Cutting Pine Trees For Lumber

Cutting down trees and milling lumber pull the cord on the chainsaw it s time to send those pine trees to the sawmill.

Cutting pine trees for lumber.

Regular tree services will not remove a tree for free just for the fire wood. Free tree removal is very rare but is possible if you have a desirable tree like some pine trees or palms. After expenses it s unlikely that the buyer will make any money from cutting a single tree unless it s extraordinarily valuable. Plan ahead of time how you will handle the lumber.

By roger normand october 30 2012. They would need a property to store timber for trees for 2 years to dry it then they need to split the timber and deliver it for a fee. Stack some of the poorer logs at the front of the pile. Instead of hiring a tree service to remove those trees why not let us buy them from you.

Image 1 of 2 these old pine trees are in the way. Do you have a large wooded property with too many trees. With a sawmill you are cutting with the grain to create lumber. Tree health and quality.

The quality of your saw cuts will depend on the type and sharpness of your chainsaw chain. Standard saw chain is designed for speed and cross cutting but when it s used with a mill cuts will be jagged and rough. Do you have trees on your property which you don t want. 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.

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. Solid healthy trees with attractive wood grains sell for higher prices than low quality or damaged trees. Generally speaking hardwoods like oak walnut and cherry are worth more than pine cedar firs and other softwoods. Air dry wood for one year for every inch of thickness advises plesums.

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. When you re felling trees and limbs you re cutting against the grain. The buyer must cut the logs and haul them to the mill to sell. 150 million dead trees are fueling huge sierra.

It is not worth their time. Wengert recommends kiln drying wood between 110 and 180 degrees f checking progress with a moisture meter.