In article , Kalvin Gore wrote:
The city has ordered me to remove an Oak at the edge of my property
which the local utility claims is too close to their service lines. The
tree is old but healthy. I would guess that the trunk is about 16 feet
in circumference and the trunk is about 31 feet long from the base to
the split. I have heard claims of astronomical prices for quartersawn
oak, and wonder if I could recover the price of a portable sawmill if I
were buy one for this task. Can anyone comment on this?

I'm off to price a woodmizer...

You will definitely NOT recover the cost of buying even a used one. However,
if you contact Wood-Mizer customer service (www.wood-mizer.com), they can put
you in touch with owners of their mills in your area, and you can hire
somebody to cut it into lumber for you -- and you definitely WILL recover that
cost, and then some.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.