Category: Woodworking
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HollyWood
These were the last two of about 9 trunks of holly that were 20-25 tall at Peck Cottage next door. These two were especially difficult because they were leaning towards our house and the iron fence and Internet lifeline were in its path were it to fall into our house. I used ground anchors with…
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Sawmilling Redwood Boards
When we lived in Napa, CA, we removed a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) that was 6 feet in diameter at its base and 12 feet from the corner of a Victorian cottage we ran as a vacation rental and threatened the foundation. Moreover, I learned from a former lumberman that redwoods have “sleepers” which are…