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I noticed that on my oak Jay . It might have something to do with the tannin content. ? The hickory too takes on the rich color of pecan but I haven't planed any to see how deep it goes .

Cedar is a very beutifull wood if you can somehow preserve it from the effects of weather and sunlight .The folks who use it as siding and trim on houses and use no means to preserve it ,in short order have a high priced house that resembles a 150 year old dairy barn .Looks like dog chit in my...

Translation ,Butch often types using internet forum acronyms .He was reminding us we were veering of topic rather badly ,we often do that . He was more or less saying if the orginater of this thread didn't mind neither would he .Well,that's kinds ,sorta what he meant---I think ---:?-

Well Jay I wish it weren't half way round the world because you would just go bonkers at some of the stuff I have laying yet in logs .The ones I tripped were all within a foot 18" of the ground thus getting the figure that comes in the first 6 or so feet of the log . Most of the red oak,second...

In this area which is not logging country the mills will give you less than you can get for firewood .They know they are only going to deal with a land owner once in a life time but they still sell that oak for 3 bucks a board foot . The smaller mills might pony up a dime ,15 cents a board foot...

The exact reason I'm building a mill .Good grief I've cut up a kings ransom in good lumber logs in my life .It's really a shame thinking back on it .

Live oaks are an interesting species .As much different from our northern reds,whites and burrs as day and night .The few live oaks I've seen grew up maybe 15-20 feet then popped out limbs that went every which way .The danged things could cover an entire small residentual building lot it seemed...

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Well for what it's worth ,this is what a tad over 12,000 pound of red oak looks like . A tad over 4 feet fat end, 3 1/2 skinny end 16 feet long