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Dang, cherry!

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  1. jrider

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    Look at these beautiful cherry logs dropped off today from a new tree company.
     

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  2. Andimus Prime

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  3. Midwinter

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    Those are huge! Know anyone who could mill them?
     
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    Mill money! Slab dem bad boys!
     
  5. Eric Wanderweg

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    I'm 100% in agreement with the milling crowd. Any cherry that stood the test of time to grow that large deserves to be admired indefinitely by being turned into premium slabs.
     
  6. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Nice looking logs. I wouldnt be saying dang though. Dont you get a premium for cherry?
     
  7. Fanatical1

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    Those are saw logs from what I can see...
     
  8. mike bayerl

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    It looks like the one you have the measuring tap on has the pith off center which usually indicates reaction wood. And the sapwood is on the thick side. Otherwise, they look relatively straight and free of branching. Apparently the consumer market for typical cherry is way down right now, but I've heard any kind of live-edged slabs sell very well. The crotches would add some interest. If you have some free cash and somewhere to air-dry and store it, and stickers, you could take a stab at getting it milled. You never know from just a few pictures and ultimately, you never know what's inside until you open them up. For that much wood, definitely consider hiring a portable bandsaw mill. An experienced sawyer with hydraulics could knock that out pretty quickly, especially if you are just slabbing it. Definitely just a single day, maybe not even a whole day.
     
  9. amateur cutter

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    As a guy that looks at everything as firewood, I think I'd have those milled jrider. They look pretty decent & would make some nice slabs. Might even make a little on them.
     
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    Beautiful logs. I think I would slab the ones with the curves.
     
  11. jrider

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    Dang as in gooder
     
  12. jrider

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    I have a guy coming to look at them. If he’s not interested they will become firewood.
     
  13. mike bayerl

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    Great plan.
     
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    We don't see cherry get that size around these parts.
     
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    I've got a 24"+ DBH, arrow straight black cherry on my property. Letting it grow for now. They get much bigger in NW Pa up on the Allegheny plateau. That's were the super premium cherry lumber comes from.
     
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    Another thing about cherry as you know, they don't usually grow all that straight.