Cutting Pine Trees For Lumber

Image 1 of 2 these old pine trees are in the way.

Cutting pine trees for lumber.

The explosive creek fire fueled by beetle killed trees is a hint of the sierra nevada s future unless california greatly expands prescribed burns. Do you have a large wooded property with too many trees. After lee jackson cut down 30 old pine trees on our building site the logs were hauled to a nearby sawmill and turned into lumber. Standard saw chain is designed for speed and cross cutting but when it s used with a mill cuts will be jagged and rough.

Air dry wood for one year for every inch of thickness advises plesums. By roger normand october 30 2012. Plan ahead of time how you will handle the lumber. It is not worth their time.

After expenses it s unlikely that the buyer will make any money from cutting a single tree unless it s extraordinarily valuable. Depending on the end use of the tree the sawmill may require that it be a minimum size of 8 inches in diameter with the top being at least 4 inches wide as this is the minimum size needed to cut most types of construction boards. Regular tree services will not remove a tree for free just for the fire wood. Cutting down trees and milling lumber pull the cord on the chainsaw it s time to send those pine trees to the sawmill.

With a sawmill you are cutting with the grain to create lumber. When you re felling trees and limbs you re cutting against the grain. 150 million dead trees are fueling huge sierra. Instead of hiring a tree service to remove those trees why not let us buy them from you.

The quality of your saw cuts will depend on the type and sharpness of your chainsaw chain. A timber appraiser will look specifically at the tree s diameter at breast height dbh which is a standard measurement of the width of a tree at its trunk. Do you have trees on your property which you don t want. The buyer must cut the logs and haul them to the mill to sell.

These will be cut into blocking to hold the rest of the lumber up off the ground. To cut down your tree a timber buyer must bring in laborers a log truck skidder loader and other equipment. Generally speaking hardwoods like oak walnut and cherry are worth more than pine cedar firs and other softwoods. Free tree removal is very rare but is possible if you have a desirable tree like some pine trees or palms.

Solid healthy trees with attractive wood grains sell for higher prices than low quality or damaged trees. Wengert recommends kiln drying wood between 110 and 180 degrees f checking progress with a moisture meter.