After one of the hottest, driest summmers we've had in a while a thunderstorm rolled through today and dumped a good amount of rain. The high winds took down part of an old maple tree. The good news it, it didn't hit the house - the playset took a beating, but the house was spared.
I thought I'd seek advice from the Creek.
1) Is any of this worth saving for lumber? As maple goes, I'm fairly certain this is a soft variety.
2) How big of diameter do the branches need to be to make it worthwhile to try to havest lumber rather than firewood from this?
I won't be able to get to this for at least two weeks.
3) If I am going to "cut lumber" from any of this, what's the best approach? Is it okay to simply cut logs, paint the ends, then cut lumber later?
Or should I cut the logs, paint the ends, and cut the lumber fairly soon?
Or should I just turn the whole mess into firewood?
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