i am going to be cutting down some trees to mill into dimensional lumber for building a sugaring house for our maple syrup. i am still doing a little research on whether it will be post and beam or traditional framing, either way i will be milling all the lumber for the project.
the question: What type of wood should i use for this lumber? we have 20 acres of trees to choose from, and the species on the land are as follows;
Red oak
White oak
red maple
sugar maple (that won't be used for lumber, it's where we get our sap!)
Norway maple
Red pine
Elm
hickory
gray birch
i have heard that red pine, when dry, is hard as a rock and will last. but i am looking for others input here, so what do you think??
thanks!
the question: What type of wood should i use for this lumber? we have 20 acres of trees to choose from, and the species on the land are as follows;
Red oak
White oak
red maple
sugar maple (that won't be used for lumber, it's where we get our sap!)
Norway maple
Red pine
Elm
hickory
gray birch
i have heard that red pine, when dry, is hard as a rock and will last. but i am looking for others input here, so what do you think??
thanks!