I am sure there is a great name for what a sawmill charges to cut up logs and timbers, but I don't know what it is, so I will just call it a cut up charge untill I am corrected.
Anyway, I have a pretty large stash of seasoned timbers that I want to be cut up into 2X and 4X lumber. The wood is either ash or maple (hard for me to tell which). These timbers are about 30 years old and are anywhere from 4 X 6 inches to 6 x 12 inches and about 10 to 12 ft long. The sawmill said they will charge me 40 cents a BF to cut these up. This seems a bit high to me, but what do I know? I was thinking maybe 20 cents. Also, why do thy charge by BF? This doesn't make much sense to me. For instance, lets say I have a timber that is 4X8 and I want them to cut it into 2X8s. They would have to run it thru the saw 1 time. But if I wanted 1X8s they would have to run it thru 3 times but I would be charged the same for both examples.