Lots of fun stuff going on for you man! Damn lol. Working snowblower is great, getting those plants started is also a huge help.
What I’m most excited about is the mill! Damn that’s amazing. I would love a mill! I would cut down so many trees so I could mill things hahaha.
Are you going to build a kiln so you don’t have to wait so long for the wood to dry?
Having that snowblower fixed has literally freed up several DAYS for me already this winter! What used to be an all-day job requiring a whole day or two of recovery is now done in 4-6 hours, and I have energy left over!
Some of the plants we really NEED to start this early, like our habaneros and luffa gourds. If we don't get them started indoors by early February, they won't fully mature outside. Some of the cold hardy ones, like brassicas and carrots, we're getting started early because we have some new row covers, and we're hoping to be able to put them outside sooner this year.
I am SOOOOOO excited about this mill! As I said, I've been trying to get my hands on one of these for years now, and it's a long story of deals that fell through. The chainsaw mill works well enough, and if you just want to make some boards out of a few trees you have, I highly recommend checking into it! My area has been hit hard by emerald ash borer, and I'm literally surround by HUNDREDS of standing dead ash trees, just waiting to be put to good use!
I may eventually build a kiln, but for now I'm not too worried about. The lumber I want at the moment is all for outdoor projects, and the logs that I already have ready to cut have been drying for years. This will probably cause me some extra wear on the blade, but I've found that these boards can usually go straight to my outdoor projects without any real shrinking or warping. One of the things I'm hoping to build is a wood shop that will have a kiln room I can use to dry wood for making things like dressers and bookshelves.