Sugar Pine

[oregonsawer]

 I have some really nice sugar pine logs.
They our about 30 inches on the but.

I am just at a loss as what to saw them in to. For the best market?
Any help out their?
Oregonsawer.

[thedeeredude]

Not much help, but there is a furniture shop near here that uses sugar pine for most everything.  If you want their contact info let me know.

[Slabs]

Yours is probably nothing like our Florida Panhandle Choctawhatchee Sand Pine known locally as "Sugar Pine" but if it is, it's a great box and sash material.  Ours is fine grain, maybe a bit of cross in the grain and quite stable.  Saw 5/4 and let the fabricator plane to his specs.

I like to work with ours.  It's a great material.  Hope yours is too.

[WDH]

Traditionally, clear sugar pine has been a highly desirable wood for trim and molding.  Very pricey too, so if you have some good clear logs, you could cut it 4/4 as feed stock for trim and molding.

[backwoods sawyer]

5/4 x 12" and pass on the vertical grain as it cracks along the wide growth rings. Flat sawn has a desirable grain pattern. 

[kderby]

I agree with backwoods sawyer.  That is a very marketable dimension for good pine logs.  For a quick sale, board and batten will use up the narrower lumber as well as the 1x12's.

If you can find a person with a moulder or a sashmaker they might pay for some 6/4. 

Sticker it properly and keep it out of the weather.  A strong selling point for sugar pine is the bright and uniform color of the wood.

I do not know of historic specialty uses for sugar pine.  I would bet a the Timber Framers Guild would enjoy some beautiful timbers.  Isn't it famous for making nice match sticks? 

I don't have any over here by John Day.  I am jealous.  Enjoy your logs. 8)

Kderby