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Hi All, I have a maple tree in the front yard. It turned red last year (Pic1 attached). I had kept some stone around it as retaining wall this year and didnt dig in the ground or cut any roots. This year however the tree didnt turn red, the leaves have brown edges and are falling off pretty...

Finished a 2 cord batch of hardwood in the kiln this morning. Load and go. Had to keep 6ft from the wife so she had to load herself :) Then we loaded another two cord in the kiln. 1.75 cords (7 of the 8 crates) were air drying for a couple weeks out in the field. The 8th crate was fresh...

Hi there, I'm a new miller and looking at different places to set up a drying area and have a few different questions. My first question is about recommendations of indoors vs outdoors? My two options right now are a barn, or building a lean-to or something outdoors in the spring. This set up is...

Hi there, I'm a new miller and looking at different places to set up a drying area and have a few different questions. My first question is about recommendations of indoors vs outdoors? My two options right now are a barn, or building a lean-to or something outdoors in the spring. This set up is...

A windstorm blew down a tree that had been weakened by termites. The chickens enjoyed extra protein as I split the rounds bucked up by a friend. I figured that once cut up the termite nest will dry and die. In the meantime I don't want to stack the wood near my house or shop -- just in case...

Are most of you fellas using a heat cycle on the lumber and slabs before the projects begin or are there other options these days? I saw one guy use a salt/boric acid mixture rolled on the wet slabs but, I'm not sure if that replaces the heat cycle.