Introduction to Ash Lumber and Pests

hey there folks this is josh stoneyridge farmer welcome back to another beautiful day here on the stoney ridge farm we got the wood mizer lt40 all set up here we're gonna run some ash lumber on the mill now this ash lumber has got a problem i got a piece of the bark here we're to talk to you about the problem this ash tree was standing dead and there are dead ash trees standing everywhere when you're driving down the highway now look off to the side and you'll see these big beautiful trees and they're all standing there dead because of the gypsy moth and the ash borer beetle so we're going to be milling up a piece of lumber and we're going to be offloading onto the big tym tractor here and we're going to see if this log is salvageable i hope it is it may be something beautiful that we do live edge wood with and or it may be something that we just make board and batten type siding for a barn or a future project so come along as we fire up the lt40 we load up big t right here and we mill up some wood that may or may not be in good shape all right