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Like you said there are some bow makers and fence post people that will take Hedge but otherwise seems like most mills around here won't touch it, nor will loggers. While I lack the connections, I personaly have never been able to make a dollar off of hedge other then for firewood. I only use a maul to split firewood so somtimes it's more work then it's worth. Plus most of the people I sell firewood to are people in apartments or homes that only burn wood for aesthetic reasons and don't know or care whether it's cottonwood or osage orange. Matter of fact most of the people I sell to would probably rather have cottonwood just because it throws out a better looking flame. Most of the homeowners that burn for actual heat either cut it themselves or buy cords of wood from guys that have the equipment to split in that volume. I have a lot of respect for the Osage Orange and if I was a tree, it's what I would want to be. Regardless if it's female or male, the tree will make you draw a little blood climbing it, but then it will allow you to tie into the smallest of limbs....even dead. It's as tough as nails, disease tolorant, prickly, obnoxious, hard on saws, makes a mess of yards, and even after you kill it, it will last a century just standing there. It's just a tough ole tree. |
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03-12-2011, 04:55 PM | #559 |
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Wow, I play freecell and solitare quite a bit and never seen that before. I wonder which one is the imposter and which one is the real one :?: Maybe that family of cards is into cloning.
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03-16-2011, 11:13 PM | #560 |
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Warning might makeyou puke
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03-16-2011, 11:20 PM | #561 |
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Nope, didn't need to see that. Thanks anyway.
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03-16-2011, 11:24 PM | #562 |
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8O
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03-17-2011, 12:23 AM | #563 |
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officially now blind
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03-17-2011, 12:31 AM | #564 |
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Me too. Gouged my own eyes out.
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03-17-2011, 01:01 AM | #565 |
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I had insomnia to begin with. Might as well PLAN on being up all night now.
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03-17-2011, 01:21 AM | #566 |
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You're a doc, Doc. I bet you've seen worse. 8O
Time for a new pic. This is my buddy Rob after he and I thrashed our way up a mountain in Jamaica. Man, that was three years ago now.
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03-17-2011, 02:04 AM | #567 |
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That is one Happy picture!
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And yes, I have seen worse. Almost on a daily basis...
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03-17-2011, 01:46 PM | #569 |
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Not my pic but a pretty shot from one of my fellow Maule pilots in Alaska:
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03-17-2011, 10:33 PM | #570 |
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Barnone, that's disturbing, yet awesome at the same time.
Weldngrind, You have anymore pics of Jamaica? That sounds like a neat trip. Did you go to Kingston? I'm curious what Kingston looks like. FastDoc, Do you ever get the chance to take any weekend or week long trips in your plane? That would be so cool to fly in somewhere for a few days. |
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