Thread: Minimum size for milling/slabbing

It depends on a lot of factors.

The type of wood, I'm not familiar with those species, one of the locals can probably advise better.

The quality of the log, A dead straight, little taper or branches log of 200mm may be worth sawing if it's something valuable. But a 500mm knotty banana shaped log is probably better cut into firewood.

Generally, the smaller the log, the lower the quality of the timber, and the more time it takes to saw X number of boards from them. So it eventually gets to the stage where you look at the measly pile of boards it's taken all morning to saw, and decide it wasn't worth it.

But I would say if you have nice straight logs over 300mm on the small end then it's probably worth the effort to get them sawn. I've sawn smaller, but was it worth it.. not really.

Ian

Matt,

I'm down in Brissy next week, I might be able to come out to Anstead to have a look and give you an idea of what to keep or toss.

Depending on your time frame for works, I offer a service where I'm on-site the day of the clearing, dock up all useable timber from any/all tree's coming down. If this is done while machinery is there, the waste/useless logs/bits can go straight into a waste pile and the useful logs can be stacked ready for milling. This way the machinery is already there and you don't need to get it back later after the useable stuff has been taken from the tree's and you don't have them sprawled across the worksite for a time.

After this the logs can be milled that day if there is time or started the next day, depending on everyones time frames.

Give me a ring using details from my website if you wanted to get together at the block while I'm in Brissy next week.

Later in the week will suits best, or even Saturday if you're still down this way, I be at the block most of the day sorting out some drainage issues on the driveway. I'll be in touch the next day or 2 to organise something.

Cheers,
Matt