This stack of logs looks pretty good from the side but they are low grade and are of no commercial value but they are good for firewood. The ends of these logs show a different picture. This one is wind shook and will just fall apart if it is turned into lumber. This one has heart rot. Not enough percentage of the log is good enough to make it commercially viable to transport it to a mill over 250 miles away. These two have pin rot and shatter. Three of these have heart rot and the white faced one has pocket rot. The upper log, second from the right, has too much twist to make lumber. Side view of a round that has pocket rot. Great for firewood but no good for lumber! This is an end view of the round that I cut in half. Most of these logs are only 10 to 16 feet in length and are from logs that have been upgraded with ends cut off before being sent to a sawmill.
Love the tutorial on why the logs didn't make it to the mill, thanks for sharing. What kind of wood is it? Spruce...Fir?
What is yellow cedar used for as an end product? Structural lumber or for finish boards for carpentry? Great job getting what you can.
Yellow Cedar or Alaskan Cypress. Very much like Western Red Cedar but different coloring, other subtle nuances but smell fresh cuts of both, wow! Splitting this stuff is Fun. Here we see the yellow cedar anything from lumber to fence boards. Finishing boards too. It’s prized for its ability to resist rot but ironically as a tree you can see it works against itself. Love it when I can find it but if its cutoffs, it’s likely full of knots and the straight parts are gone.
Allan, that is a great lesson on the logs and why they are not commercially any good, but still great for firewood. Continue having fun!
Thanks again for the explanation of the lack of marketability of the logs. Great for you on a nice score!
The oil in the wood makes these trees unsuitable for the making of pulp. There is a chip plant for pulp about 2 miles from where I've been getting this wood.
But that and resistance to decay should make excellent mulch ? However, considering its desirability as firewood I'd be grabbing as much as possible too.
