Nice saw logs

[Rodburner04]

So many nice saw logs and I can't even cut them.

My brothers in-laws own a restaurant with a bunch of cabins. I spent the night there last night. Well this morning I said to my brother it's too bad we can't drop all these pines and make some money. He tells me to cut them anyway!! I wish!

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[northmanlogging]

Whats stopping you from cutting them... If he owns it and gave you the go ahead, go get a saw and a permit...

 

[Rodburner04]

He doesn't own it. It's his in-laws. Believe me I would have ran home to get my saws in a heartbeat.

 

[northmanlogging]

so bring a bottle of whiskey/tea and offer em 50% after trucking... the worst they can do is call the police and have you arrested for trespassing and vagrancy...

 

[Boleclimber]

I envision nails hiding there ugly heads just waiting to duke it out with a band or circle saw.

 

[1270d]

Is there much market for white pine there? It would be nice to put those in the dirt, but it seems to give those cabins a nice setting as well. If they make money from the cabin rentals....

 

[bitzer]

I'd leave em be. Looks nice like 1270d said. Theres plenty of other timber in the world that needs killin. White pine sawlogs ain't worth a damn here anyway.

 

[madhatte]

It's kind of surprising how little value is currently attached to white pine today, considering that we are basically a country now on account of a dispute over it.

 

[1270d]

It's kind of surprising how little value is currently attached to white pine today, considering that we are basically a country now on account of a dispute over it.

That is an interesting bit of history. I hadn't heard of it.

Part of the reason that WP holds a low value is because(I believe) it is not certifiable for use in structural applications. Studwood or other load bearing cuts can't be white pine. I'll see if I can find something to back this up

 

[treeslayer2003]

That is an interesting bit of history. I hadn't heard of it.

Part of the reason that WP holds a low value is because(I believe) it is not certifiable for use in structural applications. Studwood or other load bearing cuts can't be white pine. I'll see if I can find something to back this up

I think yer right. here at least trusses always made of yellow pine. although I wonder how white pine compares to that imported lumber we buy so much of.

 

[jwilly]

White pine is primarily used for trim. Window casings, door jambs, v-joint tongue and groove paneling and shiplap sheathing. It is not a very strong wood for structural applications (joists and rafters) but it makes great studs. Radiata pine has made a big dent in the WP market especially for panel doors. Here in the Adirondacks it is still used quite a bit, most of it coming from portable band mills. As the Building Inspector here I see it used for many applications and if the sawyer certifies it as #2 or better it can be used for most anything. Joists and rafters need to be upsized from what would be allowed with SPF. 20 years ago it was the wood of choice for cabin logs and is still used by many log home and Timber frame companies. There used to be five mills in my area, now there are two and 90% of their production is sold to the Canadian market.

 

[Rodburner04]

Well I tried to get them to let me cut them. There was an immediate NO. I don't blame them. I agree that they make a nice setting for the cabins. They do make a lot of money from the cabin rentals. I'm not really sure on the market here for them. I don't cut and sell saw logs. I cut and sell firewood. Any saw logs I would cut would more than likely be used for personal use.

 

[zogger]

White pine is primarily used for trim. Window casings, door jambs, v-joint tongue and groove paneling and shiplap sheathing. It is not a very strong wood for structural applications (joists and rafters) but it makes great studs. Radiata pine has made a big dent in the WP market especially for panel doors. Here in the Adirondacks it is still used quite a bit, most of it coming from portable band mills. As the Building Inspector here I see it used for many applications and if the sawyer certifies it as #2 or better it can be used for most anything. Joists and rafters need to be upsized from what would be allowed with SPF. 20 years ago it was the wood of choice for cabin logs and is still used by many log home and Timber frame companies. There used to be five mills in my area, now there are two and 90% of their production is sold to the Canadian market.

That right there is funny, selling timber/lumber to Canada!