Today....

We picked plums and Asian pears, today... these are from some young trees and this is their first year to produce fruit. The peach trees were a record crop... literally, several hundred pounds. We've been canning those for two weeks. Two of the trees were badly damaged. So overloaded with fruit that a small thunderstorm broke them up badly. They'll probably survive, but I'm going to have to do a lot of heavy pruning. We didn't thin enough of the fruit out. Been a really strange year for weather, here.

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JeffGu said:
We picked plums and Asian pears, today... these are from some young trees and this is their first year to produce fruit. The peach trees were a record crop... literally, several hundred pounds. We've been canning those for two weeks. Two of the trees were badly damaged. So overloaded with fruit that a small thunderstorm broke them up badly. They'll probably survive, but I'm going to have to do a lot of heavy pruning. We didn't thin enough of the fruit out. Been a really strange year for weather, here.

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I'm looking forward to having peaches through the winter. We didn't get our tomato plants in the ground until late, so we're just starting to get ripe ones. Tons of green ones out there, and there's still time, so I think we'll be canning them next week.

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Got a new to me block in the mail today 3/4” CMI and did some cutting yesterday. Found Some Rot, I got 9 of the Big Rounds Cut and moved, as well as a bunch of smaller stuff it was a very productive day... I should be done there soon...

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Why is one stack stickered, and others stacked without?


I sold two pieces of wood last week. One slab for a shelf, and a piece of figured and planed maple. Makes three sold pieces.



Helped a friend move to a new place. The moving crew of friends were impressed by my moving prowess. It told them mostly what I do it move things all day. Sometimes it starts with separating it correctly, and from way up in the air, but its what I do, along with reduce shade.
 
southsoundtree said:
Why is one stack stickered, and others stacked without?


I sold two pieces of wood last week. One slab for a shelf, and a piece of figured and planed maple. Makes three sold pieces.



Helped a friend move to a new place. The moving crew of friends were impressed by my moving prowess. It told them mostly what I do it move things all day. Sometimes it starts with separating it correctly, and from way up in the air, but its what I do, along with reduce shade.
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This wood came from a job where I ended up getting payed in lumber, meaning for every board foot I milled for the client I took one for myself. The 1st stack which is stickered is for my personal stash and was moved to my place. The 2nd unstickered stack is for the clients who will need to move it closer to their house, get it sticker and stacked, and let it dry before building a new wrap around deck with it. There is a smaller stack which the clients will also need to get moved and stickered/stacked. I DO NOT sticker lumber (fuck that) for others so I hope they get it done before this lumber starts to mold. Ain't holding my breath though?
 
JeffGu said:
Am I seeing things, or did a couple of those sheep have a "I Love Rico" tattoo on their ass?
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That’s how you tell if a sheep has been bred or not, some kind of transferable pigment/powder is put on the ram’s belly, it’s easy to tell who’s done their job when a ewe has fluorescent orange powder on her rear, or... “I love Rico” works too. But surely there are better options in redwood country!?
 
Can redwood lumber be built with green, if they are ready in time before mold sets in?
Is it just better to let it dry, stacked, weighed down.

Do you weigh the tops down, or do you get good drying without extra weight on the top boards?

Do you ever use boric acid and borax solution, as was recommended to me?

Thanks.

Always learning.
 
You can built with green redwood, but like other woods its best if you let it properly dry before using.

I alway put roofs on my stickered stacks when they are full and ready for the dry process. I throw a few shitty boards on top of the stack then install a temporary metal roof which also acts to weight the stack. Keeps the wood out of the rain, UV's, and in a year or so the wood comes out perfectly dried and straight as an arrow.

Have not tried the borax/boric solutions as I never felt the need to do so. I have been told it works great when dealing with termites and other wood eating bugs in buildings that are suffering from an infestation. I have heard it also works wonders with dry rot?
 
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