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Re: Cedar from telephone poles
By:Dustbin
Date: 8/7/2000, 5:23 pm
In Response To: Cedar from telephone poles (Travis)

Many cedar poles are treated with preservatives some with toxic chemicals.

sed telephone poles
: for $3.00 a piece and mills with portable bandsaw mill. Cuts creasote (sp)
: section off and mills the rest. Could mill to just about any length. He
: charged $145.00 per 100 brd feet. Wood varied greatly in quality though
: (lots of checks and knots in some) Just an idea I thought was worth
: throwing out there. Travis

Messages In This Thread

Cedar from telephone poles
Travis -- 8/7/2000, 2:26 pm
Re: Cedar from telephone poles
Dustbin -- 8/7/2000, 5:23 pm
Re: Cedar from telephone poles
Frank -- 8/7/2000, 3:52 pm