Building with your own trees

[woodmills1]

i could do a weekend cut once i am done with my post and beam job, or in april i have a school vacation week and could do 2-3 days. some of that week is already committed to gathering some free large pine i need for an on going contract. i am not scared of nails and have scanned and removed many plus cut my share. the price range involves nails also. i metal detect if needed, but sometimes removing is worse than wasting a blade. when i cut 2 by stock i have at the log and then cull out the bad ones later.

 

[gordon]

Your more than welcome! Don't be afraid to ask the same questions there as you are here. A good bunch of very smart people. Same as here only that site deals mainly with forestry, sawing, chainsaws, logging and a few other things as well. Like I said sort of one stop shopping for the forestry end of the spectrum./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.forestryforum.com/index.shtml>http://www.forestryforum.com/index.shtml</A>

Gordon

 

[Youare]

Timd,
The New Hampshire Extension Service used to publish a booklet listing all the wood processing mills in the State.

As far as your framing with rough lumber for the walls you should have no problems the compressive strength of stud walls with either plywood or board siding will be plenty strong.

My experience with softwood and warping or twisting can be minimized by proper stacking, sticking, when it is green. Some soft wood especially hemlock if it is going to twist it happens as it is cut.

As far as cutting your own lumber don't be afraid. You will make a few mistakes that's how we learn. If you can spend some time with someone who has experience with the type of mill you purchase they can tell you many of the do's and don'ts.

I hope you can find someone to cut your trees, there is nothing like the smell of fresh cut pine.

Randy

 

[Timd]

<font color=blue>I've got lots of brush to chip, but it's all in Vermont. But don't let that discourage you. Anytime you want to chip, I'll cut. </font color=blue>

Peter, I think you have come up with one of the best woods maintenance concepts of all time. Why didn't I think of that...all I need to do is export my brush to Vermont and I won't need to chip it! /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

But seriously if you plan to whack any trees before black fly season I'd love to chip. A chipper is on the short list, and Patu is one of the major players, so I'd like to try one out.

Hmmm, "whack any trees", "whack of trees", I guess maybe a whack of trees is as many as you can stand whacking in one session.

Timd

 

[Timd]

Woody -

Feuer is still open but as a reseller. They seem to be specializing in trim, flooring, and quality softwood. The owner's son said that they're planning to put a milling machine online soon in one of the empty saw sheds, and will be doing custom milling (but no more sawing).

Timd

 

[woodmills1]

now your getting the hang of a whack of_____________!!!!!!

 

[beenthere]

<font color=blue>reason is that I thought quarter sawn planking would be less likely to cup, twist, crook, or deform as it dried<font color=black> Your thinking was right on in that respect.
As suggested, stacking the sawn wood with stickers to dry it will help keep it straight. (I do the same thing with all the lumber I buy at a lumber yard, if at all possible, just to get it dried straight. Too often it is left to dry on one side, and will warp and/or cup).
The site referred to by gordon should help a lot too. Sounds like you have a great project and should have a lot of fun and satisfaction doing it.

 

[Timd]

Woody

Early summer would be OK. If it happens any later the garage won't get put up this year.

Timd

 

[woodmills1]

summer would be fine and if this easy, no snow day winter keeps up, i will be out around june 20. dont cut the trees too long before, as pine will stain quick when it is over 70 degrees

 

[hayden]

I think a Whack is the amount of wood a scwewy wabbit can wound up when wogging.

On the brush front (or is that bwush), I'll give you a holler next next time I go chipping. It will be this spring since I have an acre or so I want to clear. It was great watching Boondox skid trees for me. Now I can mix the Gin and Tonics while you chip. Anyone else want to try a toy? What a racket - I should work for Enron. But seriously, I'd be happy to do that. It's probably pushing a 3 hr drive for you, but it's your call. Also, I'll let you know if I bring it down here (So NH) again since that's much closer. Too bad - you just missed it by a few weeks. I had both the skidding winch and chipper down here for about a month for some tree removal.