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Is it worth it?

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#1 ·
Hello,

My uncle owns property in southern Arkansas. He had quite a few trees blow down this past winter, some of which are walnut. He has asked if I would be interested in the logs to have them sawn into lumber. The only catch is I'm in Northern WI. Mapquest says 800 miles one way. So, I would have to drive down with a truck and trailer and pick them up, then have them milled once back. The local sawmill charges $100 per thousand board feet to mill and $200 per thousand to kiln dry.

Those of you with experience, is it worth it? I know walnut is pricey but, this seems a bit extreme. As of now, I don't have any projects I need walnut for, but if a guy had some, I'm sure I could come up with something.

Thanks,

Brad
 
#2 ·
Depends on what he has, if its bunch of logs then I would say yes. I would not worry about Kiln drying the walnut. It will stay darker if you air dry it. If were talking a couple thousand board feet I would be all over it. Just me, but I ended up with a ton of figured cherry for about $600 once it was all said and done. the drive would be the only thing getting in my way.....
 
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