Building materials – Fruitful Tree

Lumber lives in a tree

Have you ever wondered how much lumber one log has in it? Lumber of course starts out inside of a tree, and it is the job of a Sawyer to figure out how to mill each log to get the best and most lumber out of it. Below is a 17 foot white fir that diedContinue reading “Lumber lives in a tree”

Learning to Mill

Noah decided to teach our very enthusiastic seven year old son how to opperate the sawmill. They started with a scotch pine log salvaged from the town of Taos, New Mexico. They put on ear protection and started making lumber. Then they sticker stacked the lumber to let it dry and cure, ready for theContinue reading “Learning to Mill”