re: Milling Lumber

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I have a mill and cut pine often. It dries very fast, 4-6 weeks when properly spaced. Are you planning to buy a mill or have someone mill for you? It’s a lot of work but it means something when you’re done . I bought mine with the sole purpose of building all of my personal stuff first . Pole barn done and currently cutting for my shop then house. Got a ways to go lol

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Buying a mill. Back when I was young and hungry and energetic anytime I needed a piece of equipment for a specific task I’d buy it, use it and sell it for about what I had in it. I’m pretty confident I can get a mill that will do what I want and after 12-18 months sell it for about what it cost new, maybe a little less. That being said I am retiring in 4-5 years and have been thinking about buying a mill for years to mill downed trees and cleared trees for my own wood working projects. The amount of hardwoods cleared for subdivisions around me is disgusting. Throw the guy with the loader a little cash to toss a cherry or a hickory on a trailer and a man with no time concerns could supplement his retirement income in cash . Couldn’t make a living at it, or wouldn’t want to work hard enough to do so, but $3000 a year in cash will buy a lot of crappie minnows LOL. I am a hobbyist wood worker and have enough requests for sheet good and dimensional lumber to make a couple of thousand dollars a month in cash on the side…. Using hardwoods instead of sheet goods that didn’t cost more than some sweat would be good…and keep me out of bars and out from in front of the tv