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Hardwood11

Hardwood11

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Has anyone heard of a logger that will take cedars ? This is large diameter cedar not small stuff.

Possibly a combo of cedar and oak to get the deal done. Curious
 
Hardwood11 said:
Has anyone heard of a logger that will take cedars ? This is large diameter cedar not small stuff.

Possibly a combo of cedar and oak to get the deal done. Curious
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My uncle does log cabins and may have an interest in them depending on where they’re located??


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Going through the same thing at the moment, but further south in Central MO. They seem to be the lowest priority of the loggers we've contacted.
 
I had a company come look at my Cedars as I had a lot to get rid of, most were hollow and they wanted no part of them after they found that out... so I ended up cutting and using as firewood for the next 5 years
 
newfarmer said:
I had a company come look at my Cedars as I had a lot to get rid of, most were hollow and they wanted no part of them after they found that out... so I ended up cutting and using as firewood for the next 5 years
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I’d like to take out 100+ or so, and they are good sized. I doubt they are hollow on mine.
 
newfarmer said:
I had a company come look at my Cedars as I had a lot to get rid of, most were hollow and they wanted no part of them after they found that out... so I ended up cutting and using as firewood for the next 5 years
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Hmmm...dumb question...but is cedar a common wood for fire wood? Oak, hickory, elm, ash and several other varieties...I have seen aplenty...but cedar, I can't recall seeing that as a significant part of fire wood offered for sale, etc.
 
Daver said:
Hmmm...dumb question...but is cedar a common wood for fire wood? Oak, hickory, elm, ash and several other varieties...I have seen aplenty...but cedar, I can't recall seeing that as a significant part of fire wood offered for sale, etc.
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Nope- its not and I dont sell it. I have a wood burner to heat our old farmhouse. Any wood is better than no wood in this instance.
 
Daver said:
Hmmm...dumb question...but is cedar a common wood for fire wood? Oak, hickory, elm, ash and several other varieties...I have seen aplenty...but cedar, I can't recall seeing that as a significant part of fire wood offered for sale, etc.
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ummmm nope. Oils in cedar can lead to chimney fires.
 
Hardwood11 said:
I’d like to take out 100+ or so, and they are good sized. I doubt they are hollow on mine.
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Mine were 36-50 inches across and all looked great and healthy... So it really caught me/us off guard. We dropped 8 and every single one was hollow, so they didnt want to do anymore (and I dont blame them)
 
IowaBowHunter1983 said:
ummmm nope. Oils in cedar can lead to chimney fires.
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I believe they say it's safe, but the woods has to be very dry. Otherwise it creates too much creosote. I don't burn it personally, but someone needed me to take a few pieces. That's what I read, so I let them dry 2 years before burning. The oil also causes it to spark and pop a lot.

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I was in Starksville MS last summer eating at a BQ joint with my family on an overnight on our way to Florida. Two old boys started up a conversation with me about looking for larger cedars. They were from Texas I think and headed north to try and find cedar for a business they had making mostly cedar mailbox posts. They said they simply could not find enough cedar to operate their business. They asked about the supply in Illinois where I told them I was from. I suggested they check Kansas and Missouri. These guys were literally driving around the country looking for cedar. I know that's not much help but that's the best I got!
 
Jerry Gille said:
I was in Starksville MS last summer eating at a BQ joint with my family on an overnight on our way to Florida. Two old boys started up a conversation with me about looking for larger cedars. They were from Texas I think and headed north to try and find cedar for a business they had making mostly cedar mailbox posts. They said they simply could not find enough cedar to operate their business. They asked about the supply in Illinois where I told them I was from. I suggested they check Kansas and Missouri. These guys were literally driving around the country looking for cedar. I know that's not much help but that's the best I got!
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Someone needs to point them to western iowa.
 
I piled up derecho cedars to use as fence posts. Used a couple of bigger ones to shore up a livestock loafing shed that some of the posts had rotted off.

So maybe a local has some projects rather than a logger? Pole barn construction?


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There are some mills in Missouri that specialize in cedar. Google cedar log buyers Missouri and several come up. You could check with your district forester, they might know a local buyer.


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