I have a couple of big Western Red Cedars down that I'm planning to mill via Granberg v4 and ms661.
Both of these trees are relatively clear and straight for a long run.
One of them is runs 32"-28" for 35' after cutting off the fat taper at the bottom.
The land is flat and these trees had great even sun exposure for decades.
My plan is to mill a couple of wide "live edge planks but then cut up the rest into beams for timber framing...... probably sell much of that material as this is only the first of a dozen such trees here on the land.
Long timber is not as easy to come by and so it seems a shame to bust up these logs too much.
Ultimately I'm going to have to decide myself but,.. I wanted to hear some comments if there are any.
.... How do you decide how long is long enough ?
Both of these trees are relatively clear and straight for a long run.
One of them is runs 32"-28" for 35' after cutting off the fat taper at the bottom.
The land is flat and these trees had great even sun exposure for decades.
My plan is to mill a couple of wide "live edge planks but then cut up the rest into beams for timber framing...... probably sell much of that material as this is only the first of a dozen such trees here on the land.
Long timber is not as easy to come by and so it seems a shame to bust up these logs too much.
Ultimately I'm going to have to decide myself but,.. I wanted to hear some comments if there are any.
.... How do you decide how long is long enough ?