Steppenwolfe
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Yes. Metal is incredibly workable; just need to screw it off...
Got wood?
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Yes. Metal is incredibly workable; just need to screw it off...
the viking
Bronze Member
We have mills with large inventories and the woods are full of freshly burnt trees right for the harvest. A good friend faller of mine has not stopped working for several years now. I think the lumber barons are bending over the consumer for no good reason other than because they can. Me and a friend have a mill and timber so our lumber costs are measured in beer, hot peanuts and gas to run the mill. We have been at it for 40 years and only have to buy the products for construction that the mill can't produce.
bindian
Super Member
Awesome mill. What make is it? How old is it?
hugs, Brandi
the viking
Bronze Member
Partner bought it in pieces from a guy who could not complete the assembly of it. It is from the 1920's and no brand as it was built from scratch. Good old Yankee ingenuity and a lot of sweat to get it running. We are replacing the building over it with freshly milled douglas fir beams and rafters and pine sheeting next spring. We have a 52" blade on it that will cut a 21"x 21" square cant if the logs are large enough. I have some 1"x20" board and batt siding on many of my structures.
Larry Caldwell
Elite Member
It's not a conspiracy, there is a building boom, and public policy has run too many mills out of business. You still can't get a log out of the national forests, and timber counties in Oregon had to sue the BLM to get them to increase legally mandated logging. Plus, a lot of the mills have been shut down from the fires, and some big mills have been destroyed. We have been running about 1.2 million to 1.4 million housing starts a month. That's a lot of wood. The forests that burned are still on fire, and won't be salvaged until the winter rains put the fires out. Then there will be plenty of logs for two years, until they rot. After that, more mills will close.
There are still huge lumber trains leaving my county twice a week, of milled lumber and engineered wood products like glu-lams and TJIs. Some local lumber shipments go by truck, but the vast majority go by rail. Trucks don't have adequate capacity, either for size or weight.
There are still huge lumber trains leaving my county twice a week, of milled lumber and engineered wood products like glu-lams and TJIs. Some local lumber shipments go by truck, but the vast majority go by rail. Trucks don't have adequate capacity, either for size or weight.
Thank you for pointing that out, I thought that I was alone here. Besides, what we've posted is boring stuff. Everybody prefers a good conspiracy theory.
We've seen jobs lost, while Canadian lumber goes flying down the interstate. For the first time in years the mill owners here are seeing some good times. I only hope they realize these prices can't stay and are investing in infrastructure.
the viking
Bronze Member
There is a huge demand for lumber products as mentioned which partially justifies the huge price increases. We have mills working their maximum production possible and still log decks from 2 years ago fires sit and rot in the hills. Anyone that can pass a drug screening can work here for a decent wage but ironically the work is too hard for some slackers. The forest policies have led to the closing of many mills in this area and the forests are full of dead and dying trees from insect infestation and poor management. I paid 35 dollars a sheet for 1/2" CD plywood the other day when last time I bought it 6 months ago it was 15! I think the demand and price will fall at these prices!
