My dad surprised me with a call tonight!! He had a busy day:eusa_clap
He has the following down and ready for processing (all are straight, no crotches, with at least the first 10' clear of limbs on all specimens).
1 Walnut—18" at butt, 26' long, 12" at tip
1 Red Oak—24" at butt, 36' long, 18" at tip
1 Cedar—30" at butt, 26' long, 20 " at tip
I've also asked him to find a maple (either silver or red—soft maple, don't know that I've ever seen a sugar maple on our property), and if he can't, to take me down a nice poplar (try finding one of those in the SE that isn't straight, hehe).
What I am curious about, since I've not had logs sawn before, are what dimensions am I most likely going to need; rather, if you all had the option, how would you have it sawn up (4/4, 8/4, 12/4, etc.). I'm planning to have the RO 1/4sawn. Should I just have it all sawn 4/4 (1 1/8 rough, as I'm able to specify dimensions with the sawyer)?? Should I have each section of tree sawn differently? Should I leave it to the sawyer's discretion?
What board lengths should I ask for? 8, 12, 14, combinations of those based on total log length?
This is in Gilbert, SC (west of Columbia) and will be taken to a local sawyer that has a bandsaw mill.
We have enough empty hay barns to store the lumber 20X over, so it will be stickered out of the elements.
I'd appreciate any and all suggestions. I'm not planning on selling any of it; though, of course, based on my future needs I may trade some of it down the road for other lumber depending on the project and don't want to devalue the lumber based on my chosen saw "schedule".
He has the following down and ready for processing (all are straight, no crotches, with at least the first 10' clear of limbs on all specimens).
1 Walnut—18" at butt, 26' long, 12" at tip
1 Red Oak—24" at butt, 36' long, 18" at tip
1 Cedar—30" at butt, 26' long, 20 " at tip
I've also asked him to find a maple (either silver or red—soft maple, don't know that I've ever seen a sugar maple on our property), and if he can't, to take me down a nice poplar (try finding one of those in the SE that isn't straight, hehe).
What I am curious about, since I've not had logs sawn before, are what dimensions am I most likely going to need; rather, if you all had the option, how would you have it sawn up (4/4, 8/4, 12/4, etc.). I'm planning to have the RO 1/4sawn. Should I just have it all sawn 4/4 (1 1/8 rough, as I'm able to specify dimensions with the sawyer)?? Should I have each section of tree sawn differently? Should I leave it to the sawyer's discretion?
What board lengths should I ask for? 8, 12, 14, combinations of those based on total log length?
This is in Gilbert, SC (west of Columbia) and will be taken to a local sawyer that has a bandsaw mill.
We have enough empty hay barns to store the lumber 20X over, so it will be stickered out of the elements.
I'd appreciate any and all suggestions. I'm not planning on selling any of it; though, of course, based on my future needs I may trade some of it down the road for other lumber depending on the project and don't want to devalue the lumber based on my chosen saw "schedule".