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Started by Jeff, December 15, 2004, 04:05:58 PM

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Jeff

Awhile back I submitted an article that Tom wrote about the Forestry Forum to the Michigan Tree Farm System / Michigan Forest Resource Alliance Newsletter, I just got the Fall copy, and there it is, with a big old by line for Tom Cadenhead from Jacksonville FL . :D

We got a whole page!




Have you checked forestryforum.com today?

The Forestry Forum started its life over four years ago as a spin-off to The Timber Buyers Network, a website who's intended purpose was to get forest landowners and Foresters and loggers together in an atmosphere that would generate trust and honesty.  It wasn't long before the forum part of the site began to outgrow its mother site so Jeff Brokaw, the creator, moved it to its own domain and it has been standing alone ever since.

Jeff, who is a sawyer in Harrison, Michigan, began creating websites for Michigan forest products organizations and companies to help further the goals of promoting sustainable forestry education. Self taught, his creative abilities have lead to the design of over thirty sites for the forest products industry as well as some in unrelated areas.  The Forestry Forum was a labor of love and he supported it out of his own pocket until this past year when it was recognized by some of the industries leaders who frequented the site and determined it to be a place they wanted to support.  Their involvement will help to insure the survival of the site and take some of the monetary requirements off of Jeff.

A visitor to the forum is greeted by a welcoming front page that shows which members are currently on the site as well as a randomly selected photograph from the forum's gallery of member-submitted pictures.  Entering the Forum, one finds a list of topics that will attract them to their interest.  

The first is a General topic and members use it for everything from asking for help fixing their tractor to birthday wishes.

This is followed by three forestry-oriented topics where members list the dates of meetings, ask questions about woodlot management or show off their logging equipment.  One of the threads, Timber Harvest Methods & Equipment, is twenty-eight pages long and consists mostly of pictures of forwarders, skidders, feller/bunchers and the like.

There is even a topic for folks to get information about their tree's health or woodlot management, or referrals to specialists by one of the several on-board foresters who have volunteered their services.

Sawmill and Milling is a popular topic and has captured a large audience of portable band-saw millers.  Recently there was a topic, (called a "thread" on forums) started about a Nine Foot circle saw that was set up at a show in Michigan.  Another interesting thread is about Swing Saws built by one of the supporters of the Forestry Forum.  This is a style of saw that is pretty much unknown in the U.S.A. having been developed in New Zealand.  A swing saw can be carried into the woods on a pickup and assembled on top of a prostate log, regardless of its size, and used to "nibble" away boards and dimensional lumber until the log is nothing but a thin slab laying on the ground.

There is also a topic on chainsaws. No, not just about fellows taking down yard trees.  These are chainsaw mechanics that know the internal workings of the saw.  Some are building racing saws and some are using saws for their livelihood.  There are questions answered about engines, chains and chain configurations as well as safety and methods of felling trees.  Even a homeowner with a small saw can benefit from the education gained here.

There is a Tree ID topic for the identification of plants, and a topic on building log cabins and timber-frames.  Have you ever wanted to meet people who knew the fancy joinery in a timber-frame building?  Well, there are experts here who create this joinery with power tools and old hand tools alike.  You can even connect with fellows who make their own tools and sell them if you are looking for something you can't make yourself.

Yes there are even For-Sale topics and Service advertising for members.  Are you looking for a sawyer?  Well, there is a "find a sawyer, forester, logger" area.

The best part of the Forestry Forum is that none of the posts have been removed in the past three years.  There are stories of funny incidences that have happened to members in the "Funny Story" thread.  There are anecdotes, relating to old-timers known by the members, in the "Older Folks" thread.  There are encouraging tales of the younger generation in the "Younger folks" thread.  Tales of friendly people, personal heroes, incidents of life threatening near misses, stories of stuck skidders and trees felled onto houses, abound.  You can spend many entertaining evenings at the Forestry Forum even if you don't work in the woods.  One of the members, who turns wood bowls has even provided the instructions for turning an "inside-out" wood bowl.

Described as "A bunch of folks sitting around the pot-bellied stove in a hardware store", the Forestry Forum is a friendly, inviting place that welcomes all visitors and cares for all members with a zeal found only in small-town societies.  The camaraderie has spread throughout the world and members hail from all over the U.S.A, including Hawaii and Alaska, as well as Europe, South America, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.  Just click on the Members Map and you will be put in touch with member's profiles from all over the world.

Now is that time of year when a warm home in the evening is the comfortable place to be, and this Forum, www.forestryforum.com is made-for-home entertainment.

Tom Cadenhead
Jacksonville Florida
Just call me the midget doctor.
Forestry Forum Founder and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.

Commercial circle sawmill sawyer in a past life for 25yrs.
Ezekiel 22:30

Percy

Heya Tom/Jeff too.
Getting some well deserved recognition for your(all FF staff) efforts. Way to go ;) :D ;D :)
GOLDEN RULE : The guy with the gold, makes the rules.

Stump Jumper

 8) good job Tom &Jeff
   thank you
Jeff
May God Bless.
WM LT 40 SuperHDD42 HP Kubota walk & ride, WM Edger, JD Skidsteer 250, Farmi winch, Bri-Mar Dump Box Trailer, Black Powder

Bibbyman

Wood-Mizer LT40HDE25 Super 25hp 3ph with Command Control and Accuset.
Sawing since '94

EZ


VA-Sawyer

Well Done Tom ! We all salute you and I'll bet Jeff thanks you.....  ;D

chet

I am a true TREE HUGGER, if I didnt I would fall out!  chet the RETIRED arborist

isawlogs

You have a way with words ,   ;) :) nice job Mr. Tom
A man does not always grow wise as he grows old , but he always grows old as he grows wise .

   Marcel

RMay

Good read Tom and thanks to all that make the Forum what it is 8)
RMay in Okolona Arkansas  Sawing since 2001 with a 2012 Wood-Miser LT40HDSD35-RA  with Command Control and Accuset .

Jeff

I believe, if someone wnats a copy, they could request it here.
http://www.mfra.org/brochures.shtml

You might specify in the comments you would like a fall 2004 issue.
Just call me the midget doctor.
Forestry Forum Founder and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.

Commercial circle sawmill sawyer in a past life for 25yrs.
Ezekiel 22:30

Paschale

That's a great article, there Tom!  Well done.  :) ;D 8) :P
Y'all can pronounce it "puh-SKOLLY"

Phorester

Hmmmm..., a retired navy sonarman/writer/photographer/computer guru now running a sawmill and living in Florida writes an article in a Michigan magazine about a Michigan based Forestry forum.

Only in Ah-mur-ah-cah.....

Congratulations, Tom. Keep spreadin' the forestry word...

WV_hillbilly

  That is quite an accomplishment for both of you guys . It is great that this site gets some well deserved acknowledgement in print . Good articleTom .
Hillbilly

CHARLIE

Jeff, thanks for submitting Tom's article! ;D

Tom, way to go big brother!  Good job! 8)

Charlie
"Everybody was gone when I arrived but I decided to stick around until I could figure out why I was there !"

Texas Ranger

DanG, now that Tom is a published author, he'll go high hatting on us.  Be puttin cheese on his grits, coolin his beer down,  washin that ol pick up truck, be sittin on the front pew at the Church. ;D

Way to go, Jeff and Tom.
The Ranger, home of Texas Forestry

pasbuild

If it can't be nailed or glued then screw it

edsaws


TN_man

Tom,
You do have a nack for writing and I have enjoyed your writing through your posts. Good job 8)
WM LT-20 solar-kiln Case 885 4x4 w/ front end loader  80 acre farm  little time or money

fstedy

 ;D :) 8) Well done Tom congrats on a fine article. You and Jeff are a class act  8) :) ;D
Timberking B-20   Retired and enjoying every minute of it.
Former occupations Electrical Lineman, Airline Pilot, Owner operator of Machine Shop, Slot Machine Technician and Sawmill Operator.
I know its a long story!!!

breederman

Thanks Tom for telling the world what a great place this is.
Together we got this !

Bill Johnson

Well done Tom, that was a fine article.
Bill

Murf

Good job Tom, lucky for you it was in a newspaper......

If they put you in a magazine you'd end up with staples in your belly-button..... ;D
If you're going to break a law..... make sure it's Murphy's Law.

Timber_Framer

DanG good article about a DanG good forum ;D
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles."

Tom


Patty

Job well done, Tom. Congratulations on being published.
Women are Angels.
And when someone breaks our wings....
We simply continue to fly ........
on a broomstick.....
We are flexible like that.

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