Contents of the Forestry Forum's Tips, Tricks, Rules Of Thumb and Words of Wisdom
- Business Tips - Anything that would make a wood related business run smoother or be more profitable. It includes starting the business, equipment choices, contracts and customer relations.
- Cement - Notes on mixing and finishing cement
- Chainsaws
- Concrete - Tips on mixing concrete (cement is another catagory)
- Drying wood - Air drying and kiln information
- Food! - Recipe's or whatever, if this section gets to full, well create a recipe book!
- Forestry - Facts and tips that you might find useful
- Forestry Forum Tips - Aides for Forestry Forum functions, etiquitte, rules, titles and shortcuts.
- Forestry Fun Facts - Just what it says...
- Friends
- Handy Things Around the Mill - Little tips that make working around a mill or in the forest a little easier.
- Jokes for the family - humorous, clean, short jokes no smut.
- Life - Yes, we have some Philosophers out there
- Logging - Mechanized
- Logging - Other
- Machining Wood - Tips on setting up Planers,Moulders,including sharpening and setting up knives,and feed rates for different wood species.
- Magazines and Sales brochures - The Industry has magazines, papers, House Organs, and sales paraphanalia that makes shopping easier and Entertainment, fun. They can also be a good educational source and some even provide the history of equipment, companies and parts of the country. Some are free and some are by subscription.
A listing in this catagory should provide the title of the Magazine, something about its contents and how to subscribe.
- Milling - Bandmills
- Milling - Chainsaw Mills
- Milling - Circle Mills
- Outdoor activities - This could be hunting, fishing, camping, snowshoing, hiking or whatever.
- Plant pests - Descriptions, or links to descriptions, of plant pests and diseases
- Quotes - Other people
- Quotes - Your Own!
- Safety Tips of all kinds - Here you will find suggestions of safety pertaining to everything from chainsaws and Sawmills to shop equipment and kitchen utensils.
- Sawmill Power - Talk about engines, motors, power converters, etc.
- Stories - Great or not so great things that have happened to you or your friends, animals and whatever else.
- Timber Framing - Tools and Techniques used in Timber Framing.
- Tool tips - Simple things that members have found to help in the use of a tool.
- Tree and plant Identification - Links of Government, University or otherwise approved websites that contain information about specific plants or keys and pictures for locating an unknown.
- USA Flag Etiquette - How to treat "Old Glory"
- Vehicles and Transportation
- Wood and Lumber
- Wood damaging insects, funguses and other vermin - Here is a place for write-ups and links to write-ups on Carpenter Bees, termites, mildew, white rot, Beavers, woodpeckers, etc.
- wood working projects - Crafts, furniture, joinery, finishing, turning