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    Hello all.

    A mate of mine is having a tree felled and has offered it to me, if I can get it cut.

    it is about 60cm in diameter, height, he reckons 35 m.

    is it worth getting it milled, I am quite happy to get some small slabs out of it for some projects I have in mind.

    If so, is there anyone you can recommend to do the job, northside Brisbane, if practical, I could bring the wood to a yard.

    Thanks

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    Might be a chicken-and-the-egg thing if you can only determine whether worth it after finding out what someone will charge.

    Surely will be a better feeling to get some stock of your own tree!

    If it turns out well I'm sure you'll find some Brisbane-ites willing to take some off you. But remember you'll need it dried out before ready to work with so it won't be saleable for a long time and you'll need to factor in stickering and storing it somewhere for 6 months minimum.

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    Find out what the species is...
    Then measure the circumference yourself, then calculate the diameter. There is no way that tree looks 60cm diameter imo.

    Then you should be able to work out what it is worth to you, and start working out how you are going to move around and transport bits of tree that are 500Kg to 800Kg. Once you get it milled, you are going to have to transport it (again), sticker it correctly, then dry the timber for a couple of years where it is not going to get in the road of anything.

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    thanks for the replies,

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    Quote Originally Posted by T91 View Post
    Then you should be able to work out what it is worth to you, and start working out how you are going to move around and transport bits of tree that are 500Kg to 800Kg. Once you get it milled, you are going to have to transport it (again), sticker it correctly, then dry the timber for a couple of years where it is not going to get in the road of anything.
    What does sticker it mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RSD View Post
    What does sticker it mean?
    Thinish (19 - 25mm) thick strips placed between cut slabs/boards to enable air to circulate between them to assist cir circulation for drying.

    The stickers should all be the same thickness.
    Spacing of stickers depends on lumber thickness.
    3-4" can use ~600mm spacing
    2" or less use 450mm
    A sticker should be placed right at the ends of the duct wood, ie don't leave them hanging out in the breeze.

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    Keep stickers in line vertically.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobL View Post
    Thinish (19 - 25mm) thick strips placed between cut slabs/boards to enable air to circulate between them to assist cir circulation for drying.

    The stickers should all be the same thickness.
    Spacing of stickers depends on lumber thickness.
    3-4" can use ~600mm spacing
    2" or less use 450mm
    A sticker should be placed right at the ends of the duct wood, ie don't leave them hanging out in the breeze.
    OK cheers Bob! Here was me thinking that it was some sort of paper sticker that you had to attach to a piece of raw timber to show origin etc to establish that it had come from a legal source etc.

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    stickers are those little sticks that separate the slabs when drying. This is an example of very bad stickering (poorly spaced, too far from the ends, not enough rows of stickers).

    Stickers should be uniform thickness, 19mm square is a good size, and should be placed vertically above each other in the stack.

    The end rows should be placed as close as possible to the ends of the slabs, which reduces checking, and extra rows along the slabs no more than 400mm on centre.

    The top of the stack should be weighted above the sticker rows.

    The purpose of the stickers is to provide uniform air flow through the stack while keeping the boards flat during the drying process
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