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Offline logloper

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Re: Aspen
« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2012, 09:46:50 pm »
I am currently on an aspen sale in Colorado. On the GMUG N forest. The quality is some of the best that I have logged. We cut the bottom log 37'6" long, and are still getting a 16' to 33' top log. We are going out to 6" tops. About every 5th tree has conks. The mill we are selling into is called Delta Timber, in Delta Co. They have a website showing the paneling they make. You can google them.We sawed alot of it on our bandsaw, and will start a run of it through out PH260 tomorrow. We seem to lose alot in the drying process. Mabe there are some tricks to it that someone could share. They ran Doug Fir through today for flooring, and lost very little. It just seems to dry better.

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Re: Aspen
« Reply #21 on: January 12, 2012, 04:20:29 am »
Doug Fir is dryer right off the stump like cedar. There is a lot of water weight in aspen.

Pre-commercial thinning pays off. :)

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Re: Aspen
« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2012, 06:29:05 pm »
Aspen makes good dimension lumber - just keep it dry.  I built my barn out of big tooth aspen with tulip poplar siding.  It has been standing for eight years with no sign of deterioration.
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