October Journal

[red maples]

yes I like ennis' statement too. I do like the classic sugarhouse look as well.

[Revi]

We have the classis cupola, but I can see why people go with the big pipe and get rid of it. It's hard not to have leaks with heavy rains.

I like the looks of the cupola, and we run a wood fired evaporator. It's nice to do things the way we do, but the big guys produce most of the syrup around here, and they use RO and oil burners with steam pipes. No need for a cupola.

[maplwrks]

If I were to build another sugarhouse, I would consider a cupola for looks only. I agree with all of the above statements, I like seeing steam come out of a cupola. As I said, If I were to build another, It would have a cupola and steam pipes would be dead ended ithe cupola and the ceiling finished. I would hope this could satisfy the the esthetics and keep the place clean also.

[red maples]

We have the classis cupola, but I can see why people go with the big pipe and get rid of it. It's hard not to have leaks with heavy rains.

I like the looks of the cupola, and we run a wood fired evaporator. It's nice to do things the way we do, but the big guys produce most of the syrup around here, and they use RO and oil burners with steam pipes. No need for a cupola.

I have no leaks with heavy rains. and believe me we had heavy rains while boiling last spring!!!!

[Amber Gold]

I don't think a SH is a SH without a cupola and steam billowing out of it. It's part of sugarin'. My cupola doesn't leak as well.

[jcb]

I have no leaks with heavy rains. and believe me we had heavy rains while boiling last spring!!!!

My cupola also has no leaks the only leak I have is where the stack goes thru the roof

[Thad Blaisdell]

If I were to build another sugarhouse, I would consider a cupola for looks only. I agree with all of the above statements, I like seeing steam come out of a cupola. As I said, If I were to build another, It would have a cupola and steam pipes would be dead ended ithe cupola and the ceiling finished. I would hope this could satisfy the the esthetics and keep the place clean also.

If you were to do this I would recommend putting the tin on all of the sugarhouse and then building the cupola over the roof. That way any drips would go on the roof rather than dripping onto your finished roof.

[twobears1224]

yesterday,i got more lumber ready for siding.i hope to get it all on today....weather permitting.

delbert

[Haynes Forest Products]

I can now cross of my bucket list having a Horned Owl clamp its tallons down into my hand. We were out last night working and came across a Owl caught in a barbed wire fence. After my son inlaw Brian got wacked buy its tallons we got it in a bucket. Yes with gloves on............... crappy work cloves I reached into the bucket to get control off the legs and YUP it got me. I was screaming like a bitch until Brian was able to pry the thing out of my finger......................Yes its on vidio

[Parker]

Got out in the woods a littel yesterday afternoon and started changing RTE.11 spiles over to stubbies so I can run C.V's there next spring...every time I go out in the woods I see lots of place to make improvements...