I have 2 large dead cedar trees in my yard from which I want to mill lumber. One tree has been cut down and cleaned up and yielded a log 24" x 8'. The other is still standing and looks like about 28" diameter by about 6' or 7' of length in the trunk log. I will likely sell a lot of it. So, assuming (and praying) that the logs are solid, what would be the optimum deminsions for the boards? I was just planning to have it cut to 4/4" thickness and mill 1 x 4's and 1 x 6's. I also thought about leaving some boards very wide. Any advise or suggestions on how to cut it?
I have some other cedar that is in random widths like 1x3, 1x4, 1x4.5, 1x5 and 1 x 6. These were cut from small diameter logs so I took what the log woud yield. I'd like to keep this new wood more uniform in size. Just wondering what potential buyers might be looking for and if there are advantages to milling other sizes. Thanks,
Robert
I've kept some of the older wood for myself just in case the 2 trees turn out to be fire wood.
I have some other cedar that is in random widths like 1x3, 1x4, 1x4.5, 1x5 and 1 x 6. These were cut from small diameter logs so I took what the log woud yield. I'd like to keep this new wood more uniform in size. Just wondering what potential buyers might be looking for and if there are advantages to milling other sizes. Thanks,
Robert
I've kept some of the older wood for myself just in case the 2 trees turn out to be fire wood.