“Free” wood…
A couple of Pecan trees had their roots undercut by a stream and fell in a recent storm. We were offered these trees “Free…”
Three old men and 3 days of hard work later, I’ll debate the meaning of “free”! The boles of these trees are 28”-30” in diameter and too large for our friend’s mill. We will have to trailer them to another mill, likely cost $200 -$300 to have them slabbed. The main portion of these trunks are 16’-18’ long… too long for our solar kiln. Sooooooooooo… Kiln drying is 50¢ per bd. Ft. per month. We’ll likely have $2.00 a bd ft in direct costs in these “free“ trees.
Value is yet to be determined… we’ll know more soon. One tree appears to have fallen several years ago, and the tree will be worthless for live edge slabs, the other one may have a bee hive in it….
SG
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