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If you are like me I find it very hard to judge the height of a tree.  This is particularly important to know when you are cutting a tree down, knowing how far it will fall.  Thanks to the power of geometry there is an easy way to do this with just a stick.

If you can create a triangle with the tree as on leg and the angles 90, 45, 45 then the leg on the ground will be the same as the height of the tree.

At first glance hydraulics, or fluid power, seem like some form of magic.  While hydraulic systems can indeed be complicated, the basic principles are something everyone can understand.  The basic premise of fluid power is you use some kind of fluid to produce the desired work.

Supplying Power

Fluid power starts with a hydraulic pump being turned by a gas engine or electric motor

Claw Hammer

Flat-Head Screwdriver

Phillips Screwdriver

Pliers

16′ Tape

If you have to leave abruptly for a few days you are going to want to have a change of clothes. Sometimes when you open your drawer you realize everything is in the dirty clothes and if you have to leave now that is a problem. The solution is to have some clothes set aside for such an emergency. You don’t need a lot to get by and you can certainly get by with less than you might want when you go on vacation.

I recommend three changes of underwear and socks and one pair of durable pants (jeans or work pants) and a shirt. Put one pair of underwear and one pair of socks in a zip-lock bag, times three. Keep them with the pants and shirt and DO NOT use them for times you don’t have the laundry done.

I prefer to have everything washed before I wear it, so I have a new, but washed set of clothes in my go bag. As things wear out

It used to be everyone knew how to make coffee because there were not coffee shops to do it for you. It was something people took pride in, knowing how to make a good cup of coffee.

The single biggest thing you can do to improve your home coffee making is to get whole beans and grind them just before brewing. The best grinder is a burr grinder as it produces a more consistent grind

I had to cut down a few trees including a good-sized cherry tree. I decided to try and make some live edge stuff. I checked on the price of a router sled to flatten the slabs and received quite a shock at the price.