Winter 2006

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Marcia McKeague

04

Calendar

05

The Long View
Stephen Long

09

Life and Death
Tovar Cerulli

10

Letters to the Editors

14

Knots and Bolts

19

Sugaring with Vacuum Pumps
Michael Snyder

21

Twig Eater
Susan C. Morse

22

Seeing the Forest for the Birds
Chuck Wooster

28

Woodstoves Get Greener
Craig Idlebrook

32

The Wood in Windsor Chairs
George Ainley

37

Turkey Tail Fungus, Trametes versicolor
Virginia Barlow

38

Spring Begins the Third Week of January
Hub Vogelmann

41

Winterberry, Ilex verticillata
Virginia Barlow

42

At Work with Timber Framer Dave Bowman
Susan Campbell

46

New England’s Walnut
Charles Fergus

50

Discoveries

53

Mill Prices
Northern Woodlands

54

WoodLit

59

Deep Cold, Deep Snow, Decent Winter
Bob Kimber

67

Tricks of the Trade

75

Outdoor Palette

76

A Place in Mind
Janisse Ray