600 Board Feet of Pecan Lumber!

Be sure to paint or wax the ends of the boards. this should keep them from checking. keep them out of the direct sun. Dry then slowly. Good luck

-- Sevitski

I am drooling…alot!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Yeah I went through a lot of waxed-shellac sealing the ends. This pile is actually beside an equal pile of southern yellow pine I had cut 2 years ago. It is covered by a tin-roofed leanto and off the ground by about 12-14 inches.

-- Patrick

Man, that looks great. My experience with the pecan I milled from my daughter’s hurricane Isabel tree has been fantastic. Wow grain, and buttery texture. However, it is HARD! And it’s narley. But worth every bit of the trouble. Enjoy.

-- Whatever

Ditto on the drooling want to send some up to Mass. :>

nice…so do you think this service is available—-where would I look in the phone book???

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Matt –
Judging from your signature line, I’m guessing that you live in CA. Since I live in NC, I’m guessing my guy wouldn’t make the trip! I found my guy through a friend that had some logs sawn. Chances are if you ask around in your area you will find several. I’ve heard you have to be careful about pricing or someone who will offer to cut lumber in exchange for half your lumber. Before you do this READ UP. There is a lot of info out there on stacking, stickering, and drying lumber.

-- Patrick

Matt,
Craigs List in my area has several people who will run sawmills for you. Do a Craigslist search on
“Sawmill’ or “rough cut lumber”
Good luck, I had some Alder cut up and was very satisfied with the result.

-- Paul, La Center, Washington

Matt,
Craigs List in my area has several people who will run sawmills for you. Do a Craigslist search on
“Sawmill’ or “rough cut lumber”
Good luck, I had some Alder cut up and was very satisfied with the result.

-- Paul, La Center, Washington

Great score on the lumber. Small investment to get rid of a problem tree and still get to keep it! haha

Looking forward to seeing what projects come of it.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

Patrick, this is a wonderful save. Congrats on the lumber. I really enjoy seeing posts like this. Several years ago I had to take out two ash and a cherry tree. The cherry was about 3 feet in diameter and would have yielded a ton of lumber. I tried and simply could not find anyone willing to mill it. Needless to say I stayed at work rather than see it cut down and hauled off for firewood.

I am looking forward to seeing the projects from this.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Patrick,
You have learned a valuable lesson. Urban Forest Lumber is a double win! I have a number of species of wood in the ‘Drying Rick’ for future projects. You, as I, will some time in the future, find a use for this and other lumber you will save from the landfill or the fireplace. Go For It!
Ira

-- Rustfever, Central California

Patrick,
You have learned a valuable lesson. Urban Forest Lumber is a double win! I have a number of species of wood in the ‘Drying Rick’ for future projects. You, as I, will some time in the future, find a use for this and other lumber you will save from the landfill or the fireplace. Go For It!
Ira

-- Rustfever, Central California

thanks everyone for the idea to look on craig’s list…i will check now…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

I love the phase” DROOL DROOL DROOL” this is such a treasure chest of some not so often used wood. I once had a console TV made out of Pecan and the grain was special. Take the advise of Mountain and seal the ends, again this is a special lot enjoy and thanks for posting …Blkcherry

Matt

Check with Wood Mizer, they have a list of saw owners. I went out to check my fine stack of pecan… full of worm holes. I’m not sure what to do. The worms, beatles or what ever, have not touched the white oak. I’m thinking of separating from the rest of the wood and let the fire place take care of it.

Your neighbor in Sacramento
Tony

-- Tony, Sacramento

Nice !

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

pecan can be an awesome wood – especially on the lathe
its hard as heck when dry but worth the trouble
if any needs a home… ahem! I have a resource that routinely travels across the state
Great score and doubly so when it was a problem tree that needed attention.

-- CaptnA - "When someone hurts you, write it in the sand so the winds of forgiveness will scatter the memory... "

great looking wood, some one posted free wood on craigslist in my area.it was pecan also. I got there to late. I did get a peice big enough to make a small bowl, Good luck

Congratulations on recovering your tree. Make some beautiful projects from them.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY…Wow am I jealous. And if that is just to much wood laying around….I have family in your neck of the woods (Well, not really, my wife does) It would cause her a heart attack if I said “Let’s go visit your sister”....since the last time me and her sister talked we left on not so friendly terms lol.

But if it would help you get rid of some of that wood…I would be willing to make the sacrifice.

-- Don S.E. OK

Thanks guys, I’ve had a lot of people wanting a few pieces. I may end up selling or trading some of the slabs. Now that I have them cut I can’t imagine building 10-12 tables with them. Tony, you have me scared about the beatles. I’ve had some pine there for a couple of years with no sign of beatles, but I wonder if the sap in pine is keeping them out. I’m hesitant to spray the boards, so I’ll have to read up on what else I can do. Any ideas guys?

-- Patrick