Burnham
Woods walker
Stig has reported similar with some beeches, iirc.
How'd it go today?
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TreeHouser
Nope, tree was plumb and straight.
This was a forest tree not a yard tree if that makes any difference.
This was a forest tree not a yard tree if that makes any difference.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Hmm. Our shag bark cedars will do that from time to time, but not very long lengths. How long a log was it that split?
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
Hickory is notorious for splitting in the logging/sawmill world.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Wasp nest in dead oak today. Got one side of the top on the ground, got stung, cleaned up and revenge will be mine come cold weather.
Nutball
TreeHouser
Fly a drone up to the nest and let it chop them up.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Funny thing was.....
They took no offence to a pole saw cut on the tip of a hanging limb from the lead they are in. We brushed the creek bank and nothing. Strapped the trunk, nothing. Cut a low limb while I was making my way up, nothing. But boy howdy, when you cut the lead opposite them and the whole tree shakes to the root crown 🤪
They took no offence to a pole saw cut on the tip of a hanging limb from the lead they are in. We brushed the creek bank and nothing. Strapped the trunk, nothing. Cut a low limb while I was making my way up, nothing. But boy howdy, when you cut the lead opposite them and the whole tree shakes to the root crown 🤪
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Just under 12’
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Last week I parked the mini under a wasp nest that I didn’t see. Didn’t get stung but I was less than a foot away from the damn thing.
Sometimes they seem to pretend to be cool and just kinda hang out like that, it's weird. Before i got married and had kids i had cleaned up the sailboat (which was often a wasp subdivision since i park it in the back 40) and took it out on the river with about 10 people. We were all partying on it, went for a sail, and eventually went downtown to tie up and watch a concert they had at the riverfront. It was around then that someone noticed there was a nest about the size of a baseball covered with them that i had missed, they had been all over with us that day and no one saw them at all, including me when i killed and removed all the others. No one was stung or even harrassed, they simply just hung out all day and went boating with us. I flipped out since i had just learned that i was allergic, but one of the other guys just calmly reached up and very gently grabbed the nest with a paper towel and tossed them overboard, and they all calmly floated down the river on the nest lol. Never once bothered anyone, even after he did that to the nest. Why they can't all be cool like that I'll never know, it was crazy how calm they were, and the nest was right by the companionway, so everyone almost touched it coming in and out all day long. Wasps on a boat really suck since there's no where to go too, that could have been really bad, but they were super chill and never bothered us once all day.
Kaveman
Treehouser
My neigh-bors woke me up this morning, horseplaying in the yard...
This guy was knocking on the camper at 05:30, managed to crack the side door a bit and snap a few photos, but the door is noisy and they shied away a few feet. Somebody kept kicking the back bumper/receiver hitch, so I couldn't go back to sleep.
This guy was knocking on the camper at 05:30, managed to crack the side door a bit and snap a few photos, but the door is noisy and they shied away a few feet. Somebody kept kicking the back bumper/receiver hitch, so I couldn't go back to sleep.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Just got called for a cat rescue in White Mountain Lakes. Boss dropped everything because he's an animal lover. I'll update soon.
Day started rough, but ended up being /not bad/. I just wasn't in the mood for this crap today. It was a good bit cooler, cloudy(yay!), but humid and wet as hell. Staked more LOD, and I got to use my brushcutter and 2511 a bit. Stuff I found...
Hawk feather and deer skull. They were within 50' of each other...
Turtle!
I moved him a couple hundred feet to a different section of woods, cause the one he was in will be getting *very* unpleasant for him. Hope he stays where I put him, but probably not.
A wet ass boot...
My repair is holding up pretty well. The ShoeGoo skim coat I put on top has peeled off, but the patch is still well sealed. I'm happy with it
Hawk feather and deer skull. They were within 50' of each other...
Turtle!
I moved him a couple hundred feet to a different section of woods, cause the one he was in will be getting *very* unpleasant for him. Hope he stays where I put him, but probably not.
A wet ass boot...
My repair is holding up pretty well. The ShoeGoo skim coat I put on top has peeled off, but the patch is still well sealed. I'm happy with it
Kaveman
Treehouser
Ginger kitty successfully rescued! Took longer to drive there, or even to type this than it did for the boss to squirrel up and stuff kitty into a duffel bag. All is well, homeward bound for us.
Forgot to mention... That job I'm doing has tons of beech on it, and just about every one has beech leaf disease. They were looking pretty bad. Thanks to @Treeaddict for hipping me to the disease, so at least I know what to call it.
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TreeHouser
I have used a product called Sonolastic NP1. The name has changed but a google search will get you the right stuff. It’s a polyester caulk that is amazing. Stays flexible regardless of temp unless it really cold like dry ice cold. Sticks to everything.
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
I took apart my baby chipper to replace the main bearings and other things. They are worn out and the rotor is touching the side plates of the cutting chamber. Press fit and rust on the shaft make a good workout to remove the bearings. One done, but I feared to break the puller. It turns out that there is more play between the bearing and its cast iron mount than inside the bearing itself. I didn't expect that and I have only the replacement bearings. Well, third order for parts in a few days. I didn't do good in optimizing the shipping costs this time.
More LOD today. It was fairly pleasant. Humid where I was cause it's in a creek valley with wetlands, but cool for a MD July. Also shaded, cause I'm in the woods. Nothing interesting to take pics of, but I got to cut some trees with my 2511. I wanted to bring a chunk of ironwood home with me, but I was whooped, and didn't feel like carrying it out of the woods. Lots of stuff to stumble on out there. Tons of rocks and fallen trees/parts, and I'm packed full of supplies to get everything set.
I love that 2511. I just carried it instead of hooking it to my belt, cause I was already weighted down with stuff. Easy-peasy. It's so compact and light, it's almost like carrying nothing.
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Forgot, Yesterday I won a 6pack of Hany's Harvest products cause I completed an online survey for them. I buy their Carolina Reaper fire cider. They asked what I wanted, and I told them to pick, and mentioned I already buy the fire cider, so they're sending me 4 bottles of reaper cider, a bottle of dandelion earth cider, and a bottle of hibiscus/ginger oxymel. I'm kinda interested in what the non fire ciders taste like, but the stuff's expensive, so I didn't want to gamble on them. This'll give me a free way to try them out.
I love that 2511. I just carried it instead of hooking it to my belt, cause I was already weighted down with stuff. Easy-peasy. It's so compact and light, it's almost like carrying nothing.
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Forgot, Yesterday I won a 6pack of Hany's Harvest products cause I completed an online survey for them. I buy their Carolina Reaper fire cider. They asked what I wanted, and I told them to pick, and mentioned I already buy the fire cider, so they're sending me 4 bottles of reaper cider, a bottle of dandelion earth cider, and a bottle of hibiscus/ginger oxymel. I'm kinda interested in what the non fire ciders taste like, but the stuff's expensive, so I didn't want to gamble on them. This'll give me a free way to try them out.
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TreeHouser
I luv me a 2511!
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Edward Chainsaw Hands.
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
My move is going exceptionally! It's mostly great to see my parents regularly again! We had filets yesterday, that I grilled! It was great!
I scored a lead loss at Mattress Firm! A $1699 memory foam queen mattress for only $599 with a free stand that allows me to lift the top of my bed up into the upright position and lift the base up for leg lift! They had a timely promotion! Comes on August 2nd. Until then I'm still stuck with my air mattress. It is what it is!
Also scored a new TV table from my parents and their old 65" Sony OLED smart TV for free! Got legs for it for $40 from Walmart.
Also looking at a couch on Monday from IKEA. Two seater. Should be perfect for my apartment. Just wanna make sure that it's comfy before I buy it.
Finally, found a potentially perfect new project table for filming knot videos and it folds in half so I can have a place to sit down and eat by myself and use as a computer table! SCORE! Wayfair.com on that one!
My empty apartment is coming together nicely! =-D
I scored a lead loss at Mattress Firm! A $1699 memory foam queen mattress for only $599 with a free stand that allows me to lift the top of my bed up into the upright position and lift the base up for leg lift! They had a timely promotion! Comes on August 2nd. Until then I'm still stuck with my air mattress. It is what it is!
Also scored a new TV table from my parents and their old 65" Sony OLED smart TV for free! Got legs for it for $40 from Walmart.
Also looking at a couch on Monday from IKEA. Two seater. Should be perfect for my apartment. Just wanna make sure that it's comfy before I buy it.
Finally, found a potentially perfect new project table for filming knot videos and it folds in half so I can have a place to sit down and eat by myself and use as a computer table! SCORE! Wayfair.com on that one!
My empty apartment is coming together nicely! =-D
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