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Only problem with logs that small is when you mill them, there is USUALLY not a lot of good wood outside of the crappy boxed center pith area of that log. So if you want to make table legs for example, you might have pith/knots to deal with, not something you want in a table leg.LostInTheWoods said:One last question: We have some stuff in the driveway that the mill guy said was not worth taking. They range from 8" (smallest) to 12" (thickest) and are between 4' and 6' long, all strait. I figured he said leave them because they re not worth it for board. I am wondering if I can use them for the table legs or anything else. Have several of them.
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As for how thick to mill... depends on the wood and some other factors, but in general, (this is for air drying) I slice 3/8 more than the finished dimension I want. If you dry it correctly that usually takes care of loss for shrinkage and S4S. For stable quartersawn stuff, you can get away with 1/4 inch more.