I have an unhappy pine tree in my yard. Its going to come down and am deciding if its worth trying to mill it for lumber, the small limbs will become firewood. The main trunk is maybe 18" in diameter and approx 10' in useable height. I did speak with one local sawyer who said they can be very "pitchy" making them harder to saw and difficult to dry. I am thinking it would cost me $400-$500 to have somebody out to do it, so is it worth it.

Other option is having tree folks cut into large bowl blanks i.e. 16-18" slices cut in half. I know pine bowls arent the greatest but kept thick they have a rustic utility feel.

Thoughts?

Jon