A friend needed a cherry tree removing from a garden. I'd not seen him in years, I'd not met his wife and helping him out seemed like the kind of thing friends do. Plus, I get to do a dismantle...
I really enjoy these stories. The detailed context makes it easy for me to imagine how it's like :-) The brittle plastic roof sheeting in the cold ... been there!
I have a silky, too! Well ... almost: It's a Fiskars and the sawblade can retract into the handle, so I'm guessing it's more for camping than serious work like yours. But still! I love that saw. Only used it once because I live in town and can't exactly 'go arboreal' in the park, but if I ever have to start from scratch out in the forest, I have just the saw for building a shelter. Heck, I even have a billhook ... tool fetishist -- can't help myself.
Here's to Mr Skeldon -- the man and his axe. That's a good name for an axe, and an elegant handle on that head. He would have had an eye for quality, I guess.
I really enjoy these stories. The detailed context makes it easy for me to imagine how it's like :-) The brittle plastic roof sheeting in the cold ... been there!
I have a silky, too! Well ... almost: It's a Fiskars and the sawblade can retract into the handle, so I'm guessing it's more for camping than serious work like yours. But still! I love that saw. Only used it once because I live in town and can't exactly 'go arboreal' in the park, but if I ever have to start from scratch out in the forest, I have just the saw for building a shelter. Heck, I even have a billhook ... tool fetishist -- can't help myself.
Here's to Mr Skeldon -- the man and his axe. That's a good name for an axe, and an elegant handle on that head. He would have had an eye for quality, I guess.
Cheers!