll head up for one last srt blast and take a nap at the top. Crows gotta eat too.
  6. Matthew Stone

    How does Coronavirus COVID-19 alter our workflow?

    @rico that's nuts! Hoping you, your wife, and those kids are safe & clear! All the best from my house, sir! Also, dibs on your saws
  7. Matthew Stone

    Hacking A Young-ish Ash Tree (Apparently)

    I subscribed, looking forward to Future projects
  8. Matthew Stone

    DON'T EVEN TRY IT!

    Shoot, tree guys do stand up all the time, usually standing up their bosses or parole officers though, from what I see on the Facebook! This world needs a few more good jokes in it, way too much crazy going on anymore.
  9. Matthew Stone

    How does Coronavirus COVID-19 alter our workflow?

    I worked over in the neighboring county yesterday, Wayne, and to my surprise, when I got home I saw they have a man quarantined there with Corona. Apparently it's going to hit close to home for me! Carbondale is Only roughly 20 miles away. Glad we got our son home before the hospitals start to...
  10. Matthew Stone

    Z-runner...

    I watched for a few days... Too painful to continue. It was at the point where my phone was bothering me because " z runner creator eats chicken wings" that I pulled the plug. I agree with njdelaney, looks like an extremely bad concoction of meds, or lack there of.
  11. Matthew Stone

    Sad Loss

    Respect to the fallen. Hopefully he will be remembered for his courage in service and not picked apart for trying to walk down a new alley, God knows we are all in some form of jeopardy every day we do this work. May he rest in peace.
  12. Matthew Stone

    will a chainsaw cut through a steel core lanyard?

    Here's a little refresher
  13. Matthew Stone

    Barberchair injury

    I have an exciting barber chair experience I'm willing to share, very non-typical. I started with a logger last year during the slow time of winter for some extra bread. It was all steep sidehill work plucking ash before they went to waste. All bore/trigger work. Very fun! I found a beauty of a...
  14. Matthew Stone

    Zigzag: Maintenance failure leads to accident

    "I've never seen a falling branch slide down a climb line and activate a multicender..." Think "DONT EVEN TRY IT" That's how it happens..
  15. Matthew Stone

    How does Coronavirus COVID-19 alter our workflow?

    Thanks, colb! We appreciate that. I hope the same for everybody, might not amount to much but we could all be in for a rollercoaster ride if everybody doesn't keep clean. The mountains of wood all over my yard have already made me super popular with the neighbors but if I read that right...
  16. Matthew Stone

    How does Coronavirus COVID-19 alter our workflow?

    With a new baby boy delivered last Monday, I have been relying on hand sanitizer heavily because he was a few weeks early and immune system is very low. The staff suggested we keep him out of reach of anyone besides mom and myself for a minimum or two more weeks, but said if we can, hold out on...
  17. Matthew Stone

    Grassroots for Bernie Sanders 2016

    I know it's a big country and all but on my side there isn't many that are looking to fly democrat. I only know a few people that ACTUALLY vote who are trying to swing the vote that way. I'm rolling the dice here but I am feeling 4 more years of "you're fired" is on the way. I've been in...
  18. Matthew Stone

    Where to cut to drop this tree.

    I cut one a few weeks ago with near identical bark damage, customer said it was wind damaged years ago before the beetles had their way. I'll share a few pictures of what I found. This damage was up about 20 feet so not much worry of a rock in there. I have found rocks while logging! It was...
  19. Matthew Stone

    Where to cut to drop this tree.

    If there's no danger to structures I'd cut it on the ground level, personally. Probe with a drill to assure there's something to work with. For directional control on ash I like to Set a rope high and base anchor, tension for direction and send it! Quality of wood and lean are the most relevant...
  20. Matthew Stone

    Sold

    I thought the same thing when I first saw the runner, this is about half the steel though. Still haven't seen that thing more than 15 feet off the ground

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