i spent the weekend doing something different :)

**Lon Humphrey** · 07-29-2012, 06:33 PM

as some of you may know, im being forced to move my shop due to zoning issues in my city. well this weekend i spent at the tree farm which will be known as Area 51 a highly secure undisclosed location in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains.

i have the estimation for getting power back to the new shop site from A.E.P 477 feet of wire 3 poles and and a transformer they need a 20 foot right of way also a book worth of legal documents for the neighbor and myself to sign. i spent the weekend running the brush hog and i started on the right of way

all is going well already have a nice pile of wood

the little tractor that could

i was a sawyer for the U.S.F.S in montana

Damn im a little rusty first time in very very very long time i missed

enter the case 450 dozer (thank god the neighbor heard me swearing)

pulled it right out

anyone need fire wood??

that's it I'm wore out and need a shower in the worst way

**Stabber** · 07-29-2012, 08:19 PM

You ain't kiddin you need a shower!!

Sucks you may have to move your shop

**gzb** · 07-29-2012, 09:13 PM

Good to see those Kevlar chaps Lon. Line Safety would've busted you for the lack of a hardhat though...

**Lon Humphrey** · 07-30-2012, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by gzb

Good to see those Kevlar chaps Lon. Line Safety would've busted you for the lack of a hardhat though...

the hard had is so they know where to start looking if you get squished

**Clydetz** · 07-30-2012, 04:53 PM

That one tree you knocked down looks like a tulip tree... what other kind of trees you bringing down? Gonna save some wood for knife handles, Lon?

**Lon Humphrey** · 07-30-2012, 04:57 PM

yes it was a tulip tree most of them are black locust which make great fence posts a few are small maple but i doubt they are curly or birds eye. i dont think i can get much out of them other than fire wood and fence posts

**RoyalM** · 07-30-2012, 09:20 PM

Sucks that you had to move but it looks like a good project and makes for a interesting thread at least.

**Lon Humphrey** · 08-05-2012, 11:04 AM

more felling yesterday, Nasty made the trip from his home to my place. we set out from there to area 51 he was a big help dragging away the trees to the "pile" no way would i have dropped another 100 feet of trees with out him. im almost at the end of the right of way for the power line one more day and i should have it.. sorry no pics this time but ill get more i promise

**Clydetz** · 08-05-2012, 11:13 AM

So... you guys have been a couple of busy beavers, eh?

**Lon Humphrey** · 08-13-2012, 10:13 AM

more felling and dragging i have to thank Nasty and Justin Chenault who is also a knife maker for being tractor jockey and pulling the trees to the "pile"

my girlfriend Cassie got some good pics of the work

Justin

the exact moment when i broke ground for the new shop

and the "pile" @ area 51

done for the day

again thanks to Nasty and Justin for the help no way i could have gotten the right of way cleared off as fast as i did with out the help

**Peter Bruno** · 08-13-2012, 10:54 AM

Lon, I want you to know you're essentially my all-American hero. Yea, I said it. And if I lived closer I would be right there with you. In the meantime, I've been a little busy too...

**Lon Humphrey** · 08-13-2012, 04:19 PM

thanks Peter, should i start wearing a cape and spandex pants?

whats that your building?

**Stabber** · 08-13-2012, 08:17 PM

Looks like a 2' wall to keep LaBella outta the Shop

**Scout** · 08-23-2012, 07:42 AM

Best of luck with the project.
Loads of work, but at least you have good taste in beer

**Parker** · 09-10-2012, 09:54 AM