Quote Originally Posted by tokoroanz View Post
thanks for the advise jeff
i have found some standing dead paulownias how do you think they will go?
they have been dead a few yrs
all i have to do is get the farmer to part with them for the right price ( i like to deal in the beer currency )
With a chain saw mill you loose a lot of timber as you would know. The trunks would need to be at the very very least 20 cm in diameter to make it worth while to cut the tree down and mill it. The drying of Paulownia is not really a problem even if the tree was alive. 25 mm thick green planks will dry in 4 -6 weeks provided they are stickered correctly and stacked in the right place, especially at this time of the year. As far as price goes you would be doing the owner a favour by removing the dead trees so he shouldn't want more than a slab for a few of logs if the trees are thin.
Whitewood