{"id":2488,"date":"2014-07-11T06:34:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T06:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:59:57","slug":"question-can-i-sell-my-extra-cut-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/question-can-i-sell-my-extra-cut-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"Question: Can I Sell My Extra Cut Logs?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u200bLogs need to be at least 8 inch diameter inside bark small end, at least 8 feet long and straight and sound. Good grade logs do not develop until you get into at least the 14 inch diameter range and up. To be commercial, you will need at least a semi load. The issue here is hauling as well as\u00a0the need to have a loader to load the semi.<\/p>\n

If the above is not an option, you might go to the Wood-Mizer<\/a> website and search for a sawyer. You will likely find one that would saw the logs for you and maybe one that would be interested in smaller quantities of logs.<\/p>\n

You might also check with any local sawmill operation or district forester.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/strong>
\nWood-Mizer<\/a>\u00a0(Find a local portable sawmill service)
\nIndiana District Foresters<\/a>
\nForestry and Natural Resources Extension Workshops<\/a>\u00a0(Hardwood Lumber workshop)
\nThe Education Store<\/a>\u00a0(Search the\u00a0keyword “lumber” to find a large list of resources)<\/p>\n

Dan Cassens, professor of wood products
\nDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources
\nPurdue University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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