lime butt

[mixedangased]

got to fell a lime in the next couple of weeks 42"dia butt about 10 to 15`long is it any good for milling or just firewood?

[Rob D]

They say lyme is good for carvers but I had a load for ages and even though a couple of carvers bought some they didn't buy in large quantities.

 

I'd mill a few good thick 4" planks and firewood the rest. Unless you want to Google carvers and see if you can find some nearby.

[mixedangased]

ok

rob thanks

[Big J]

It's funny, but Lime used to be used for furniture quite a lot, but not so much now.

 

You could try milling it and marketing it as an alternative to pine for simple furniture? If you price it accordingly, it should sell OK.

 

If it were me, I'd mill the lot (it won't take you long - Lime is as soft as any timber) with a mixture of board thicknesses with the bulk at 1.5-2.5 and then a few at 4 inches as Rob says. Stick it, stack it, advertise it on your local gumtree and forget about it. You should be able to shift it at £12 a cube, which is £906 for the lot (assuming a 10ft log).

 

Shouldn't take you more than a day to do either.

 

Jonathan