Logs to lumber

[Woodmaster1]

My friend got several logs of cherry free. If he didn’t take it the burn pile was next. We got 5 pallets on the first sawing. My friend kiln dries his with a homemade kiln. Some of the logs were 31” across.

 

[Peter N White]

What a great haul cherry is nice to work with and smells great when cutting.

[Bill WIlson]

Saweeeet!

Cherry must be plentiful there.  In some parts of the country, it's like gold, because it's so hard to come by.  It grows like a weed around here.  I burned a lot of cherry when I used to heat with wood.  Nothing that was of lumber quality, mind you.  Around here, wild cherry is prone to ant infestation and it often grows in such a twist, that it is nearly impossible to split by hand.  So there is a lot of it that is good for firewood only.