Another Sawing Question

[Sawdust Lover]

Easy on the cabinet shops. Most if not all cabinet shops don't have there own sawmill or kiln. If I cut down a tree and then sawed the lumber and dried it myself and saw how the wood dried I would feel much better about using wide boards that I personally cut. Not everybody has this option so they must protect themselves by using smaller stock. Lets be fair! Nothing wrong with wide boards if the grain is right and they are dried right. But if you are sending a piece out your door to a customer you do everything you can to prevent warping, cupping, cracking and shrinkage or the piece will most likely come back. Gluing boards together isn't crud it's insurance. And not knowing where the wood comes from it's the right thing to do.

[qbilder]

For me it depends on application. If I'm sawing live edge slabs for rustic furniture, I like wide. If I'm sawing maple for my cues, I like 15" logs. If i'm sawing for general purpose dimensioned lumber then I like 18-24". My mill will slab through a 30" log, but I rarely have anything that large on there. Most times I'm alone & big logs are a job to handle with limited equipment and a cant hook. I do have to say that my 60" Logrite is the nuts & allows me to easily handle some pretty big logs. Bought it when Baileys had them on sale.....best bang for buck money I ever spent on mill equipment.