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  1. pete3d

    Today....

    That’s spry.
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    Today....

    It’s too nice for framing - period!
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    Lightning?

    Particularly the way the scars run so definitively “into” the ground (nice photos) makes me think “lightning”.
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    Today....

    From here we get to literally look up to the USA. It’s northern upland graces us with a handsome vista.
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    Beech drying / checking

    I’ve mentioned this in an other thread, but will be so bold as to reiterate - reducing checking or cracking of the ends of valuable logs is, in my experience, most effectively done by coating the end with liquid (melted) paraffin wax immediately after they’ve been bucked. Paraffin is very...
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    Depth gauge setting (can of worms)

    Long strips can readily be produced by aligning the bar parallel to the long grain of the wood. This can be a real problem when splitting blocks with a chainsaw as the chain cover is inclined to plug with spaghetti like “sawdust”.
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    How an 18th century battleship works

    Absolutely fascinating - thanks again Tom.
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    Some interesting stuff about brains and work

    Mr. Medina is in my opinion certainly on the right track when he suggests that maternity leave, early childhood care and education in general are fundamental elements of healthy human brains, and by extension a healthy society, but overly timid in not proposing that the state might be best...
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    Today....

    Trying to prune the wild grape vines. Sometimes the power pruner or loppers won’t make the cut.
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    Power hand pruner...fun video

    Thanks Tom - I didn’t know which emoticon to put on your post as a reaction since I loved it but was laughing out loud! I often dream of a better world where my arboristic endeavours would be entirely realized with a nice 1/2 rope, a pair of sneakers, and hand shears, and my objectives would be...
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    SGR removal and air chisel

    (y) A small sharp one.
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    SGR removal and air chisel

    As someone who took a short welding course about 45 years ago and never practiced much in the interim but likes to be able to fabricate a small project in steel a couple of times a year I find a little 110v inverter flux core MIG just the ticket, in that it’s low capital investment ($140 or so)...
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    SGR removal and air chisel

    Great video - it’s always good to see professionals in action, and your commentary adds much appreciated depth. Cheers. @ATH you are absolutely right that sharpening is essential, and I’ll be so bold to say if you took that a step further you would be even happier with the results:). I can...
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    Arts and Crafts

    Thanks. I got the idea for the wooden suspension piano bench swaying, while sitting by my good buddy Malcolm at the back of the bar on a conventional straight legged bench with loose and cracked tenons, as he played the honky-tonk piano. I made 4 of them in different iterations and would make a...
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    Arts and Crafts

    I spent about 20 years as a professional woodworker and did some projects that I was proud of because of the exceptional way they honoured the trees that they were made of. This is a large toy chest made in the 6 board style - no laminations just fine plain white pine boards about 23” wide...
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    Akin to Lumberjacks?

    Sorry Rico, it’s fairy tales, looking on the bright side, and having the feeling that what I do has some art, that sustains me. When I started this thread I was only hoping to bolster some of this forum’s member’s outlook on their occupation, and lighten their day.
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    Akin to Lumberjacks?

    There are those that would say that the first steps on the road to agriculture were the beginning of the path out of eden. Some would say “no art no life”.
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    Akin to Lumberjacks?

    Believe me when the giant 150 year old tree between the house, the barn and the garage has got to go the farmer needs an arborist every bit as much as the next fellow.
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    Akin to Lumberjacks?

    Here’s a link to a reaffirming article that lauds the forest worker’s way of life: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/06/happiest-jobs-on-earth/
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    Ring on bridge?

    Cheers ColoradoNative I appreciate your concern for my safety and welfare but when my Omni Block 1.1 returns from its recall it will almost surely go back on my bridge. At this time I figure that the odds of something pushing the recessed front plate release button and the plate turning, and my...

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