Urban cypress, what now?

[Tony]

Hello all, I've lucked  8) up on 4 pretty good cypress trees. Average dia.small end of butt cut is 24" and 12' in length.  Smaller logs will be sawed with bird houses and lawn furniture in mind, 1'' in thickness.  Now for the bigger logs, cut 1st one max width and 5/4 thickness.

    Any ideas and suggestions; width, thickness, and projects for the bigger logs (small ones also) will be appreciated. 1st big log even came with its on nails : : :

                                                                          Thanks,
                                                                                    Tony  8)

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I don't get to do Cypress in northern South Carolina. But what ever you do with it , good luck.
Wish I had some logs like that. 

[tmbrcruiser]

I milled some cypress recently to use as board and bat siding on the mill building I am building. Still working on the building so we haven't put on the bats on yet.The top logs will have heavy knots so I milled them as 8/4" use as raised garden boxes.

  

 

[Magicman]

That is some nice heartwood in those logs.   

[fishfighter]

Sure is. Well, the mill area is clear and I stacked up a couple logs ready to be milled. Rain in the forecast this weekend. I know for sure that one of the logs has one of those screw in hooks. Got to get it out and just hope no other metal is in it. Also, one of the logs is a bit to big for my mill. Chainsaw attack will be needed. ;D



 



 

Of course I had them stacked off the ground in that clearing in the background. That is a pipeline. Well they came to cut it and when they got around my log pile, they just pushed them off the side. >:( I could of put foot to there backside if I was around. >:( Now they are coated in mud. >:(

[tmbrcruiser]

As I am sure you know cypress is great outside. I found out that Thompson natural water seal comes in two forms. One allows the wood to grey naturally the other has a UV protector and helps the wood keep the brighter appearance. I don't know if the lumber needs to be seals but I figured it can't hurt. Good luck those logs look like they will saw some very nice lumber. 

[Magicman]

Lumber from logs like the three pictured above will not hold up in an outdoor application without some kind of protection.  Too much sapwood.   I used such as indoor trim, baseboards, window/door case & face, crown moulding, etc. in the Cabin Addition.    I love the wood grain and character of Cypress.

[Tony]

     Thanks for the advice on the 2 different types of sealer and the heads up on the sapwood and heartwood.   Trying to get all heartwood will narrow the boards a bit

                                                    Thanks,
                                                               Tony 8)

[Darrel]

I've only seen cypress lumber a time or two and I was impressed.