Pecan wood

If I were anywhere close I’d come to get some.

Best Wood for smoking.

I'd imagine you could find someone to come take it fairly easily. Local restaurants, furniture makers, etc., usually have to pay for pecan.

My uncle lives in a pecan orchard and when he has a tree down, it might take him a little while to find someone, but someone invariably comes and takes it away for free.

Yep. Located in WBR parish.

If you find yourself headed down here for some reason, holler. I’ll help you load it. LOL

Speaking from experience, pile it up and burn it. Anybody who comes gets select pieces will leave you with more of a mess than you have now. Either split it and sell it or pile it up and burn it. It ain't worth the bullshite.

Eta: I cut down a probably 80 year old dead pecan tree two years ago and couldnt give that twisted shite away

will do. Thanks Fish.

How are you doing?

How big in diameter?

I'm not far from you and need smoking wood

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also valuable as lumber.

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Yes it is due to the fact that once sawed up, you lucky to get a third that are good boards out a log. Besides that, it's a bitch to saw up. I have a mill and will NOT saw that crap up.

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How big in diameter?

I'm not far from you and need smoking wood

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i can take a pic with a ruler for scale if you want.

let me know if you are serious cause about 8' of the trunk is still standing as well. i can text/email you pics this evening if you want.

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Yes it is due to the fact that once sawed up, you lucky to get a third that are good boards out a log. Besides that, it's a bitch to saw up. I have a mill and will NOT saw that crap up.

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That's interesting. Some of them are pretty twisted but in my experience working with hardwood pecan is no harder than hickory or red oak on toolings...and of course the more twisted and gnarled the more character the lumber has, in short lengths of course. I can definitely understand the reluctance to mill it. It is pretty inexpensive as hard wood lumber goes....but I suspect that has more to do with demand and an abundant supply than anything else. It is pretty though and lighter than hickory and similar in workability and appearance, at least in my opinion.

I am curious - what kind of mill do you run? I have thought about building a portable band saw mill and reclaiming hardwoods and trees which have been clear cut for construction etc. It is a shame more people don't do this but I understand the liability issues involved. Still I think there would be a niche market for such lumber, somewhat certifiably sustainable in available quantities due to it being destroyed anyway. A lot of folks might be willing to pay substantially more for such lumber. Around Atlanta and North Georgia there are millions of board feet or high quality hardwood and furniture grade lumber pushed over by a dozed and burnt to clear land for development. It is a shame that it goes to waste.