I saw an ad today on C.L. for a cherry tree for free. It's 100 years old, 2 1/2 feet at the base, and about 25 feet high. I grew up working on farms where we heated the house and built all the buildings from wood on the land so I've brought down 100 foot oak trees so that isn't the issue. I could use some help in what lengths to cut, how to dry as logs, how long to dry b/4 it's worked, and should I have someone do the resawing / drying of logs or chainsaw it into planks before or after it's dry. Then resaw, ts cut, joint, plane, etc.
On the farm my uncle had a 6 foot high saw blade (without a blade guard ) on a 30 foot hydraulic sliding sled so we could cut green wood boards to any width / thickness real easily one summer and use it for building the following year. I'm not sure of the correct steps to take to end up with a finished product as I don't have a 6 foot tall blade in my garage.
My woodworking goal had always to build craftmans style furniture and cherrys the wood for that so I think it could be one fantastic bargain if I do it right.
On the farm my uncle had a 6 foot high saw blade (without a blade guard ) on a 30 foot hydraulic sliding sled so we could cut green wood boards to any width / thickness real easily one summer and use it for building the following year. I'm not sure of the correct steps to take to end up with a finished product as I don't have a 6 foot tall blade in my garage.
My woodworking goal had always to build craftmans style furniture and cherrys the wood for that so I think it could be one fantastic bargain if I do it right.
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