Red Cedar Lumber- Does Anyone Really Want It ?
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- The video today is just a quick and enjoyable non-eventful exercise in sawing one double-ugly red cedar log into some surprisingly pleasant lumber. I really expected to see some serious internal rot due to the rough exterior of the log. Cut over three years ago and set in the cedar pile for the mill, it still contained much more high quality final product than I originally thought. #outdoors #sawmill, #frontier, #cedar
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Oh man Wendell! I love red cedar. I built a house for a customer years ago and every room and cathedral ceiling was done in Red Cedar.
Hot doggies, I bet that house was beautiful Steve !! I've got a lot of cedar in my own home. Multiple walk-in closets, a four season room and a downstairs finished area for some.
Wendell,I really cannot believe how many boards came out of that log, just amazing, thanks for sharing and it is beautiful
I was thinking real hard of making 11" boards, but went with the 8's instead. There would have been less of those. I'll have a tendency to use the 8'' more than the wider ones.
Those are some beautiful boards. Bet that yard smells awesome.
Thank you Tommy they sure are and the sawdust does make a fellow smell pretty good for a while !!
Thanks Wendel, and Merry Christmas to you and the family! Take care buddy.
Thank you my friend. I hope all is well with you this relaxing holiday season. Merry Christmas to you and yours too Mark.
Thanks for the all the great videos. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thank you Tony for the kind words as well as for the well wishes for the holidays. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well !!
I bet that was an enjoyable aromatic experience.
I've used red cedar closet lining for some of my customers' closets....awesome stuff.
When I work with it in the shop, I have to wear a respirator because of the fine sanding dust. But out here I get the full benefit of the aromatics of the wood. I've got several walk in closets and a four season room done in cedar.
Nice video, sir. Thanks for sharing.
Well heck, thank YOU for stopping by and watching Daniel. I really enjoy sawing cedar. Such an easy wood to saw.
That is some beautiful red cedar. Can just about smell that sawdust. Will make into a wonderful project
Yes, it sure will. Its so much easier to plane band sawed lumber versus circle sawed too. Much easier !! No big blade marks that take multiple passes to get to the good looking grain.
Another great video...very interesting... you are the best Wendell...Merry Christmas to you and the /Mrs.
Thanks Raymond for the kind words and the well wishes. May you have the Merriest of Merry Christmases as well buddy !!
That is beautiful lumber!!
I was surprised there was so much of this full size lumber in the one log too !! Only a tiny bit of deterioration on the edge of one or two boards.
What a plum preddy batch a cedar! I can just about smell that aroma here in Pa! I do believe a 44 tu tu cedar closet is in order, that would be a 44 TT CC! After a long winter storage, hibernation one might say, well you want a fresh and lovely scent wifting about the 44 Estate come Spring. Imagine how The Baroness Missus be aroused with not just the pleasant spring ritual tu tu jig but the scent of cedar to boot! I can see it now,,,,well smell it now! Perhaps you could sell small pieces from the slab wood that your fans can hold to our noses as the spring ensemble twisting, turning and spinning begin as the daffodils sprout from the early estate greenery. I’m sure it will go viral and bring millions of views! This calls for some Special Tippin and Sippin right now! DaveyJO is outta heer but not without Squeezez fer ser!
Hot doggies DaveyJO...that sure would make the ol' tutu's smell good wouldn't it !! My sisters used to sew cedar sawdust from the old mill at home into long tube shapes to sit on the floor of the closets. Just jostle it ever now and then to revive the cedar smells for the foot wear. I got several of the walk in closets already lined in cedar for the Missus here at home too. Sure looks and smells good. But the smell goes away after a while, but its good while it lasted. Have a Very Merry Christmas way up yonder in the cold cold state of Pennsylvania my friend.
@@tractorman4461 And a Fine and Merry Christmas to All the 44 Family with a hearty Red and Green Squeezez! Plus, every 3-5 years if you give that cedar a sanding it renews the smell. Perhaps we can create cedar skivies? A million dollar idea? I Raise and Tip and Sip your way! Ho Ho Ho and have a CuppaJO!
that is some beautiful wood..
Thank you my friend. The color really pops with a clear polyeurthane coat.
My wife loves cedar! We’re slowly putting cedar everywhere in the house!
Oh man, that's going to be awesome !! We've done a lot in cedar as well...multiple walk-in closets and a four season room. But I've also got a lot of ash, American elm, oak and pine on the walls and floors. I love wood and hate to see even a square inch of wood painted.
Nice looking cedar planks Wendell 😁👍
Thanks Zane for stopping in to watch sawdust fly !!
Hi Wendell! You got some beautiful boards out of that cedar log! Can’t wait to see what you make with them. I hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas and I wish you a Happy New Year!
Thank you Martin for the Holiday Wishes. I hope your Christmas was Merry and your New Year will be a Happy and bountiful one my friend !!
Man yeah Mr Wendell!!! That turned out amazing!! Boy the smell during that saw must have been amazing!!! Now I have PLENTY of cedar, just another nithc as to why I should buy a sawmill 🤦🤦 You do amazing work sir, would love to see some of your projects!!! I hope and the Mrs...as well as well as the whole family, have a windy Christmas my friend!! Thank you for bringing us along!!! 😁😁😁👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁🎁🎁
Hahahaha....a side hustle for the winter...I can see it now. IP FARMS And Sawmill Products !! LOL I noticed a few cedar while you were cleaning the fence row....jus sayin'... Have a Very Merry Christmas Nelson.
@@tractorman4461 You are gonna cause me to go buy a sawmill one day 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Merry Christmas to you and the family as well sir!! 😁😁🎄🎄🎁🎁🎁
Beautiful wood. Wishing you and your beautiful family a safe and Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you Bob. Thanks for watching and may you have a warm and happy Very Merry Christmas as well !!
Wendell that is some beautiful red cedar boards you milled
Yessir Dave, there was a lot more good in that log than I thought. Thanks for the favorable comment and taking the time to watch.
Just found your channel and watch some older one. Great stuff I subscribe and will keep watching.
Awesome Mark !! Hope to see a few comments from you. I have a few cool playlists up since too !! Thanks for subbing.
That sawed out some nice lumber you and the misses and family have a wonderful Merry Christmas hope Santa is good to you guys take care
Good Morning Tom....thank for watching and may you and Gail have Very Merry Christmas as well.... I hope he brings a little warmth to everyones holiday...literally, its been 6 below zero F (-21C) the last few mornings !!
Nice cedar pieces 😉🤌🪵 Merry Christmas to you, the Mrs and the family..🎄🎁
Thank you for the well wishes this morning! May I extend the same Holiday Greeting and a Very Merry Christmas to you and your family as well !!
Nice looking broads! Merry Christmas! Take the day off you deserve it!
Yeah, I'm goofing off for the day for sure. Well...I'll be making smoke and ashes all day long though. A Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well Jeff !!
MERRY CHRISTMAS tractorman 44 and family . All the BEST into the 2023 and good health to you all . Iiiii iiiii love smell off red cedar plus ants free lol .
Thank you for the very kind wishes for me and the family....and a very Hearty and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours as well....Here's to good health all around !!
another great video tractorman44, and you just happen to be cutting my favourite red cedar. i wish you and you're good lady a merry christmas and a happy new year.
Well thank you Phil for the well wishes. Cedar is an easy wood to saw too. Here's to wishing the same happiness for the holidays and Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.
I can certainly smell that all the way from West Michigan!
Hot dang I tell ya...it sure HAS a strong smell !! Cedar is one of the easiest sawing woods I've put across the mill too. Thanks for stopping in today ZZ.
Great looking boards! I love cedar. I could smell the wood from here when you were cutting it!!! Just curious about the sawdust in the mill. I'd have to go back and look at some early mill videos but, I don't recall the sawdust coming out all over the place like it does now. It seems to build up quick inside the mill and spill out everywhere. Did something change or am I imagining things? Merry Christmas to you and yours!!! 🎄🎄🎄
The door clips on the mill are funky. I broke the one on the right assembling the mill and the left one just won't hold at all. But it's all good, leaking the sawdust make for longer runs between blowing it out. LOL I need bigger heavier clips to fix it. Not gonna mess with the replacements from Frontier. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well.
Nice looking cedar I've used Cedar siding, and tongue in groove. Merry Christmas to you and yours Wendell.
We have a lot of T&G cedar in several closets for the Missus and a four season room as well as a finished area in the basement. We like it a lot. All sawmill lumber planed and processed here in the shop. Here's wishing a Very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well this fine chilly morning Bryce !
Slicing thru the log was really satisfying lol
Three of the easiest sawing woods has been cedar, pine and sassafras. Back on the home place we sawed anything that came along, including mulberry and tons of walnut on the circle mill. Thanks for stopping by today. I appreciate your time.
Love the cedar!
I love to saw it as well as work with it, but what I hate is cutting and trimming it. Especially in the summer. Thanks for the visit today Bruce.
If I was physically able, I would make cedar chests, outdoor furniture.
But for that I would do it OLD, OLD SCHOOL hand saw.
That'd be cool to watch. I'm more of a table saw kind off guy, but I DO have a lot of the old hand tools from the old generations now passed. I've got their planes and hand saws plus the old Belsaw tools to sharpen them. I call the old hand tools the first generation 'cordless' tools. (-;
Nice looking lumber
Cedar, cherry and walnut produce some of the prettiest colored lumber. Oaks and Ambrosia maple give the prettiest grains. Of course that's my opinion. Thanks Duane for stopping in for a visit today. I have a sawmill playlist up above if you want to see more. Plus a sawmill trailer build playlist as well.
Beautiful
Thank you sir. Red cedar is very appealing with clear high gloss polyeurthane. I have a lot of it in my house.
Very nice!!! Not much cedar around here anymore, most of the big ones had died off and the young ones aren't big enough for a saw milling, Merry Christmas to the 44 family!!!
Thanks Eric for the Christmas wishes...may you enjoy a Very Merry Christmas with your family as well !!
Hi my friend. Beautiful lumber to say the least. Hope you are warm. It's been pretty cold here. 10 below this morning at dawn and setting at zero has of my comment. Here in upper east Tennessee. We had rolling blackout here for the first time I can remember. I remember 26 below years ago and no problems with the power. Strange times has always liked and shared. All my very best to you and yours.
Whoa...I can't remember a rolling blackout in this area. Yeah, its a bit cold here too....been -6 the last few mornings. I've been making a LOT of smoke and ashes too. I don't think I ever remember it as cold as -26 !! Dang, that's crazy cold. Have a very Merry Christmas Bobby and try to stay warm today my friend.
Wow that log just kept on giving. Good looking boards too. Show us what you made out of cedar!
More in there than I thought too !! Check this out: th-cam.com/users/shortss0NS-GudcZs How's this for a sample.
No bugs around your mill with that cedar dust! Merry Christmas!
Hahahahaha...you are right about that !! We used to mix it with straw to bed down the dairy cattle back in the day. Merry Christmas to you as well.
I beleave you are enjoying that new mill a little to much!!!!
I'm thinkin' you might be thinkin' right Thomas. LOL I really do like making sawdust. Oh yeah, making boards too !! (-;
That must smell awesome. I found your tictoc and am subscribed to that as well.
Merry Christmas
Hey Bill...good to see you stop in for a visit. Long time no see....but life is busy isn't it. TikTok is crazy. Can't do anything in three minutes hardly !!
Very seldom see nice clean red cedar up here Wendall! Love seeing you Mill it! Would love to build some bird houses and feeders outta that! God bless and Merry Christmas! Mike in Massachusetts!
Well Mike, too bad you live so far away. )-; This makes pretty good outdoor stuff too, like Adirondack chairs and picnic tables. Building without any sapwood, cedar makes outdoor projects last pretty good with the right waterproofing. Merry Christmas to you as well !!
Beautiful wood.
Hot doggies....it sure is my friend !! Thank you for watching the sawing today.
@@tractorman4461 do your cell your cedar or some of it? I'd be interested. I also know somebody else who would be. Merry Christmas
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-1983 I'm sure I will, though I've not thought seriously about it yet. At this point I have no idea what a fair price is or how to determine what it should be. I don't want to do anyone wrong. I don't have a great deal cut yet but I still have some more in the log pile and I have some currently waiting on me to go cut it and bring it home. I hope your Christmas was Bountiful as well as Merry my friend!!
@@tractorman4461 so imagine we normally travel for Christmas but this year I spent most of it in my recliner. I like that driver's seat better! So it was nice. Hope yours was too. On oak red / black $8.80 for a 8 to 10 ft length. It seems like it was a 2x8. But it was a true 2-in thick rough cut 8 inches wide. But look more like it was white oak he gave me. I've got their lumber prices. Now that's not killing dry. Kellen dried is $2 a foot I think I have no idea what other types of wood would sell for. Also that's less than what I had been spending with another guy. But that stuff is like gold and most major metropolitan cities the hardwood stores. And go online and Google what they want it's ridiculous. No you can't ask Daddy three I was thinking about buying some for myself a few sticks. But I've got some hard maple and some other assortments just if I wanted a project or two. You can probably price with the local meals are getting a new general area. Like tomorrow they'll have it up the reason why my dad did not cut that lumber back in the day was it didn't cost him hardly anything to have it cut. And he was convinced that soft cedar had a bigger chance of having something in there too mess up a blade. I still have a fair amount of cypress from out of Kentucky..
That's some nice red cedar Wendell. Happy New Year!
Thanks Matt for the well wishes !! May I extend the same to you, buddy. Take care and don't get too warm out there in the desert....
@@tractorman4461 Hi 20's in the early AM, and then 70 at mid day.
Good job ! I don’t know what part of the USA your in but your blessed to have red cedar..
I’m in western pa , most all oak…..thanx
Thanks B.P. Cedar is very easy to mill. I'm in Missouri just below St Louis 5 miles west of the Mississippi by the crows flight.
Good evening Wendell.
Wow what I would give to have some with lumber like that.. Wow.. I would love to see it run through a planer ..
of course after it drys…
We don’t have much cedar here in my neck of the woods.. Have a lot of Pine , Oak , Hemlock and Maple and Birch.. some Beach..
I really need to get a mill..
Man.. Projects Projects Projects.. My mind is full..
Merry Christmas to you and the Mr’s and family..
Thank you for sharing your adventures and knowledge..
God Bless you my friend..
As always stay safe and always be kind.
Cheers
My reply disappeared. I wrote it this morning. Oh well...LOL. I think I'd said you named a few trees we don't have in this area....hemlock, birch and beach and very little pine even. I remember telling you to go ahead and buy a mill and put at least one project on the list out of your mind....LOL. I'll never figure out what happens in computers. Never. Take care and try to stay warm up there Gus. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ol' buddy.
That's some nice cedar....We don`t get them that red around these parts....Merry Christmas to you and your wife....CHEERS
Thank you Gator for the Well Wishes....Merry Christmas to you and your missus as well my friend. We cut some huge cedar back in the day that we made 16'' material out of. that was some good stuff !!
I can smell that Cedar from here!
Beautiful color on those boards too. Can you get a de-barker for this Mill Wendell, I mean an attachment for get rid of that grit and dirt for the blade. ( I always think that 'de-barker' is the wrong name for that attachment.. heck what do I know about sawmills )
That was my first thought, looks good AND smells good! lol
Oh I think that's exactly what it's called Reg. And just last week I was researching one because of how hard some of these are to clear of the debris. I've got to decide which small chainsaw to dedicate to one though, but I will have one before next spring. Debarking with an axe is just too hard and time consuming. Its so important to minimize the grit with these band blades. They are reasonably inexpensive anyway. And that is something I didn't realize !!
@@M.TTT. Sawing cedar is one of my favorite pastimes. Its actually enjoyable because there is little strain handling the much lighter boards...even when green.
@@tractorman4461 ah good point there, hopefully one day I can move out to the country and build up my own little shop/land like you have. Merry Christmas
i dont get much ceder except rounds for fire wood and save it for thanks giving and christmas. it makes our whole little town smell good
Heck yeah....I love the smell of the smoke too !! I use cedar scraps as much as I can for kindling.
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I really enjoy sawing red cedar !! So pretty and smells so good too.
SINGLE LEVEL UNDERGROUND HOME WITH AN APARTMENT LOFT STYLE BASEMENT APARTMENT.AND THEN THE HOME, FOLLOWED UP BY THE ATTIC STORAGE CLOSETS ,PANTRYS,CUBBIES,BINS,AND SUCH THINGS OF THAT TYPE OF NATURE.
Nice boards. Enjoy your XMas holidays Keep those videos coming , they keep you busy and do the same for me
No problem Richard. I'll keep making 'em until I run out of stuff to do. That should be about three lifetimes from now and that's if I don't get any NEW projects added to the list. LOL Have a wonderfully enjoyable holiday season and Merry Christmas to you as well !!
Beautiful wood! Love Cedar, hard to hear you though. Talk a bit louder or use a small microphone for better results! otherwise, GREAT.
Yeah...the microphone thing is a bit troubling. My Nikon doesn't seem to offer one as an accessory, so I just haven't solved that problem yet. I'd love to have one that clips on my collar and bluetooths. Some guys run tractors and other equipment and talk while they are working and it comes out perfectly....I'll get there. I'm technologically inept to a great extent Tim. LOL Thanks for the input and I'm glad you like the cedar !!
You are sure enjoying life, aren’t you?
Hahahaha...yes, I surely am !! I've enjoyed my whole commercial career just about as much as I'm enjoying being a father and grandfather and now retirement is better than anything I could imagine. Well, besides being a dad and granddad that is.
Wow! I could really use a bunch of those boards for my raised bed garden that I want to create. I guess you’re not local to the Maryland Pennsylvania area?
Not too close. Just below St Louis Mo. Right off the Mississippi River. Cedar would be good for what you want. But I'd go with as pure red cedar as you can find and preferrably a full 5/4 thickness. The white will rot away pretty quick against the moist dirt. Good luck finding the product you want Jan !!
Nice. So what project are these board going to be used on?
Yeah, I got fooled a time or two clicking on a youtube thumbnail. Mostly was disappointed, but other times I was pleasantly surprised.
Hot dang...I absolutely HATE clickbait titles. Some how the lady in the skimpy bikini never shows up in the video....jus' sayin'...LOL But I don't have a project per se.... I'll just stack and air dry it along with the other and when the right project comes along, it'll be ready.
West coast fence boards could sell real well.
There are wood workers is this area that specialize in lawn furniture, picnic tables and adirondack chairs out of cedar because it is so plentiful here John. They build them, and set them in their yards for sale right along the roads out in the country.
Sure did make some pretty lumber tm44. I'd say that cedar is a welcoming break from oak. That oak is beautiful bit hard on the back and biceps.
Whew !! Oak is so much heavier...especially green. Cedar is literally a pleasure to saw. But it is one of the most aggravating trees to cut and trim !!
Just subscribed. I wish I had red cedar up here in NY. Where do you live?
Just south of St Louis off the Mississippi River on the Missouri side. Thanks for the sub !!
Takes a long time for that tree to grow., so it takes more than we think to make wood boards
Yes, the growth rings tell the story of good wet seasons as well as dry seasons. Measurably so in most cases too.
Ill take it. Im remodeling and im going log cabin.
This is just a portion that will be sawn over the next few months....time permitting. I have a good amount to pick up yet. I've just picked up two loads so far. Some is not usable others is going to make some really good lumber.
How much would you charge someone to buy about 12 bundles of the bark peelings and crisp cut firewood sheets.
Some of the local mills just south of me sell bundles of slabs as low as $20 each. They may have raised prices in the last few years, I don't know. I process the better ones myself for firewood.
Here in Florida, I've been waiting six months for a fence company to build/install my red cedar fence. Previous fence was destroyed by hurricane Ian. Fence company keeps telling me there is a shortage of red cedar and they have problems getting it. Are you aware of red cedar shortages? Thanks.
Actually Robert I really was NOT aware that there was a red cedar shortage. It's all over the place up here. Many small mills have it by the stacks on FB Marketplace. Ain't that something.
I would love to see things you have made out of red cedar. Have you made any cedar blanket chests ?
Yes, several back years ago. I just put up a short of a raised panel door I made for one of the walk-in closets. I've also done a 4 season room in all cedar with yellow pine ceiling. All hand made T&G here in the shop. Here's the link:th-cam.com/users/shortss0NS-GudcZs
@@tractorman4461 Thanks, looks good.
Cedar? No, it's Juniper (Juniperus virginiana, most likely). Using the term Red Cedar here is a misnomer. We have been lied to by the wood industry. They should know better. You can know better by looking it up. That looks like a great sawmill.
I do like the Frontier, though I wish I'd sprung for the bigger OS31. These are, in my opinion, the top of the line for the lower level band mills. Juniper is correct, but the general acceptance of the term 'red cedar' is all you hear in this area of the Midwest. If I was to label it 'Juniper' in the local marketplace, they'd think it was something exotic !! Then I'd get complaints that is just red cedar, not something fancy. LOL. Its like the old saying, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do"... Its an easy wood to saw and smells great while sawing too. Thanks for watching and adding the interesting input, it is appreciated.
You could make a nice cedar chest with that wood merry Xmas to you and your family
Yes Mark, without a doubt. I have made several of them in the past and a lot of wall coverings as well. Have a Very Merry Christmas as well. Enjoy the family time this week during the holidays.
Misleading thumbnails, swearing and clickbait are cause for “unsubscribe”. There are 50 million TH-cam channels.
I enjoyed the video……as usual. 😊
Nothing aggravates me more than a clickbait title. I agree with your assessment. I feel privileged to have the few viewers I have on each video simply because there are the millions of others you all could be watching. I have zero desire to waste the valuable time people have at their disposal. Thanks David for the candid comment my friend...I appreciate your time.
WHY USE CEDAR WOOD?
Cedar is durable, sound resistant, a natural insect repellent and one of the most beautiful woods on our planet. God bless cedar and Tractorman for this video.
I agree with your statement about cedar totally !! We split 6'' to 8'' diameter cedar into half and sharpened one end for driving into the soil for fence posts around the farm...Hundred of them. Thank you for the kind words Jennifer....I really enjoy sawing cedar. It's never disappointing.
What will you use them for? Bettin u smelled good for the bride when you walked in the door!!
Yeah Mike, I gotta stop by the air compressor and get as much as I can off my clothes...or I'll be sprinkling dust through the house !! I'll put these in the stack for air drying so they will be ready whenever the right project comes up.
Why did you cut your slabs so thick?
Well on some logs the small end is so small compared to the large end. So to center cut the lumber out of the log, the first two slabs cut 90* from each other are used to center up the center of the log so the lumber is center cut and not cutting up and out of the grain creating a 'cathedral' cut grain pattern in the board. Certain materials when cut flat right up the level of the log as it lays on the bunks (cathedral cut) will literally split the tips of the pattern out of the board during the process of drying. So to eliminate that flat cut, you elevate the small end of the log to where the center of the log is level with the center of the log on the big end. On certain logs, that creates a thick slab due to the exaggerated change in diameter from one end to the other. Make sense...?? Probably not the best explanation.
Another thing is that I'm not too concerned about a thick slab because they will be cut with the buzzsaw and processed into firewood anyway..the cedar becoming kindling. And another point, flat sawn lumber has a much better tendency to 'cup' pretty badly as well. All the grain shrinks quicker from the outside of the boards as its releasing its moisture and that makes it want to curl up the edges. Now these are just my own observations mixed with my own opinion and not to be taken as gospel. Thanks Rick for the thought provoking question !!
Wait you never said if anyone actually wanted the wood?
Hahahaha...I guess that's what you may call a 'rhetoric' question. Cedar is pretty much in demand all over the place. Locations where it is scarce, it is usually in high demand. I can sell every square inch I saw and even the sawdust has a market !!
All Stores Please Lower the price of all Military and Local for all Brands of Cedar Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's too much $$ The Whole World Now 🙏🙏🙏
Costs of all lumber is way out of line for sure. I enjoy sawing for my own use.
buena madera parece
Sí, muy bonito y huele bien también!
All Stores Please Lower the price of all Military and Local for all Brands of Cedar Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's too much $$ The Whole World Now 🙏 🙏🙏
Yes, every thing is really expensive currently. It may eventually become lower. But I don't really sell lumber anyway, but I will in the future, or at least hope to.
Hey I just started milling an my question is can I sell my cedar boards or does anyone really want it
It varies from place to place. I know there must be a big market in Florida. But I'd put an add on FB Marketplace and go from there. Some prefer slabbing and leaving live edges on nice thick ones. Ohers use colored epoxy to fill otherwise impossible to work with. I think in my area I could sell just about anything lumberwise.
Find someone who's building a real sauna. The Finns (and there's lots of them in America) prize this for lining it.
That's good to know !! I wasn't aware of that as a good use for cedar. Awesome, thanks for the added input. I do have a couple people from Finland that comment from time to time too.
Way be thick of slabs
I usually resaw the thick ones later. If not they make good firewood with the buzzsaw. I don’t waste much though by the time I’m done.
That is some big slabs waste of wood
Actually with those thicker ones Randy, I cut them into about 12" long pieces then throw them into the normal wood shed. Then during the winter, they come out along with the wood for me to split into kindling for the hearth, furnace and stove. A really slick way to do it. Always have some available all winter long.
Not a total waste but a waste of lumber shorts sell well
Look like the boards were wavy. Might be the camera angle.
That's probably the water trace of the cooling stream that runs on the blade. These were some pretty good cuts that'll require just one pass with the planer to be ready t use. The camera doesn't do it justice.
You wasted some narrower boards on the slab cuts.
I usually pull the thicker slabs off the slab pile to debark while laying flat, then resaw. It's easier for me while doing it by hand. That minimizes the blades contact with the sometimes gritty/dusty/dirty bark. When I get an actual debarker for a chain saw, I'll debark the logs first. But even though I DO toss some thicker ones, usually oak, it all goes through the buzz saw for the heating wood.
HOW MUCH MORE CEDAR DO YOU HAVE I WILL BUY IT
I don't have much of an access and I can't get serious about selling the remainder until I get done with a couple serious 'honey-do' jobs for the Missus. Thanks Al for watching. By the way...are you close to the St Louis area ? Just wondering.