Milling Looooong Logs

[Drilling Man]

  I'm still milling a customers white pine logs for him.
 

 
  Long logs make looooong beams!
 

 
  And long lumber too,
 

 
  Anyway, he gave me a materials list for 6x10's, 3x8's, 2x12's, and lots of 5/4 boards, here's some of it,
 

 
  Most of the logs i'm milling are 19 to 21 feet long and that's longer than "some" of the lumber needs to be, so i put the "cut off's" back on the mill two at a time,
 

 
  And mill bunks out of them,
 

 
  as he needs something to put all the lumber on, when i deliver it,
 

 
  That load of lumber will be going to it's new home S N!

  DM

[charles p]

In my area, you can not constuct a living quarter with undressed or green lumber.  Has to be kiln dried and dressed to pass code.

[Drilling Man]

In my area, you can not constuct a living quarter with undressed or green lumber.  Has to be kiln dried and dressed to pass code.

  Some places the codes are less strict, and other places more so...  As for drying and dressing, that's just the next steps in wood working, and many take them.  I've know guys that saw out a whole house, dry it/have it graded, and then built there own house.  They save a bundle of $ on there own house!

  There are always ways to deal with the codes ect. as they arise...

  DM