Harvest Your Own Lumber: How to Fell, Saw, Dry and Mill Wood

This was a gift. Recipient was very pleased.

A great primer on the subject. It'd help you get into the endeavor, but certainly won't turn you an expert. Was hoping in particular that it would have a more elaborate section dedicated to wood moisture, moisture meters, and measuring moisture, but it wasn't particularly expansive for a subject that is quite dependent on moisture.

This book is exactly what I was looking for. I'm a novice at handling wood after it's harvested. OK, some low star reviews said it was more of an overview than detailed, but that OK. For me a general instruction on what needs to be done in the order it needs to be done and I can figure out the rest, either on my own or by researching more but at least I have a good working knowledge with good advice. The bottom line is this book gave me what I needed, a good insight into the logical steps with key pointers and what each means from point A to point E to get to an end product. No book can lead you by the hand an do the work for you, but the best books written by seasoned experts can get you headed in the right direction and this book does all of that.

This book is a nice overview of the subject title. Not very in-depth but then it's not intended to be. There is some very useful information on the sawmill and lumber industry that should be very useful to someone considering purchasing a portable sawmill or hiring one. If you are looking for chainsaw and felling techniques keep looking as this book gives about as much information on that as is included in your saw's owners manual.

Good price for a lumber informative book

This is an overview of the processes. It tells you nothing in terms of how to actually mill wood. I found it to be a waste of money

Quick easy read with lots of good information. Plenty of data tables. A bit east coast focused, but still very applicable out here on the west coast.

Great book, But more an overview of local lumbering. Many details about wood and small lumber harvest operations, but I wanted much more on doing this on a small scale for my use. Example: less than one page dedicated to using a chain saw to cut logs into lumber. But many pages on high dollar band saws and how saw mills use modern expensive computer aided machines. Great book, but not much to help me harvest and dry myself. Often the book suggests using a local mill to do most of the work.

Very happy w book

J ai bien aimé le livre

Bon livre et information pertinente. Survol le sujet. PAs assez complet pour un utilisateur de moulin a scie.

Very informative

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