Working with cedar logs. You may either contact log furniture builders in your area and sell it lump sum or sell it by the piece. The smell that is released the color texture and softness of this wood make it fun and easy to work with. Cedar log price list giles kendall inc. The top price a person can bid on cedar is determined by what a logger can get for his cedar at the mill minus the costs of logging and hauling and the profit he needs to make to pay his wages taxes pension etc.
Giles kendall inc. It cuts shapes and sands easily whether using large. 700 am330 pm monday thursday 700 am 230 on friday. How long does cedar take to season.
The two woods go well together and once the cherry reaches its final patina is very similar in color to the cedar. There is a huge demand for cedar logs from 1 12 in diameter and up. The cherry was much easier to work with bondo gaposis. Cutting into a nice piece of cedar is a joyous experience for a woodworker.
The cedar logs will have to have the bark peeled prior to it. This is the first of 3. Cedar trees are not particularly difficult to cut down with a chain saw but the stump must be ground out completely or a new tree will quickly sprout. Cedar is the most highly sought after wood for log furniture construction.
It now has a. We sometimes get quite a few very good saw logs which we take to a sawmill. Havent posted a mill video in awhile so here is some big cedar logs being cut into paneling for my cousins hunting cabin. Mar 30 2018 explore woodapplets board cedar woodworking projects on pinterest.
Watch as we carefully move the stripped and sanded red cedar log with the kioti and then follow the process of 3 coats of polyurethane to see the beautiful finished log. I built a cedar chest w a cedar body and made a cherry plinth and cherry lid for it. If you are going to split your cedar logs cut them into the proper length for your fireplace or wood stove and allow to season for around 9 months. Cedar is a fairly light pithy grained wood.
It can be worked with the same tools and techniques used for most lumber. This is the first video since i got the longer rails too.