Making a Tripod Ladder

by Steve Burkhalter | Mar 3, 2004 Masanori Yamakami (AKA – Yama or Mike) shared his expertise in building tripod ladders on a cold day in February of 2008. Steve Burkhalter submits the results of his experience. Figure 1 – Red oak tripod ladder “Thanks to Masanori Yamakami for sharing…

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Notes on Grafting Seals

(taken from an email thread of March 2020) Jack Kertesz. I watched one of Steven (Skillcult) Edholm’s videos and he laid out the cheapo way to go about grafting, using cut up plastic bags, a Swiss Army knife, and Elmer’s Glue as a preferred sealant over tar. Anybody heard of…

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Grafting

Below are some of the many sources we’ve discovered that cover the subject. Also be sure to attend the grafting classes given at  MTCA’s Scion Exchange each March and talk to some of the folks there about grafting. JSacadura’s YouTube channel on Grafting . The main subjects and techniques the…

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Techniques & Info

Here we share some articles, web pages, and pamphlets we found online. Grafting | Techniques and Perspectives |  Crops  |  Innovative Ideas TECHNIQUES AND PERSPECTIVES Winter injury to trees and shrubs by the Morton Arboretum. This reputable institution lays out some of the considerations for tree, limb and bud survival….

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