Re: cherry
That's a great tip. I don't know if this is "old" cherry as it was
alive 3 years ago or so, and the trees were only around 1 foot in dia.
Will have to check this out. I don't know what a slab mill is unless
you mean a regular sawmill. My friend hasn't burnt the wood so if it
works it'll be great.
alive 3 years ago or so, and the trees were only around 1 foot in dia.
Will have to check this out. I don't know what a slab mill is unless
you mean a regular sawmill. My friend hasn't burnt the wood so if it
works it'll be great.
--- In bolger@y..., "John Cupp" <caj@k...> wrote:
> There are small veneer mill that will pay a premium price for that
> pile they will take it and soak it in water, then much like a lathe
> works they'll strip it out into veneer for plywood and other such
> projects. They do prefer the 4' sections but are able to use smaller
> pieces as long as they are straight.
>
> Small board mills need it when it is fresh cut but veneer mills can
> use it now and it will go much further as veneer. Tell your friend
he
> might have just as well burnt $10,000 because old cherry wood is a
> very prized commodity now. The veneer price will be less than 1/10th
> of a slab mill but still much more than fire wood or smoker chuncks.
>
> John
There are small veneer mill that will pay a premium price for that
pile they will take it and soak it in water, then much like a lathe
works they'll strip it out into veneer for plywood and other such
projects. They do prefer the 4' sections but are able to use smaller
pieces as long as they are straight.
Small board mills need it when it is fresh cut but veneer mills can
use it now and it will go much further as veneer. Tell your friend he
might have just as well burnt $10,000 because old cherry wood is a
very prized commodity now. The veneer price will be less than 1/10th
of a slab mill but still much more than fire wood or smoker chuncks.
John
pile they will take it and soak it in water, then much like a lathe
works they'll strip it out into veneer for plywood and other such
projects. They do prefer the 4' sections but are able to use smaller
pieces as long as they are straight.
Small board mills need it when it is fresh cut but veneer mills can
use it now and it will go much further as veneer. Tell your friend he
might have just as well burnt $10,000 because old cherry wood is a
very prized commodity now. The veneer price will be less than 1/10th
of a slab mill but still much more than fire wood or smoker chuncks.
John
--- In bolger@y..., "Lincoln Ross" <lincolnr@r...> wrote:
> A friend of mine who has no appreciation for nice wood cut down a
> bunch of cherry and it's been sitting for a year or two (three?) in
> logs in his backyard. Longest maybe 4 feet, biggest maybe 1 foot
dia?
> If someone in the Boston area is interested, maybe I can arrange
for
> you to cart some of this away. If so, you have to cut a few slices
> for me. Most of it seems to be pretty solid, but I don't know if
there
> are cracks in it or not, as a pile is a pretty haphazard way to dry
> them and an acquaintance who should know predicts at least some
> cracks, and in fact is not interested for that reason. I don't know
> what kind of cherry it is, exactly, but it does seem to be that
nice
> red color. Might be just the thing for the interior of your latest
> project.
A friend of mine who has no appreciation for nice wood cut down a
bunch of cherry and it's been sitting for a year or two (three?) in
logs in his backyard. Longest maybe 4 feet, biggest maybe 1 foot dia?
If someone in the Boston area is interested, maybe I can arrange for
you to cart some of this away. If so, you have to cut a few slices
for me. Most of it seems to be pretty solid, but I don't know if there
are cracks in it or not, as a pile is a pretty haphazard way to dry
them and an acquaintance who should know predicts at least some
cracks, and in fact is not interested for that reason. I don't know
what kind of cherry it is, exactly, but it does seem to be that nice
red color. Might be just the thing for the interior of your latest
project.
bunch of cherry and it's been sitting for a year or two (three?) in
logs in his backyard. Longest maybe 4 feet, biggest maybe 1 foot dia?
If someone in the Boston area is interested, maybe I can arrange for
you to cart some of this away. If so, you have to cut a few slices
for me. Most of it seems to be pretty solid, but I don't know if there
are cracks in it or not, as a pile is a pretty haphazard way to dry
them and an acquaintance who should know predicts at least some
cracks, and in fact is not interested for that reason. I don't know
what kind of cherry it is, exactly, but it does seem to be that nice
red color. Might be just the thing for the interior of your latest
project.