I've been looking for some cypress to down and mill for quite a while and couldn't find any.
Now I found some who were downed two years ago and kept on a gravel yard since.
The guy would let them go for free in change of a couple cants, we're talking 8-9 logs - including 2 cedar logs. Average 13' long and 15-20" across at the base.
They don't show no sign of rot - possibly because of the gravel yard or maybe because they are resting on blocks. Wood is still nice and clear under the bark, just some minor ckecks, and a little greyed here and there in the spots where the bark has split.
Now, I have never milled anything this old, should I give it a try or not even worth it ?
I have a granberg mill with a 660 and a homemade gravity fed auxiliary oiler on the bar tip.
Now I found some who were downed two years ago and kept on a gravel yard since.
The guy would let them go for free in change of a couple cants, we're talking 8-9 logs - including 2 cedar logs. Average 13' long and 15-20" across at the base.
They don't show no sign of rot - possibly because of the gravel yard or maybe because they are resting on blocks. Wood is still nice and clear under the bark, just some minor ckecks, and a little greyed here and there in the spots where the bark has split.
Now, I have never milled anything this old, should I give it a try or not even worth it ?
I have a granberg mill with a 660 and a homemade gravity fed auxiliary oiler on the bar tip.
