Day 537 – Ash & a New Shooting Lane
We milled a pair of ash logs from Nathan's place. Then cut a new shooting lane at his grocery store.
Woodworking Has Changed
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Day 532 – Ahhhh…I Hung A Tree!
Just another few days at the BPo3 school. Class is always in session, and I'm constantly learning.
Day 526 – We got it done!
Everything on the list except "calibrate jointer" was accomplished!
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Day 522 – Milling Ant-Infested Cedar
I try to not work much around 911. And with a beacon of free speech, Charlie, being assassinated on the 10th, it was a...
Day 519 – That Scared the Begeebies Outa Me!
We got so busy before our daughter's birthday party that I had to pause editing. That said, we weathered the storm, the party has...
Day 518 – Minor Changes, HUGE Improvements
Do. Learn. Level Up.
The sawmill took over the lean-to space a couple of months ago. That was the "do" phase. Get it set up...
Day 515 – The List Has Begun
15 days until TK's birthday party. We made a list of stuff to accomplish before then. First up, the sawmill area needs a slight...
Day 511 – Busy Homestead Days Milling Pine, Cedar Log Pickup & Chipping Offcuts
We accomplished a bunch of random small tasks.
- I received a cedar log from a relative to use on our sawmill
- Jamie took the...
Day 508 – Creating the Final Major Trail on Our 100-Acre Homestead | Baumalight MP360 in Action
Today, we finally carve out the last major trail on our 100-acre forest property! Using the Baumalight MP360 mounted on my compact tractor, I...
Day 505 – Reviving the Wood Chipper & Gathering Greens for Next Year’s Compost
In today's video, I dusted off the Laneshark to cut some greens for Jamie's compost. She gathered what she could and continued building the...
Day 503 – I Can’t Believe We Got This Down There
A friend of mine has a property similar to ours, except that they are further into the bush. It's remote, it's quiet, and it's...
Day 499 – My Best Sawmill Lumber Yet
I'm having issues with my wood chipper. For the second time in a month, I have gouged all of the blades. I'm not entirely...
Day 497 – Establishing a Compost Station
With this year's "impossible garden," we now know we need more nutrients in the ground if Jamie wants to have a decent harvest next...
Day 494 – Setting Up a Log Yard
Tractor life is measured in hours, not miles. But with days like today, I often wonder how many actual miles I traveled. With the...
Day 487 – Punched In The Face – New Plans
Every day brings more knowledge and experience to the table. Most of the time, that means plans change based on new information. Our outside...
Day 484 – Gutter Drainage
In this video, I re-live life before a backup camera, add fixing my trailer tongue jack to the "someday" list, dig a shallow trench...
Day 483 – Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Teamwork makes the dreamwork. This property venture isn't my dream; it's a dream we all share. Room to roam, opportunity to grow, endless creativity....
Day 481 – Checking Boxes
A day of busy work often results in boxes being checked, but the feeling of nothing accomplished. This was one of those days.
Day 474 – Flooding, Stickers + Stickers, Profit
In a flash, it floods. This year has been a bit crazy with the volume of rain we have had. We got another flash...
Day 472 – Poison Ivy Powder of Doom
"Oh, poison ivy doesn't bother me." - Dumb-dumb quote of the century by Jay Bates, April 8, 2024.
Last summer, I got a bad case...
Day 471 – Grapple Mulcher Mowing – BaumaLight MP360
I'm continuing to use the BaumaLight mulcher in various situations to not only see where it shines, but also to see where it can...
Day 470 – SPEED TEST
I clamped a scissor jack to the sawmill frame to see how well it performs as a toe board. A toe board is essentially...
Day 464 – Beam Me Down Scotty
I'm beginning to realize just how often the sawmill and my nearly endless supply of pine logs are the answer. I need to make...
Day 462 – CONTROLLED CHAOS with the Baumalight MP360 Tractor Mulcher
Last summer, we had 1.3 acres of our pine stand forestry mulched with a skid steer and mulcher. That job cost us $200 per...
Day 459 – Play Fort & Sawmill Fort
Life is too short to not play. I can't say yes to every request when I'm working, but I try to play as much...
Day 455 – 10 footers with a side of rain
I knocked out three 10' pallets, and it rained a bit. Just a wee bit of rain.
Day 454 – Moving the Sawmill
Ever since I decided a sawmill was in our future, I thought I would build a nice pole barn structure of some kind to...
Day 451 – 4-Wheeler Setup + Trail Ride
When we bought our property, it had a single 4-wheeler trail running through the center. We now have over three miles of trails with...
Day 450 – My Own Lumber, finally!
A few more logs completed the evolution into lumber. I'm still working through some bottlenecks, primarily the weather. The rain is, of course, the...
Sawmill Necessities
It's time to make some pallets and stickers so I can stockpile lumber. To do so, I need to cut a bunch of runners...
Day 447 – Skeeter Boy’s Last Dance
Our little Skeeter Boy blessed us with 16 years of friendship and memories. This is a short tribute to him. Not a fun video...
Day 447 – Stickers, and a turn for the worse
Jamie helped me run the stickers through the planer. Help was much appreciated with this task. There was a lot of back and forth...
Day 446 – Pallet Projects
PEMDAS? Do you remember what that means? I'll give you a second.... How about Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally? That's the easy way...
Day 444 – Saving a Grand $$$
After a little more than three weeks, the tractor is operational once again. Well, it was always operational with movement and 3-point work. The...
Dovetailed Chainsaw Chest – Full Build
The first project out of the new shop is a Chainsaw Chest for my four-wheeler. The corners are dovetailed. The lid is glued, nailed...
Day 440 – Chainsaw Chest Finished
The chainsaw chest is complete. I broke a lot of woodworking rules with the bottom and the lid. In this case, it works. That's...
Day 438 – Sticky Dovetails
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I completed 30 days of "daily dovetails." Go through your scrap bin and mill...
Day 437 – Milling Wet Lumber
I caught lightning! Well, I caught it on camera. Pause at the 53-second mark to see it. I usually record time lapses of the...
Day 436 – Mind Dump + It Begins
Good morning! Before starting the first project in the new shop, I walked around and gave a brief overview of the overall status of...
Day 426 – I’ve Waited a Year For This Day
We have a patch of southern dewberries within eyesight of the shop. Last year, TK ate off of them for a few weeks. We...
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Day 420 – GREAT Progress, Shooting range, Felling, Root Balls
We had a stretch of no rain, and boy, did we take advantage of it.
I took four more pine trees down. I'm getting better,...
Day 415 – Powering Tools With A Sub Panel
Electrical work, to me, is one of the most boring skills I've ever learned. Not too difficult, just boring. A valuable skill to have,...
Day 416 – Drone Shot Homestead Plans
I was recently interviewed by our fiber internet provider. During the interview, I was asked if they could fly a drone for B-roll. I...
Day 410 – Picture Perfect Day With a Dangerous Tree
I am loving living the slow life. This video captures a typical day for us, and what a wonderful day it was. We've known...
Day 407 – DIY Oil Barrel
We have a lot of engines that require oil changes. Used oil is a resource on a property like this (fire starter, trailer decking...
Bad Boy 4035H One Year of Use
When I purchased this tractor, there wasn't a lot of video content showing what it is capable of. This video shows the Bad Boy...