Saw-milling those big poplars at an accelerated pace sounds like a demanding but thrilling process! Can't wait to see the efficiency and craftsmanship in action in #36. Keep up the great work!
Adding on to my earlier comment encouraging you to talk more. It would be nice to know what your sawing products are used for. What are the end products resulting from your lumber?
Great question! The end products vary greatly. Oak- crossties for the railroad company/railroad, Cants-Pallets, trailer decking, Cribbing/blocking/shoring-companies utilize in various ways (block up equipment, shore up dirt/building sites etc), Poplar & Oak-furniture, flooring, and home building use, barn siding, house siding, framing, many small projects in the area related to building, fences, garden beds and so much more!
good operation what hp on the top saw that is some nice poplar i would love to frame a house with that stouff what do you do with that 3or 4 in thyick stuff resaw we cant see
Poplar has the most fresh, slightly furity and sweet smell. I absolutely love the smell when we are sawing poplar. Carify please: The end uses as in cut offs or actual products? As in products: The end products vary greatly. Oak- crossties for the railroad company/railroad, Cants-Pallets, trailer decking, Cribbing/blocking/shoring-companies utilize in various ways (block up equipment, shore up dirt/building sites etc), Poplar & Oak-furniture, flooring, and home building use, barn siding, house siding, framing, many small projects in the area related to building, fences, garden beds and so much more!
@@johnmcgarvie4061 it depends on the log, when it's milled, and how it's stacked. We air dry our lumber used for barn siding and local builds. It promptly is put on stickers in bundles most stay pretty uniform. Currently we do not sticker 2x material so no issues there. It's ordered an sawn accordingly on a as needed basis. As far as kiln drying, some will warm, from what I've seen, but when it's stickered it isn't as much of an issue.
Great question! Many places- and some we keep in our inventory. Portions may go to plants that further process for furniture, railroad ties, pallets, home buiding, and locally utilized as well.
A "cant" is a term used for a piece used for pallet boards typically not viable for grade lumber or crossties material. Our mill operation bundls and loads cant material on a semi, then ships to a facility that processes further for pallets.
