Wood Gloat

Rob Stokes · 2005-01-28T04:59:58+00:00

All this time, and I've never gloated before. I kinda like it!Bunch o' guys that hang out on another forum got together inSeptember/October to mill a free maple. the tree was part of a homestead,planted in 1880, and used to like the driveway, the owners wanted it to gotto something other than firewood. We were more than happy to oblige.After a couple of weekends cutting, milling (Alaskan chain saw mill) and 8weeks being kiln dried (in and out of the kiln 12 times to relieve thestress's), we brought home the stack today. Most of it's curly, some of it'sa full (clear) 24" wide, most of it's dead flat. KD curly maple, 1023 bd ft...cost works out to $0.80/bd ft.Rob