In this video, we explore the question of how long you can wait before sawing logs into lumber and whether there's a point of no return for aging logs. We investigate the potential advantages of ...

Salvaging dead or dying trees, and milling the logs into lumber is a great experience. It is part of the powerful connection I feel with the land, and I am always delighted to share it with my friends ...

Lumber does not come from the an 18-wheeler trailer. Rather, hardwood lumber is sawn from trees with leaves, not needles, and the trees are usually 75 years old or older. Most of these hardwood trees ...

Dan Cassens, a Purdue professor of wood products, cuts a piece of lumber from a log using a horizontal thin kerf band mill. (Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Keith Robinson) Download Photo WEST ...

Sawing Logs Portable Sawmill Service Helps Clear Logs on Your Land Carl Briggs Apr 14, 2010 Updated Aug 5, 2020 0 ...

Joe Wilp climbs a narrow ladder, seats himself in a little crow’s-nest chair, and pulls levers. A greedy metal claw plucks a rough-barked log at least 3 feet in diameter from the truck bed, swings it ...