Stone Branch, build it, they will come.

[Mennoniteman]

Thanks Hoosierhunting. I was thinking about trying my hand at timber framing with some of tulip poplars that I have an abundance of.

I made some more sunshine this morning.

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A word of caution if you are thinking of timber framing with any unkilned hardwoods such as tulip poplar. If used untreated, powderpost beetles will probably reduce it to sawdust in less than 10 years, this is the reason that most builders do not use sawmill lumber anymore for structural frames of buildings. I have rebuilt several 10 year old barns that were collapsing because of the beetles. Spraying wood with diesel fuel takes care of it but isn't legal for some applications. Borate treatments also take care of them. Softwoods and kiln dried lumber are usually not a problem.

 

[Hoosierhunting]

The crosscut chain roughed up that soft wood pretty well.

Are you planking for heavy 1"?

What size saw are you running?

G

Yes, rough sawed them at 6/4 hoping for a heavy 1” after drying and the planer. I run a Stihl 462 now but have done plenty with the ms 291 too.


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[George]

A word of caution if you are thinking of timber framing with any unkilned hardwoods such as tulip poplar. If used untreated, powderpost beetles will probably reduce it to sawdust in less than 10 years, this is the reason that most builders do not use sawmill lumber anymore for structural frames of buildings. I have rebuilt several 10 year old barns that were collapsing because of the beetles. Spraying wood with diesel fuel takes care of it but isn't legal for some applications. Borate treatments also take care of them. Softwoods and kiln dried lumber are usually not a problem.

Thanks for the heads up, I have fresh sign of beetle activity in my new building behind some barn wood boards that I put up.

Yes, rough sawed them at 6/4 hoping for a heavy 1” after drying and the planer. I run a Stihl 462 now but have done plenty with the ms 291 too.
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I was looking at the price tags on Kentucky coffee tree slabs yesterday and at that rate my tree is sitting there at around $2,000- $3,000. I'm looking at a Norwood LM29.







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[Hoosierhunting]

I’ve heard good things about the Norwoods. Woodmizer seems far more popular around here but the factory is an hour and a half down the road so makes sense. They’re not as good for slabbing but the Lucas Mills out of Australia are pretty great for dimensional lumber cutting.


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[George]

It's been a week or two since I've been back up.




From one mess to another, I was waiting for the wheat to make seed before mowing which may have been a mistake, at least here, vines took it down.


Native/Steve?




My goals and ambitions may have been tempered by reality but I do have some new evidence that would suggest that I have been somewhat successful in creating some fawning cover up top.





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[Native Hunter]

Geo, good to hear from you.

Based on your pictures that looks like the native "Virgin's Bower" (Clematis Virginiana) vine. It's also called "Devil's Darning Needles" by some folks. There is an introduced Clematis Vine, but the leaves and flowers are entirely different.

That's a nice snake. I have one I will give you. I have to stop and throw him out of the road when I drive down to the gate. He sure does get mad at me, but it's better than getting run over.

 

[George]

Looks like a big ass bull. Thanks Native, I won't be waiting for the bloom to mow. I added clover to this plot in the spring.

I have yet to find a bull snake. I heard that they can be onry/ornery.

G

 

[Native Hunter]

Looks like a big ass bull. Thanks Native, I won't be waiting for the bloom to mow. I added clover to this plot in the spring.

I have yet to find a bull snake. I heard that they can be onry/ornery.

G

Yea, when I toss him in the ditch he turns into a regular monster.

 

[George]

I finally got around to cleaning up the food plots.




They were getting a bit unruly.







Can anyone give me some advice on pruning my apple trees?



There is still about 3 inches of red delicious, I'm hoping for a stump sprout, if not I'll have to go back to the store and tell them that my tree died.



I decided to go with some fresh metal on the ceiling.






This week I'm trimming out my windows and putting up the garage door.

G

 

[lakngolf]

I believe you've had some "growing" weather up there. Glad you got some of it under control. One of these days I've got to get busy on my bush hog.
Cabin is looking great. What about the old barn with missing tin?

 

[George]

I believe you've had some "growing" weather up there. Glad you got some of it under control. One of these days I've got to get busy on my bush hog.
Cabin is looking great. What about the old barn with missing tin?

Thanks lak, I was going to use more metal off of the roof of the old barn but I decided to leave that metal where it is at. I'm going to straighten and prop up about 2/3s of the old barn. There is no shortage of things to do.

G

 

[Native Hunter]

Glad to see things looking so good - except for maybe the Apple tree. But, you could get lucky on that too!

 

[George]

Boletes



copperheads



doors



windows



timbers









So it's about time to at least start thinking about deer



My plots are weeds, clover, brassica, wheat low input 3/6-24-24, 1/35-0-0, 1/mow job.

 

[George]

"build it, they will come"

Last year I had the same group of 1 year old bucks standing around for the most part up top. This year the girls have claimed the ridge top, which is exactly what we need. I'm not sure how many fawns are up there but I believe at least two.





The younger fellas are still around but less frequent.



This guy I believe to be one of the returning 9pts







I caught these boys down below





and also got a good look up top.





G

 

[weekender21]

A few great looking bucks!

 

[TheOldOak]

Those are some nice size bucks, seems the deer are giving the land improvements a big thumbs up!

Alright, have to ask, what does rattlesnake taste like? Fortunately I've never seen one on my place in Indiana.

 

[KSQ2]

Those are some nice size bucks, seems the deer are giving the land improvements a big thumbs up!

Alright, have to ask, what does rattlesnake taste like? Fortunately I've never seen one on my place in Indiana.

I wondered the same...

Looking really good on the place!

 

[Mennoniteman]

"build it, they will come"

Last year I had the same group of 1 year old bucks standing around for the most part up top. This year the girls have claimed the ridge top, which is exactly what we need. I'm not sure how many fawns are up there but I believe at least two.

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The younger fellas are still around but less frequent.

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This guy I believe to be one of the returning 9pts

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I caught these boys down below

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Beautiful pictures. Those boys look a thousand times nicer than them snakes you've got everywhere.

 

[Native Hunter]

Things are looking good for you. Won't be long until you can start hunting again!

 

[George]

Thanks guys.

Snake is tasty meat, it is stringy and a bit chewy, some are reminded of frog legs. The thick mid section is a decent chunk of back strap. It takes a bit more work to separate the meat from the bone than eating, say a t-bone. That being said I won't be killing any more rattle snakes because i need to eat them.

Native, after seeing that 9pt I'm hoping to go hunting this year. I'll still be getting ready in September.

G