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Katahdin Forest Products is always purchasing good quality cedar

Prices vary and include delivery to Oakfield, Ashland, and/or Chester mill. Scaling hours are Monday-Friday 7 AM - 3:30 PM. Call Dave Gordon at 207-757-9342.

Contact us with any of the following:

TREE LENGTH WOOD

SPECIFICATIONS:

Minium top of 4"
Minimum butt size of 8"
Tree butts 12" to 16" need 4" sound wood on 3 faces
Tree butts 11" and under should have zero rot
Tree butts over 16" need 5" sound wood on 3 faces
No major sweep over 2" on a 10' span
No crotches
No seams
No dead trees
No crushed wood or broken pieces
All limbs have to be removed and cut flush with the hole of the stem
No excessive blackheart, pencil rot, or ant or woodpecker holes

GENERAL:

Only the whole tree minus butting for rot will be accepted. We will not purchase round wood if part of the tree is missing. All round dimensions are measured underneath the bark.

SEMI-TREE LENGTH

SPECIFICATIONS:

Minium top of 4"
Minimum butt size of 8"
25% of the stems must have 8" top at 8'
No crotches
Tree butts 11" and under should have zero rot
Tree butts 11" to 16" need 4" sound wood on 3 faces
Tree butts over 16" need 5" sound wood on 3 faces
No major sweep over 2" on a 10' span
No seams
No dead trees or woodpecker holes
No crushed wood or broken pieces
First cut must be 19' long
Place 2nd cut on pile as long as it is a minimum of 12' log with a 4" top

GENERAL:

Only the whole tree minus butting for rot will be accepted. We will not purchase round wood if part of the tree is missing. All round dimensions are measured underneath the bark.

BLACKHEART:

Any wood with blackheart will be culled.

EIGHT FOOT WOOD

SPECIFICATIONS:

Minium top of 5"
Minimum butt of 8"
No crotches will be accepted
No splits will be accepted
Length 8'3" + or - 1.5"
Up to 1 inch of center rot allowed, no pencil rot
Log must have no more than 2" sweep in its length
At least 25% of the load must have a minimum of an 8" top

GENERAL:

Only the whole tree minus butting for rot will be accepted. We will not purchase round wood if part of the tree is missing. All round dimensions are measured underneath the bark.

BLACKHEART:

Any wood with blackheart over 2" will be culled.

Prices vary and include delivery to Oakfield, Ashland, and/or Chester mill. Scaling hours are Monday-Friday 7 AM - 3:30 PM. Call Dave Gordon at 207-757-9342.