The Goat Lands a 60/40 Cedar Deal

POSTON WIDEHEAD · May 16, 2016, 08:00:20 PM

I only do trade deals on Walnut, Cherry, Sycamore, certain Maples and Cedar.

I did a 60/40 swap on some very nice Cedar that came off an old tract about 6 miles away.
The guy is a logger and actually is the one that builds my birdhouses for me.
He came across some really nice "no rot" Cedar that had very little fluting.
All he wanted was the size logs to give him 8 inches and down.
Turned out to be a good deal for me and he delivered them. I got about 26 logs that will give me
16, 14, 12 and 10 inch wide Cedar.
We sawed a small whack today all 4/4. I estimated some of these logs to be around 60 years old.
I sell 10 inch wide Cedar for $3.00 / bf
The 12's will sell for $4.00 / bf
The 14's will sell for $4.50 and the 16's for $5.00 / bf.
Please realize Cedar lumber this size and quality is extremely rare in the piedmont area of S.C.

paul case · May 16, 2016, 08:14:57 PM

Real Purty. Good deal too.

PC

WDH · May 16, 2016, 08:20:19 PM

Crazy good. Did I say CRAZY GOOD?

dustyhat · May 16, 2016, 08:36:35 PM

Good looking cedar, that size is pretty rare around here also.

Magicman · May 16, 2016, 08:37:55 PM

Congrats on the ERC. Now I gotta ask about the non-skid surface. ???

Peter Drouin · May 16, 2016, 08:41:59 PM

That is nice wood.

POSTON WIDEHEAD · May 16, 2016, 08:45:10 PM

Quote from: Magicman on May 16, 2016, 08:37:55 PM
Congrats on the ERC. Now I gotta ask about the non-skid surface. ???

I know what you are talking about. :D :D :D :D
Bent tooth. ;D.....or a very rare grain. I'll never tell. :

Magicman · May 16, 2016, 08:49:39 PM

I know which.

POSTON WIDEHEAD · May 16, 2016, 08:50:59 PM

Quote from: Magicman on May 16, 2016, 08:49:39 PM
I know which.

So y'all have that vertical grain in Mississippi too uh?

WV Sawmiller · May 16, 2016, 09:05:27 PM

Real pretty wood Dave. Thanks for the pricing info on cedar. What thickness do you normally cut or find sells the best? I have a local furniture maker who told me to keep him in mind if I find some. it is pretty rare here. I did cut a little last week and have a customer supposedly cutting some for me to come mill. I did a site visit and it will be real small stuff.

POSTON WIDEHEAD · May 16, 2016, 09:14:22 PM

Quote from: WV Sawmiller on May 16, 2016, 09:05:27 PM
What thickness do you normally cut or find sells the best?

When I first started sawing, I shot myself in the foot thinking I had to saw every dimension.
Every sawmill has to learn its individual market. I quickly learned that 7/8 thickness sells very well coming from my mill. I have a lot of contractors that buy 7/8 thickness for closets in custom homes around here.
I keep 4x4 and 6x6's on hand all the time and keep a reserve of Cedar logs on hand for special cuts. I don't like to saw everything I have up at once.

thecfarm · May 16, 2016, 09:19:28 PM

Nice looking cedar.

Sixacresand · May 16, 2016, 09:57:00 PM

It must have been the perfect logs. Looks good. As you said on Face Book: Making sawmilling GREAT AGAIN :D

POSTON WIDEHEAD · May 16, 2016, 10:08:07 PM

Quote from: Sixacresand on May 16, 2016, 09:57:00 PM
It must have been the perfect logs. Looks good. As you said on Face Book: Making sawmilling GREAT AGAIN :D

Andries · May 16, 2016, 10:12:28 PM

Quote from: Sixacresand on May 16, 2016, 09:57:00 PM
It must have been the perfect logs. Looks good. As you said on Face Book: Making sawmilling GREAT AGAIN :D

Does that mean that goats never "Feel the Bern?" ;D
Great looking cedar !

YellowHammer · May 17, 2016, 01:45:47 AM

Good luck to looking stuff. Did you mill any high dollar slabs?

sandsawmill14 · May 17, 2016, 06:34:59 AM

very nice cedar

you dont get much cedar like that anywhere we get some cedar that big around here but most pf the big ones have rot in in them and i only saw i board with it in your pics

Cedarman · May 18, 2016, 06:58:09 AM

We see a good bit of big cedar, but the quality you have in those logs is the best there is. That quality is so easy to sell. Beautiful.

WDH · May 18, 2016, 07:32:48 AM

I want some of those logs

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Bruno of NH · May 18, 2016, 07:46:19 AM

X2 WDH that cedar would make me a lot of coin in NewEngland :)

mesquite buckeye · May 18, 2016, 11:33:38 AM

Purty neat. ;D

I'm thinking that is the first curly/ fiddleback cedar I have seen. ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8)

elk42 · May 18, 2016, 12:03:20 PM

POSTON
What are these 20" worth I got 9 of them.

taylorsmissbeehaven · May 18, 2016, 01:24:31 PM

Nice cedar David!! I cut a lot of it but not that quality at that size. I can only assume that you are getting caught up from your down time if your cutting on shares. Keep up the nice work.Brian

POSTON WIDEHEAD · May 18, 2016, 06:45:15 PM

Quote from: WDH on May 18, 2016, 07:32:48 AM
I want some of those logs .

I want some of your slabs! smiley_nananana

POSTON WIDEHEAD · May 18, 2016, 06:49:23 PM

Quote from: elk42 on May 18, 2016, 12:03:20 PM
POSTON
What are these 20" worth I got 9 of them.

If they are at least 8-6, I sell them for $200 a slab to table builders.
If the size and species are rare for my area, I price it accordingly.
Most folks will walk and then when you least expect it.....3 people will be fighting over it.
I absolutely will not give my "beauty" away.