Tom Sontag
06-02-2005, 1:38 AM
I have both a large cherry and a large walnut log that look like they could yield whatever size pieces I want. I already have loads of 4/4 and a fair amount of 8/4 stock, just like every other vendor. I even have a few 4x4s set aside.
So what size should I cut? If you have not remembered any of my once-a-month posts around here :rolleyes: , I am talking about an urban log recycling business that occassionally saws up a few boards. Heck, we probably only have 18,000 bf on the 'dry' racks or air drying. ;) :D Okay, I confess - I have a wood problem and buyers haven't kept up with the sawing. This wood will not be for my own use.
The limit on width is probably around 18-20". My first thought on wide wood is table tops, which suggests 6/4 or maybe 8/4. I am inclined towards 6/4 since it is a choice that is more rarely found elsewhere and I figure that is our niche. But then cabriole legs want 3x3 or 4x4s, right? And you don't see that at many lumber yards around here. Really thick material of course is harder to dry and thus would deserve a premium price, but who wants to wrestle a 16" wide 12/4 - 8 footer? I have not had anyone ask me for a mantle piece in two years.
Help me decide! Big clear cherry and walnut: what size would you be ecstatic to discover?
[This is not a solicitation - we do not ship smaller orders anyway]
So what size should I cut? If you have not remembered any of my once-a-month posts around here :rolleyes: , I am talking about an urban log recycling business that occassionally saws up a few boards. Heck, we probably only have 18,000 bf on the 'dry' racks or air drying. ;) :D Okay, I confess - I have a wood problem and buyers haven't kept up with the sawing. This wood will not be for my own use.
The limit on width is probably around 18-20". My first thought on wide wood is table tops, which suggests 6/4 or maybe 8/4. I am inclined towards 6/4 since it is a choice that is more rarely found elsewhere and I figure that is our niche. But then cabriole legs want 3x3 or 4x4s, right? And you don't see that at many lumber yards around here. Really thick material of course is harder to dry and thus would deserve a premium price, but who wants to wrestle a 16" wide 12/4 - 8 footer? I have not had anyone ask me for a mantle piece in two years.
Help me decide! Big clear cherry and walnut: what size would you be ecstatic to discover?
[This is not a solicitation - we do not ship smaller orders anyway]