Logging Equipment Essential equipment for a small-scale logging operation. April 25, 2001
Finding woodlot property lines Techniques for determining where your property lines lie when they're obscured by brush. September 19, 2001
Dealing with Snow at the Sawmill Sawmill operators describe how they cope with heavy snowfalls in the yard and in the woods. September 5, 2011
Causes of Shake Bacteria is what causes shake in trees. September 24, 2003
Milling lumber from logs Here's the steps it takes to harvest, skid, and mill a log into lumber using my Norwood Lumbermate band saw mill. April 25, 2001
Pricing Walnut Logs Fine points of getting a fair price for walnut on the stump. August 30, 2007
Cypress Mulch Cypress mulch may come from locally grown trees, even in the north. But there is environmental controversy about harvesting the trees for mulch. October 25, 2006
Poison Ivy Remedies Logs with poison ivy vines on them can really get you good. Here are some recommendations for prevention and treatment. December 12, 2008
Cant Hook Versus Peavey Useful information on the relative merits and characteristics of these basic logging and sawmilling tools. May 11, 2005
Salvaging Downed Timber The sooner you saw, the better, but some trees can still yield valuable wood after years on the ground. March 26, 2013
Virginia Pine Sawing and Use Characteristics Also called "Jersey Pine" or "Spruce Pine," this tree yields useable lumber but is prone to rot, disease and insect damage. May 10, 2007
Hardwood Utilization Book Review "The Management, Manufacture and Marketing of California Black Oak, Pacific Madrone and Tanoak" covers the various aspects encountered by the forester, the logger, the sawmill manager, the marketing people, and the business owner - 1998
Controlled spalting Is it possible to control spalting to produce unique turning stock? June 20, 2000
Do trees freeze? The short answer is no; Gene Wengert provides full details. February 13, 2001
Sustainable forestry How sustainable forestry relates to the woodworker and consumer demands. June 3, 2003
Business Basics for a Timber Sale Sawmill pros and foresters advise a landowner on how to approach structuring a deal to cut and mill standing timber. July 30, 2007
Loading and Moving Big Logs with Minimal Impact This starts out as a conversation about block and tackle mechanical advantage, but develops into a detailed and useful discussion of ways to skid and load logs without tearing up the woods or lot. June 18, 2010
Log scale and overrun Different types of scales, formulas and methods of figuring overrun. January 28, 2002
Hiring a timber consultant When selling your woodlot, who should you enlist for help with all the choices you'll need to make? August 12, 2001
Tree Harvesting on Swampy Land Here is an argumentative, but also informative, thread about whether and how to extract useful wood from a plot of ground that is impassably wet during summer. June 14, 2014
Small Scale Timber Management A balanced discussion of low-impact sustainable horse logging versus one-time heavy harvesting. April 18, 2009
Winches for Skidding Logs If you want the muscle to move logs, you should look at hydraulic winches, not electric. Read on for other skidding advice. July 3, 2008
How much land for a living How many forested acres are needed to supply enough timber to support you? June 3, 2003
Limbing practices To prune or not to prune your future sawlogs. (Forestry Forum) March 23, 2003
How to move logs Creative and practical ways of loading, unloading and transporting logs. Illustrated. (Sawing and Drying Forum) March 23, 2003
Bulldozed Saw Logs Trees that have been pushed over may have various kinds of damage near the butt — and pulling them out of the pile can be hazardous, too. June 22, 2012
Sap Content and the Seasons Despite rumors to the contrary, live trees contain the same amount of sap, summer or winter. July 28, 2012
Value of Dead Standing Oak Moth-killed Chestnut Oak (also called Rock Oak) need not be felled immediately, and can produce valuable boards and timbers. October 1, 2009
Building with Urban Trees Harvesting and utilizing wood which would otherwise end up in the landfill. February 28, 2004
"False Acacia" (a.k.a. Black Locust) Black Locust is known in Europe as "False Acacia." Here's some info about the species and the lumber. October 15, 2010
Unusual Bar Shape on an Old Chain Saw Back in the day, some chain saws came with a bar that was interrupted in the middle, advantageous for limbing and for cutting stumps. June 15, 2014
Killing Cull Trees Tips on knocking out the unwanted saplings on a growing timber lot. April 18, 2009
Tree identification guide Recommended resources for identifying the trees in your region. February 28, 2001
Crosscut Saw Manual Comprehensive manual for the care, maintenance, and sharpening of a crosscut saw, from our friends at the U.S.D.A. Forest Service. January 5, 2007