Id rather eat Play Doe than saw jobs like this.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

A guy comes in this morning while I'm greasing up the mill. I felt sorry for him and his wife.....I could tell they didn't have a lot.
He wanted to build his wife some Cedar shutters.
He's got his own logs......I gave him a price......he said can I pick them up after work?
Like I ain't got other fish to fry (old saying) thats been backing up due to bad weather......I said what the heck, I'll knock out these 7 logs pretty fast.
I did not want to take pics in front of him  :D, so I LOOKED at the logs  , 
They had found these logs  : in the woods.....
He wanted 1x3 1/2 inch planks for shutter framing.
It took a little longer than I expected but what the heck.....it was a nice day and I was glad to be milling again!


  

  

  

  

 

[clww]

Turned out a lot prettier than I thought they'd look. The first photos had me thinking nice wood for a bonfire.

[bandmiller2]

You've done it mate, chicken soup from chicken poop. I love the smell of it but hate to cut it. My old partner made cedar furnature  so I've cut a lot of stuff not much bigger than your fist. Frank C.

[JB Griffin]

Shouldn't have to let those dry for very long  :D
Nice job David

[thecfarm]

You know POSTON,if you did not like grits so much,notice the small "g",I could almost be proud that I know ya.

[Ianab]

That's the amazing thing about cedar. You can actually get some useful boards out of a compost heap like that  :D

[thecfarm]

And did you replace his logs for some of your lumber???  ;)

[red oaks lumber]

and he probably thought he had veneer :D :D way to polish that ol turd david!!

[drobertson]

 No hill for a stepper! slabs are slabs, then there is the heart of the matter,  I'm sure it was a quicky, and he was a happy camper,     david

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

You know POSTON,if you did not like grits so much,notice the small "g",I could almost be proud that I know ya.

GGGGGee....what a nice think to say. Thanks.

[Don_Papenburg]

Geesh there is hardly any bark on them logs to peal off . 
the old guy does you a favor an you are complainin?    ;)      ;D ;D ;D

[Hilltop366]

You know POSTON,if you did not like grits so much,notice the small "g",I could almost be proud that I know ya.

GGGGGee....what a nice think to say. Thanks.

How about:     I'll take back half the nasty things I said about you!  ;D

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

You know POSTON,if you did not like grits so much,notice the small "g",I could almost be proud that I know ya.

GGGGGee....what a nice think to say. Thanks.

How about:     I'll take back half the nasty things I said about you!  ;D

:D :D :D

[Magicman]

You did a very good job of doing the right thing.  Take the junk, smile, and recover what usable lumber is there.  Sometimes the customer honestly does not realize how bad his "logs" are.

[thecfarm]

I'm not going THAT far.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I'm not going THAT far.

If I took all the nice things Ray has said about me and converted it into Board Footage.........
I might have enough for a tooth pick.  :D :D :D :D :D

[thecfarm]

 :D  :D   :D   You keep doing good deeds like that and you might get up to a chop stick.  :D

[lyle niemi]

I wood have a hard time throwing that stuff on me carridge

[okmulch]

That just shows how great cedar is! Half of it rotted away and yet there is still good wood left. Poston, who cares what the logs looked like as long as the customer is happy. 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

:D  :D   :D   You keep doing good deeds like that and you might get up to a chop stick.  :D

Old Chinese profit once said: Man with 1 chop stick....STARVE.  :D :D :D   ( old saying )



Note: I have so much fun on this Forum.  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[thecfarm]

You have a looooooooooong ways to get to two chop sticks.  :D

[kensfarm]

If I saw that one log in the woods.. the only thing I'd do would be to step over it.. def. wouldn't bring it home to momma.   Beautiful color.. 

[mikeb1079]

You've done it mate, chicken soup from chicken poop

ha!  we must be hanging around magicman too much b/c that's exactly what i thought after seeing those pics.   :D :D :laugh:

i can't believe you coaxed that lumber outta those "logs"   8)

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

You've done it mate, chicken soup from chicken poop

ha!  we must be hanging around magicman too much b/c that's exactly what i thought after seeing those pics.   :D :D :laugh:

How did chicken poop remind you of MM ?  say_what    Never mind.  ;D

[mesquite buckeye]

Way to rip 'em Poston. ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)