Sawing for a Timber framer

[Bruno of NH]

Do any of you folks charge more.
I'm sawing a frame now and wish I changed more. 
The handing and log selecting ect.

[Dave Shepard]

Timbers should be priced according to grade, size, and length. A 16' pine 8x8 is not a big deal. A 36' 9x12 is a bit more involved.

[Bruno of NH]

The over sized stuff is what I'm talking about .

[Crossroads]

I don't know what his  pricing scale looks like , but I know of someone in my area that charged a contractor $12/bd ft for a 28' beam. If I remember correctly, it was 8x9x28' Doug fir.

[711ac]

$2016 initially sounds like a bargain with advantech sub floor kissing $100 a sheet. 😖

[Brad_bb]

For bigger/longer timbers, it can be more difficult finding the right log that will meet specs.  You can mill a big log and find a defect within the log that can disqualify it for a tie beam or whatever.  You need to have alternate uses to mill for the rejects.  Usually as the size and length goes up the BF price goes up.  It's important to know where it's going in the frame.  A post can have a lot more "character" than a horizontal beam or a rafter.  
To effectively saw timbers, you also need access to a good supply of quality logs to mill them from.