What length to cut oak and cherry

[Youngstu]

Hi, looking for some advice please

I'm going to be getting some timber out of my woodland in North Devon with the intention of getting it milled up for use sale green and/or seasoned in the future. I'll be using horseloggers to get it out of the woods, then milled nearby.

Just wondering what lengths it's best to cut it to for ease of movement/milling/future sales.

The oak will vary from 30-50cm diameter, timber lengths up to about 12 metres

The cherry is 30-40cm diameter, 8-10m timber height. 

Thanks for any suggestions

Stu

[TGB]

Cherry makes lovely deep water canoe paddles. Ottertail and beavertail; just enough flex to prevent muscle strain when touring. My favourite is a 58" ottertail, 1 1/8" and approx. 6" wide. Have a look for British paddle makers and ask them what they need. Handmade paddle go from £150 to maybe £280 each. Blanks won't be worth that much but a starting blank needs only be 1.25 to 1.5" thick.

 

[devon TWiG]

Cut it to the lengths that the weight is such that the horse can shift !! 

[eddystihl]

I am a dutch horselogger my advice is : ask the mill which lenghts he prefere and what is the best forsale. The weight depands on if he works with one ore double horses . And other things . You can always mail pm for advice.

[Youngstu]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll do some asking of the guys involved.