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Cost of getting logs cut into boards #2562920 08/27/18 02:34 PM 08/27/18 02:34 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,286 J jallencrockett OP 8 point
jallencrockett OP 8 point J Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,286	Anybody ever had logs cut into boards. I have a bunch of cedar that I am considering to get cut into boards. Do yall know what the going cost would be? I can rip and / or cut up I just dont have a way to cut logs up. Any idea of where or who does this in central alabama. Thanks so much for info!

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2562959 08/27/18 03:20 PM 08/27/18 03:20 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 7,863 Hartselle, AL trlrdrdave 14 point
trlrdrdave 14 point Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 7,863 Hartselle, AL	Get you an Alaskan lumber mill and do it yourself. "In time of war, send me all the Alabamians you can get, but in time of peace, for Lord's sake, send them to somebody else." General Edward H. Plummer "Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight." Jeff Cooper

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2562965 08/27/18 03:25 PM 08/27/18 03:25 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 273 Anniston,AL 2 20XD 4 point
20XD 4 point 2 Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 273 Anniston,AL	My FIL just had 15 big pines cut. Ended up with around 13,000 board feet. The guy that cut it is from around Talladega. I believe his rate was .25 a foot. He owns and does demos for Wood Mizer Saws. I will see if I can get his contact info. for you this evening. I do know he will either cut wood delivered to him or if it is a big job he takes the saw to the work.

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2563360 08/27/18 10:01 PM 08/27/18 10:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 12,358 Oxford, AL. USA Big Game Hunter Doesn’t Know His Code
Big Game Hunter Doesn’t Know His Code Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 12,358 Oxford, AL. USA	I’ve got a good friend in Montgomery that has a lumber mill. His unit is portable so he can either come to you or you can take your timber to him. IKNOWMYPHUCKINGCODEDAMMITYOUDICKHEAD!!!

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: Big Game Hunter] #2563387 08/27/18 10:55 PM 08/27/18 10:55 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,286 J jallencrockett OP 8 point
jallencrockett OP 8 point J Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,286	Im just getting an idea of what its cost? I know John Allen Deese cuts some and It probably isnt a big job. Thought it would be cool to do the inside of my camper with cedar so not a big job.

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2563405 08/28/18 03:27 AM 08/28/18 03:27 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,340 Jackson County B BrentM Mr. Turkey
BrentM Mr. Turkey B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,340 Jackson County	My guess on cedar would be 30-35 cents per board foot.

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2563416 08/28/18 05:20 AM 08/28/18 05:20 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,164 Lickskillet, AL Irishguy a.k.a. Dingle Johnson
Irishguy a.k.a. Dingle Johnson Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,164 Lickskillet, AL	The guy that cut all my shiplap for the inside of the cabin charged me about 60 cents a square foot (which is almost the same thing as a board foot, but the wood was thinner) and he furnished the wood and delivered and stacked it on my back deck. Plus he planed it and routed the grooves in it. That was cheap, because he's a friend, but I would imagine if you furnished the wood and they came to your place and milled it it would be somewhere between the 25 cents some folks are quoting on the low end and the 60 cents I'm quoting.

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2563422 08/28/18 05:32 AM 08/28/18 05:32 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 14,362 Mobile, AL S SouthBamaSlayer Gary's Fluffer
SouthBamaSlayer Gary's Fluffer S Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 14,362 Mobile, AL	Originally Posted by jallencrockett Anybody ever had logs cut into boards. I have a bunch of cedar that I am considering to get cut into boards. Do yall know what the going cost would be? I can rip and / or cut up I just dont have a way to cut logs up. Any idea of where or who does this in central alabama. Thanks so much for info! I believe I know a guy in Monroeville with a portable saw for this type of work. Look up Woodworks by Brooks on facebook if you’re interested. Last edited by SouthBamaSlayer; 08/28/18 05:32 AM.

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2563580 08/28/18 09:36 AM 08/28/18 09:36 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,286 J jallencrockett OP 8 point
jallencrockett OP 8 point J Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,286	Thanks for the input very much folks!

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2563583 08/28/18 09:38 AM 08/28/18 09:38 AM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 31,225 Clanton, AL Out back Grumpy Old Man
Out back Grumpy Old Man Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 31,225 Clanton, AL	I had a portable saw mill back in the 90s. I would often cut cedar and cypress on halves, because I could make a profit selling the lumber. You might find someone willing to do that. My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2563791 08/28/18 01:19 PM 08/28/18 01:19 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,124 Pike Road, Al M Mully 10 point
Mully 10 point M Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,124 Pike Road, Al	John Frank Deese will cut them. He will come to you if the job is big enough or you can bring them to him.

Re: Cost of getting logs cut into boards [Re: jallencrockett] #2563852 08/28/18 02:17 PM 08/28/18 02:17 PM
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jwalker77 Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 25,291 blount county alabama	.30/foot