On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:37:23 -0500, LdB wrote:

On 3/29/2010 3:38 PM, rwk wrote:
2 large pin oak trees came down in my friends yard in northern NJ.
trunks straight for 30 ft and avg 28" in diameter. can anyone tell
me if these trees produce an interesting usable lumber. wondering if
it is worth having the trees milled.
thx

Wood is wood. I'm building my kitchen cupboards with Tamerack
(Larch?). The locals use it for firewood.

http://www.mts.net/~lmlod/cupboards3.jpg

Some of the posters might call it an inferior wood, (it probably is)
but with a little stain and some elbow grease you can do a lot. At
any rate have you ever seen the quality of the wood used in most
products today? Inferior doesn't close to describing the junk out there.

When you concider that the wood will just end up in a dump, why not
give it a try. Bragging rights are worth more per board foot than any
lumber you can buy.

LdB
Get it "quarter sawn"and the grain should be beautifull. It might not
be as strong as regular white or red oak, but it should be "purty"!!