Mike Parzych
04-05-2006, 3:06 PM
In my travels today I passed a place where a large red oak had been cut down. Apparently the guy is burning the wood in a boiler set-up that I'm guessing he uses to heat his home - no one was home at the time. I checked the pile out. It was huge - at least 30" dia, and he's cutting it into about 2' legths prior to splitting. There were some crotch sections he hasn't split yet, and I was wondering if anyone knows whether they're anything special in oak. I've never seen them mentioned so I'm assuming there isn't anything spectacular going on inside. Anyone know?
And last week I spotted some cherry logs that were from clearing land for a homesite (I can spot lumber from a long way off!) They were probably cut last spring/summer. Don't really look too checked, although they weren't end sealed. Anyone know what a reasonable offer (based on bf I can figure from the log chart) would be if they're interested in selling them? There's about 6 logs maybe 10-12" dia by 8 ft. I've never bought logs before.
And last week I spotted some cherry logs that were from clearing land for a homesite (I can spot lumber from a long way off!) They were probably cut last spring/summer. Don't really look too checked, although they weren't end sealed. Anyone know what a reasonable offer (based on bf I can figure from the log chart) would be if they're interested in selling them? There's about 6 logs maybe 10-12" dia by 8 ft. I've never bought logs before.