Sawmill??
I am about to take down a cherry tree in my yard and was hoping to turn the tree into useable wood. Does anyone know of a sawmill in Brooklyn that would do this sort of thing?
I am about to take down a cherry tree in my yard and was hoping to turn the tree into useable wood. Does anyone know of a sawmill in Brooklyn that would do this sort of thing?
Since it’s in your yard, I’m assuming that it was planted by someone, and not by nature. This means it probably isn’t American Black Cherry, the preferred wood for most mills. Most of the cherry trees that are purchased and planted in landscapes don’t yield enough wood to make it worth milling. Throw into that the possibility of metal being in it as previously mentioned and most mills are going to charge you more than it’s worth. I’d second Southslope’s recommendation and use it for BBQ’ing. If you have your heart set on using it for woodworking, you might want to cut it up into managable lengths and find some woodturners, which will also mean you can use it right away, many woodturners use green wood.
How big is it? and what kind of cherry wood?
Personally I would use it for bbq’s. Cherry smoke gives a nice flavor, but not as nice as apple wood.
I’ve got some guys that will take it to their mill, re-saw, and kiln dry it for you. If you call I will give you their contact information. If you were planing on air-drying it an Alaska Mill might be more efficient.
Most commercial saw mills will not mill trees from residential properties. Fear of unknown metal objects. Can destroy expensive saw blades.
Can try M. Fine on Metropolitan.
There is one – look for the thread about the Bklyn Bridge Park benches – the wood for them was milled nearby.