Here in Nashville Tennessee we are incredibly blessed with a tremendous amount of hardwood. I have several tree companies bringing me logs out of people’s yards. These are usually taken down because they are a hazard or are dead (but great lumber). I would like to build a house or barns with the
wood but there are drawbacks.
Termites like Oak and such woods. How could I treat interior wood. Is there some Borax type of product that I could coat interior beam with that would make them more bug and fire resistant?
These woods are incredibly hard to nail through. This is especially true after drying.
I saw these logs with a bandsaw mill at an astoundingly quick rate. My
yard is full of stacked boards and beams that are drying out. I have been doing this for over 4 years now.
What
should I do with all of this wonderful wood? I don’t
sell very much of it and it is too heavy to ship out of town.
Today another Arborist called me and he has 50 big logs for me. But, I hesitate to take delivery because I cannot find a use for the wood but I hate to let it go to waste.
Home engineering is not geared towards hard wood but rather softer pine.
A fresh perspective or any ideas would be appreciated.