ike Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 I just got back from the local Saw Mill with a pretty good load in my Truck by the time I got rid of the trash I ended up with about 100 ft of Maple. the thickness was between 3/4 and 1 1/4 This is green so It will have to be dried out . It probably won't be ready till next spring. I also got 16 ft. of Walnut 5/8 thick X 8 in. this is ready to be planed. I have some walnut and cherry that is left from what I got last year It. s ready to plain, With Saw Mill lumber yu need to get it one year in advance Travis and Doug 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Good get Ike!..Hope it all dries nicely! Edited April 1, 2015 by Scrolling Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Nice score.. I love it when that happens... I expect to see some fun things from it come next spring... Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Any scraps?lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Kevin these alr all scrap from the Mill it's the end pieces that are under 6 ' in length any long pieces are less than 1 in thick there not many pieces like that. but a 4 ' is ni;ce for me because they are easy to store. and they are FREE Edited April 2, 2015 by ike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbaloo158 Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I too am lucky to have a fantastic sawmill wood supplier. The guy I get it from manufacters tongue-in-groove hardwood floors. He has only hard wood... Walnut, maple, oak and birch. All of his wood is kiln dried even before he gets it. Each board can be anywhere between 4 1/2" and 8 or 9 inches wide and most are at least 8 1/2 feet long. Thickness is anywhere between 1" to 1 /2". My jointer and planer make easy work of milling the boards down to the desired size. I've never learned what a "board foot" is and so I can't tell you what I pay for one. On my last visit I told him to give me $100 worth of oak and $100 worth of birch. I came home with a truck load. I did an approximate tally and if it were bought already milled from a big box store the price would be well over $1,000 bucks. It is more than worth the extra work and time it takes to mill it! I am truly blesses by the lumber gods! Bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbaloo158 Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I forgot to mention that my wood guy does not do the actual saw-milling... He buys it kiln dried from a sawmill. Bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Great hauls guys!!!!!!!!! You make some 'wood searchers' jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Man, you're lucky. I think our closest lumber mill might be the one you go to in Ohio. California doesn't have lumber mills anymore. I think they all moved to Japan. Or China. I envy you. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 The saw mill here shipped lumber to china to make flooring and shipped back =here shipped back here. most of the wood I receive is 3 to 4 ft long hard woods mostly Walnut Cherry Ash and maple The biggest problem is I have to let it air dry for about a year Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywoodmaster Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 I have a mill/ Kiln drier near me. I buy what they call Kiln samples. They are used to check moisture content during the drying process. They range from 4-12 inches width and 3-4ft long all are 5/4 and cost me .75 cents each regardless of species. I have picke up some reall great deals on Walnut, Cherry, Oak, Poplar, Beech, Ash and Maple before. As said before the time it takes to resaw and mill is well worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Good score for both of you. Always nice to get a great find or bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 I too am lucky to have a fantastic sawmill wood supplier. The guy I get it from manufacters tongue-in-groove hardwood floors. He has only hard wood... Walnut, maple, oak and birch. All of his wood is kiln dried even before he gets it. Each board can be anywhere between 4 1/2" and 8 or 9 inches wide and most are at least 8 1/2 feet long. Thickness is anywhere between 1" to 1 /2". My jointer and planer make easy work of milling the boards down to the desired size. I've never learned what a "board foot" is and so I can't tell you what I pay for one. On my last visit I told him to give me $100 worth of oak and $100 worth of birch. I came home with a truck load. I did an approximate tally and if it were bought already milled from a big box store the price would be well over $1,000 bucks. It is more than worth the extra work and time it takes to mill it! I am truly blesses by the lumber gods! Bobby Bobby, a board foot is a piece of lumber that measures, 12"x 12"x 1", it can be either one piece or, a few pieces that add up to 12". Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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