Method for more efficient use of trees twelve inches or less in diameter

摘要

The steps of the subject method are (1) cutting fallen trees into segments, (2) cutting portions off each segment to create two flat, parallel surfaces, called flats, to produce a cant from each segment, (3) sawing at least one lengthwise radial slit in each cant, (4) kiln drying the cants, (5) filling each slit partially or fully with material having qualities similar to the qualities of the cants, (6) selecting pluralities of cants, each plurality being comprised of cants differing in diameter no more than a designated amount, the amount being in a range of 0 to 2 inches, (7) selecting at least two cants from one of the pluralities, (8) joining at least two cants flat-to-flat. One of the least two cants may be sawed in half lengthwise with the cut parallel to the flats and then the half cants are glued to the other cant flats-to-flats. Any and all of steps 3, 4 and 5 may be omitted.