what to do with my cedar trees

ironpig70 · 09-21-2006, 07:07 PM

i have about 12 trees from say 8" up to i'd say 16" max diameter. they are about 50-60' tall. the will be fallen by a pro(near the house) any how i know cedar burns very hot so i could use them for starter wood to light off the massive amount of oak i have. aside from firewood and fencing what could i use these trees for. i could get my hands on a mill machine and turn the majority into lumber if i wished. but what size and such i have no idea.

trampas · 09-21-2006, 07:21 PM

mill it for siding and fencing. build youself a shop, and/or shed and side it with that cedar. knock up a few hundred feet of fencing to keep those pesky old lady neighbors from viewing your piss breaks.

cedar resists fungus, mold, and wood destroying pests, obviously.

toy86 · 09-21-2006, 07:23 PM

some people use it inside closets and clothes drawers to keep bugs away

ironpig70 · 09-21-2006, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by toy86

some people use it inside closets and clothes drawers to keep bugs away

a cedar lined closet sounds

Mo · 09-21-2006, 09:54 PM

shred it all and use it for bedding for gerbils and hamsters

NCtoy76 · 09-21-2006, 09:55 PM

just what i was going to say, line your bathroom, basement ect. ect,

Mo · 09-21-2006, 09:56 PM

do you have a deck yet?

santa · 09-21-2006, 10:02 PM

Jump out of a helicopter from 30' above bare assed with your knees to you chest and see what happens.

ironpig70 · 09-21-2006, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo

do you have a deck yet?

nope

dumplin · 09-22-2006, 12:56 AM

Have em milled at a timber cuttin place , make a lot of whittling sticks and little blocks that go in a drawer or closet . sale em at a flea mkt. or arts & crafts

Havis · 09-22-2006, 04:04 AM

I'll go out of my way to stack some cedar on the firewood rack (hard to find around here). I have an outdoor fire pit on the back patio I burn it in. Cedar smells good and keeps the skeeters away. I pops a little though, throwing flaming sparks when it does, so inside is not good.

Toyota_Jim · 09-22-2006, 05:47 AM

See if a mill will buy it, if not see about finding someone with a portable mill might buy it, I think if you contact woodmizer they will tell you who has them in your area..

burns like paper and pops alot, not good inside. Soot up a chimney fast with it.

Dieselmh · 09-22-2006, 07:03 AM

I'd sell it. If you go to a local flea market, you may see people who use it for chainsaw art and stuff like that. They'll usually pay pretty good money for stuff that's already cut.

ScottFJ40 · 09-22-2006, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by toy86

some people use it inside closets and clothes drawers to keep bugs away

Every closet in the farmhouse i'm living in is cedar lined. It was built in the 1840's

TLCObsession · 09-22-2006, 12:14 PM

In Oregon, its not likely aromatic cedar - more likely Western Red Cedar or if you were really lucky - Port Orford.

Mill it for siding and decking, use the smaller stuff for posts and fencing. It also makes excellent dock flotation....

If it was big PO cedar, sell it to a mill who will sell it to me!

Norm · 09-22-2006, 12:28 PM

I would check with the local logging suppley store and find someone with a portable mill. You might get it milled for free if you split the take. Mills won't buy logs out of your yard, too much risk of finding a nail. you might at least get some free fence boards.

rockota · 09-22-2006, 01:32 PM

First question - why do you want them down?

Norm · 09-22-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rockota

First question - why do you want them down?

Because he's from So. cal and tree's scare him

0ILBURNER · 09-22-2006, 01:45 PM

Have it sawed into true 2x8's and 2x6's and send it to me = I'd love to have it as sub-flooring.

ironpig70 · 09-22-2006, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockota

First question - why do you want them down?

other than they are in the way, dying and to close to the house or and they make a mess

and they are not port orfords(arborist told me so) they are iirc western red cedars. i may have access to a mill but the little shit who lived here prior drove many nails into other trees so the bottom chunk will get burned

ironpig70 · 09-22-2006, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Norm

Because he's from So. cal and tree's scare him

i'm from nor cal and grew up with big trees

Snakeman · 09-23-2006, 12:30 AM

Piggy, Your neighbor to the north has a porta mill.

Cut me up some 2X6's, I need a deck!

TrikeKid · 09-23-2006, 10:36 PM

Whittle tooth picks.

ironpig70 · 09-23-2006, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snakeman

Piggy, Your neighbor to the north has a porta mill.

Cut me up some 2X6's, I need a deck!

well after further thought i don't know how i'm going to be able to mill them. figure when its all said and done i'll have 13 cedars a birch and 2 maples(pruned back) in one pile

yes i'm having it all dropped at one time then i'm going to limb them, cut them and the next weekend split it all.

roundhouse · 09-24-2006, 08:44 PM

Dont they use em for split rail fences & all kinds of stuff?

09-21-2006, 07:07 PM	#1
ironpig70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 6957 Posts: 4,189	what to do with my cedar trees i have about 12 trees from say 8" up to i'd say 16" max diameter. they are about 50-60' tall. the will be fallen by a pro(near the house) any how i know cedar burns very hot so i could use them for starter wood to light off the massive amount of oak i have. aside from firewood and fencing what could i use these trees for. i could get my hands on a mill machine and turn the majority into lumber if i wished. but what size and such i have no idea.

09-21-2006, 07:21 PM	#2
trampas i think not Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 5433 Location: San Mexico, Ca. Posts: 6,814	mill it for siding and fencing. build youself a shop, and/or shed and side it with that cedar. knock up a few hundred feet of fencing to keep those pesky old lady neighbors from viewing your piss breaks. cedar resists fungus, mold, and wood destroying pests, obviously. __________________ What are we supposed to do with nature... just look at it?

09-21-2006, 07:23 PM	#3
toy86 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Member # 45196 Location: sonoma,california Posts: 1,110	some people use it inside closets and clothes drawers to keep bugs away __________________ 96 taco, lockd, linkd, caged, beat, daily driven 24" frame on 4dz ready to jump

09-21-2006, 09:54 PM	#5
Mo Everyday is Tuesday. Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 47 Location: The basement Posts: 14,569	shred it all and use it for bedding for gerbils and hamsters __________________ nothing on ebay justadad

09-21-2006, 09:56 PM	#7
Mo Everyday is Tuesday. Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 47 Location: The basement Posts: 14,569	do you have a deck yet? __________________ nothing on ebay justadad

09-21-2006, 09:55 PM	#6
NCtoy76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Member # 22565 Location: lilburn Ga. Posts: 865	just what i was going to say, line your bathroom, basement ect. ect,

09-21-2006, 10:02 PM	#8
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09-22-2006, 12:56 AM	#10
dumplin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10433 Location: redneck heaven Posts: 450	Have em milled at a timber cuttin place , make a lot of whittling sticks and little blocks that go in a drawer or closet . sale em at a flea mkt. or arts & crafts __________________ 74eb,38"tsl's, lockrite(f), spool(r) warn alloys(f),moser 31's(r), full cage 8274, 4.5" total lift + sawzalled for clearance

09-22-2006, 04:04 AM	#11
Havis Rock Hound Join Date: Sep 2003 Member # 22570 Location: Houston Posts: 88	I'll go out of my way to stack some cedar on the firewood rack (hard to find around here). I have an outdoor fire pit on the back patio I burn it in. Cedar smells good and keeps the skeeters away. I pops a little though, throwing flaming sparks when it does, so inside is not good. __________________ Scott Havis '65 FJ-40 LSLC TLCA #4090

09-22-2006, 05:47 AM	#12
Toyota_Jim Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2967 Location: Down yonder Posts: 2,246	See if a mill will buy it, if not see about finding someone with a portable mill might buy it, I think if you contact woodmizer they will tell you who has them in your area.. burns like paper and pops alot, not good inside. Soot up a chimney fast with it. __________________ Everyone said there would be bad days, I just never figured there would be this many.

09-22-2006, 07:03 AM	#13
Dieselmh Hungry! Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6417 Posts: 1,796	I'd sell it. If you go to a local flea market, you may see people who use it for chainsaw art and stuff like that. They'll usually pay pretty good money for stuff that's already cut. __________________ Everything I type is good natured flaming in the name of fun, not mean spirited or vicious bullshit.

09-22-2006, 12:14 PM	#15
TLCObsession Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Member # 3245 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 1,031	In Oregon, its not likely aromatic cedar - more likely Western Red Cedar or if you were really lucky - Port Orford. Mill it for siding and decking, use the smaller stuff for posts and fencing. It also makes excellent dock flotation.... If it was big PO cedar, sell it to a mill who will sell it to me! __________________ Never subscribe to a conspiracy theory when the stupidity theory will suffice.

09-22-2006, 12:28 PM	#16
Norm Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4387 Location: Kalispell, MT Posts: 970	I would check with the local logging suppley store and find someone with a portable mill. You might get it milled for free if you split the take. Mills won't buy logs out of your yard, too much risk of finding a nail. you might at least get some free fence boards.

09-22-2006, 01:32 PM	#17
rockota Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 5371 Location: mn Posts: 2,924	First question - why do you want them down? __________________ Brian K. Gallus

09-22-2006, 01:45 PM	#19
0ILBURNER Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5829 Location: Memfrica Posts: 1,792	Have it sawed into true 2x8's and 2x6's and send it to me = I'd love to have it as sub-flooring. __________________ If you are reading this, YOU are the Resistance -

09-23-2006, 12:30 AM	#22
Snakeman Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19934 Location: Cottage Grove, Or Posts: 127	Piggy, Your neighbor to the north has a porta mill. Cut me up some 2X6's, I need a deck!

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09-24-2006, 08:44 PM	#25
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