Local Sawyer

[justin waldron]

I have a sawmill that I directly deal with on a normal basis, but the other day I was hunting around Craigslist and found a gentleman that had a portable sawmill and had great deals on lumber.  He not only had "green" lumber, but also had some that is Kiln dried.  He also only cuts trees that have fallen from storms etc. and in peoples yards, no danger to forests etc.  Just a thought for everyone to think about before their usual trip to their supplier or the big box stores.  It also gives you the options for slabs that you usually may not have... like the 4x6x8 hunk of oak that I got for $10!!! 

[Jens Jensen]

I use a guy like that here in Washington he usually loads up downed trees  and hauls to his mill at home and cuts them and stickers up for resale.Lots of ceder and White Ash. Some times there is alder.I bought a whole pickup load of Ash few years ago mostly 1x6x  8-9 feet for 77.00 .Then I stickered the lumber for about 5 months extra and planed it and sized up for bed projects and bedside tables

 

[Jay Boutwell]

I have for years visited the off beaten paths finding many good bargins in wood.  Not only is it cheap but sometimes it yeilds the best lumber you can buy.  This is especially true when looking for a special lumber for a special project.   One of my favorites is visiting old orchards that have been removed and replanted with young trees.  Often you will find large trees that have been limbed and are sitting in a yard and are either free to remove and or are dirt cheap.  I have other wood working friends whom will be glad to help with the removal and milling for a share of the wood. An example is about one year ago when we removed over a dozen black walnut trees and the person whom owned then offered to pay us to remove them.  We got better than 500 bd ft of prime black walnut that had been cut down almost five years prior.

[Jens Jensen]

Did you re-saw all of it  yourselves or run it to a mill

[justin waldron]

I just get it all rough cut Jens and then mill it myself.

[Jens Jensen]

Thats what I did  they planked it all out and I sized it all to specs

[Ken Darga]

Justin,

Anyone wearing bib-overalls with 2-straps?

or are the single-strap versions still the '''in-style''? 

 

 

[justin waldron]

Doug,

     I'm not so far away from you in Va. and we wear shoes too!!!  Keep in touch, I'd be interested in some lumber!

Douglas Harwood said:

Justin,

I live in WV and yes we wear shoes, well sometimes, and in the winter when tress fall after a storm the local

park beside my home lets you come in with a chain saw and cut what you want.  A couple of my buddies and

myself always take some latex paint and cut 12 inch diameter(all my bandsaw will handle) logs or branches

and re saw our own boards.  White and red oak, poplar, cherry, beech, whatever you want and then saw up what

we don't need for firewood to dry for the elderly.  Make sure you paint both ends of your wood to keep the 

moisture in before re sawing so you are not in such a rush.  Bye the way, it's fairly easy to make you own

solar kiln.  Turners(lathe) prefer the wood green.  I get free Shaker styles legs for tables, beds and rockers

that way.

 

Regards,

Doug

[Jens Jensen]

2 strappers out here in Washigton

Ken Darga said:

Justin,

Anyone wearing bib-overalls with 2-straps?

or are the single-strap versions still the '''in-style''? 

 

 

[Jay Boutwell]

Doug, be careful as now all the bush whackers will know which way you are traveling.    Have a great Thanksgiving. 

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[Ken Darga]

Doug,

One of my uncles, had one leg shorter than the other---

he just shortened one pant leg, 

and used both straps.

 

Some guys would just roll-up the one pant leg,

but that may lead to other issues.

 

Walking on the side of a hill???

...not a problem with some---

just return in the direction you came from, should remedy the situation.

 

Douglas Harwood said:

Ken,

I have to just wear one strap because my left leg is shorter than my right from walking on the side of a

hill all my life. Ha!

 

 

[Ken Darga]

Doug could really confuse 'em---

wear one of his shoes ''backwards''.

Jay Boutwell said:

Doug, be careful as now all the bush whackers will know which way you are traveling.    Have a great Thanksgiving. 

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[Fins59]

Just the other day I got a bundle of slab wood for my wood stove from a local sawmill.  They have a scrap pile that I always check for boards.  Got some good ones out of there and free at that.