Worth tens of millions ?? giant wood from the interior forests of Borneo

[jeff of pa]

I'm sure these Guys are at least being Paid as Professionals.
But seems to me they are wasting allot of wood. " tens of millions ?? "
for what ?? The entire Forest of Borneo ? only way I see to even get 10's
for their cuts , may be Small Pieces at $10 each in Souvenir Shops at least I Wouldn't want to Build a shed with their Cuts.
Would take forever. and Non would match the last piece used

 

[CreakyDigger]

I wonder if it is this? $16 for a 12x2x2 piece. Worth money, but not tens of millions in one log, one wouldn't think.

 

[Johnnybravo300]

Thats pretty cheap compared to the fatwood i sell on ebay haha.
People like that tree bacon.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Kind of hard to figure out just what they were doing there.12foot 2X2? What,s that good for,other than a tomato stake? A monumental waste of a magnificent log. On a side note,I wonder what the casualty rate is at that mill? Thanks jeff,interesting on a number of fronts.Not least that deal about giant WOOD?

 

[jeff of pa]

the moment he stood on top and split the log with a chainsaw I thought Tens of Millions ? unless they were going for a Center Cut ? what kind of Mill is this ? then they just ruined half the wood with the 2nd cut and turned it for a 3rd.
a Pie Cut to Start ?

then when the one guy was crawling in between the lumber and the other one grabbed him near the nuts ?
would love to see a osha bigshots face if that were in cali
He'd either go into convulsions or get a Big Smile thinking of the Millions in Fines he could Level.
maybe they mean tens of millions being destroyed by these
uneducated yahoos.

 

[jeff of pa]

Thats pretty cheap compared to the fatwood i sell on ebay haha.
People like that tree bacon.

fatwood was all that log was worth till they were done

 

[dougachim]

I only use local wood, mesquite and black walnut cost a lot

 

[pepperj]

Kind of hard to figure out just what they were doing there.12foot 2X2? What,s that good for,other than a tomato stake? A monumental waste of a magnificent log. On a side note,I wonder what the casualty rate is at that mill? Thanks jeff,interesting on a number of fronts.Not least that deal about giant WOOD?

12 inch 2"x 2" so the milling of the long lengths is justified for a number of reasons.

 

[pepperj]

They're cutting turning blanks for lathe workers for making pens and small items.
Looking at the price for a 2"x2"x11

" the $$$ sure adds up at that mill
Borneo Rosewood
Piece 23
2 x 2 x 11 inches
Price: $23.00

 

[crashbandicoot]

They're cutting turning blanks for lathe workers for making pens and small items.
Looking at the price for a 2"x2"x11View attachment 2022980" the $$$ sure adds up at that mill
Borneo Rosewood
Piece 23
2 x 2 x 11 inches
Price: $23.00

I stand corrected!

 

[pepperj]

I stand corrected!

I knew what you ment.

 

[crashbandicoot]

I knew what you ment.

No offense taken!

 

[crashbandicoot]

I knew what you ment.

The comment was meant in jest,so there,s no mistake pepp! Thanks for the info,I remember seeing those for sale in wood working catalogs,all kinds of oddball wood for sale for turning and such.I just hate to see such a magnificent log turned into 2in.X2in.X12in. billets like that. But there,s money in them little old pieces of wood,so!

 

[UnderMiner]

It's the Acme Toothpick factory!

 

[pepperj]

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It's the Acme Toothpick factory!

That's a good one!🤣