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    Maggie’s Most valuable trades?

    What industry?
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    Maggie’s Most valuable trades?

    Are there specific certs or training you would suggest pursuing?
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    Maggie’s Most valuable trades?

    I would certainly plan on getting certified. What certifications bring tge best opportunities? Any to stay away from?
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    Maggie’s Most valuable trades?

    Been doing “white collar” type work since graduating college about 12 years ago. First law enforcement investigations then background checks for security clearances then low level project mgmt for an ag Corp. recently unemployed due to Rona fears, applying for more white collar jobs I know I’ll...
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    Maggie’s The Woodchuck and Firewood Hoarders Thread

    I’ve been running a Couple different huztl/farmertech/holzforma 660 for about 2 years now. These are 100% to spec copies of out of date stihl pro saws (066, ms660,661)You can run oem parts in any combination if you want. Most of the farmertech (ft) parts are fine but some small things like chain...
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    Maggie’s The Woodchuck and Firewood Hoarders Thread

    Actually most of them come by and tell me how pretty my slabs look. I try to only run the saw 15-20 min a time 2-3 hours a day when most people would be at work or on weekends when you expect a lot of yard work noise. My neighborhood has lots of old hardwoods and 70’s era silver maples so...
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    Maggie’s The “I got fired because Corona” thread

    Just an observation, but in my area it seems like the only people adhering to quarantine are professionals between 25 and 60 everyone else is business as usual. There is a low income senior apartment complex near my neighborhood and the people in jazzy scooters missing limbs from diabetes are...
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    Maggie’s The Woodchuck and Firewood Hoarders Thread

    It’s white pine. That’s a Chinese copy, the Sugi is real lol
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    Maggie’s The “I got fired because Corona” thread

    I’ll go first. Hopefully I’ll be the only one but I doubt it. Got the axe today at 5. After 2 years at this job no issues or complaints all I got was a “sorry man upper mgmt said cut the budget x amount” this is a fortune 100 company, project mgmt type job. Anybody else?
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    Maggie’s The Woodchuck and Firewood Hoarders Thread

    I need a more reliable wood source. Not many reliable tree guys I know of around here.
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    Maggie’s The Woodchuck and Firewood Hoarders Thread

    I won’t be doing any cutting soon, dislocated my knee yesterday trying to climb up some mulch. So in the meantime here’s some pics of my little side hustle. Selling slabs of whatever I can get people to deliver.
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    Maggie’s The Woodchuck and Firewood Hoarders Thread

    Getting much better at hand filing these days, but the standard stihl and Oregon files leave much to be desired in terms of finish. If knife sharpening has taught me anything a finer polish usually equals a sharper edge. Do you guys know of any round “files” that leave a better smoother finish...
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    Walnut stock blanks?

    Any point trying to cut some stock blanks out of this log I’m slabbing?
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    Gunsmithing Walnut stock blanks?

    Beautiful
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    Gunsmithing Walnut stock blanks?

    Yeah after I typed that I realized those may have been prices for Turkish and Claro or some type of hybrid grown in the us.
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    Gunsmithing Walnut stock blanks?

    When you see figured blanks online selling for 600-1500$ is that because their pieces of wood are dried to correct moisture content and basically have no risk of checking and cracking after you buy? Is it because of the orientation of the figure in relation to stock orientation? I guess what I’m...