Big pile of SYP for a LT15 and a middle aged fat man

[Don K]

Spruce to me is a strange beast. You will find some that has a twist in it especially when big, that makes it squirrely when cutting. In my opinion the wider the better. I find it to be a heavy wood if it comes out of a creek bottom. Hard to find one that grows very straight for very far. :D When dry it is pretty light. I've used it as stud framing but would not use it as joists or rafters. To me it doesn't have the strength of the other pines we have. Lumber companies around here will not saw it,but it makes good chips.

My friend saw some T&G 10" stuff on a camphouse wall and had to have some. I would have wanted wider than the 6" he got me to saw. It has pretty knots. I like to saw it for my own use as I know what it will do in the stack, but try to warn people it has a flaky disposition. :D

[WDH]

I have never sawn any.  I guess it does not have the strength to make the SYP grade or it dries different in the kilns, cause like you said, the big commercial pine mills won't take it.  A guy called me and said he a whole log truck load of large spruce pine, but I said no.  Trying to saw up a whole tractor trailer load at one time is too much for me and my little machine ;D