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Do your BUSINESS in America or Israel, or I will tariff you.
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> Do your BUSINESS in America or Israel, or I will tariff you.
I'll disagree with Trump on Canadian lumber in some areas. The company I worked for makes 1" boards and they have no competition. They invested millions into their drying and planing sections to make their product superior. They set their own prices, cannot take on new customers and have a processing plant in the US as well. About 40% goes to the US. They can turn around and sell it all overseas. That hurts their customers in the US.
I'll disagree with Trump on Canadian lumber in some areas. The company I worked for makes 1" boards and they have no competition. They invested millions into their drying and planing sections to make their product superior. They set their own prices, cannot take on new customers and have a processing plant in the US as well. About 40% goes to the US. They can turn around and sell it all overseas. That hurts their customers in the US.
There are lumber yards in my area with lots full of northern white pine logs waiting to be processed. Huge inventories. Demand fell for Maine lumber a few years ago (they say due to lower priced Canadian imports), log sellers aren't getting good prices for timber here. A tariff should help them.
I've got 200ac of standing timber last harvested 8 years ago. It would be nice if the price recovered before the next selective harvest, or I'll just wait.
There are lumber yards in my area with lots full of northern white pine logs waiting to be processed. Huge inventories. Demand fell for Maine lumber a few years ago (they say due to lower priced Canadian imports), log sellers aren't getting good prices for timber here. A tariff should help them.
I've got 200ac of standing timber last harvested 8 years ago. It would be nice if the price recovered before the next selective harvest, or I'll just wait.
Oh and there is always a tariff on Canadian softwood lumber. The US puts on the tariff and collects it, banks the money. They then lose in court every couple years and pay some back. Rinse and repeat lol The reason why is because most Big Union mills in the US don't put the profits back into upgrading their mills and can't compete. Many are old antiquated junk. That's typical of Union mills. In Canada most of them shutdown and put everyone out of work. My mill was not union but paid the same including bonuses and benefits.
Oh and there is always a tariff on Canadian softwood lumber. The US puts on the tariff and collects it, banks the money. They then lose in court every couple years and pay some back. Rinse and repeat lol
The reason why is because most Big Union mills in the US don't put the profits back into upgrading their mills and can't compete. Many are old antiquated junk. That's typical of Union mills. In Canada most of them shutdown and put everyone out of work. My mill was not union but paid the same including bonuses and benefits.
Many are old antiquated junk.
We have a number of small mills with outdated junk from the large mills in this area. There are 3 big local lumber families, they keep their equipment in good condition and do update after doing a cost analysis. Not sure about the small mills, patch it up and go I guess.
I have an old 1930s-1940s jointer with a 12ft long bed, babbit bearings, ungodly huge electric 240V motor about 30" diameter. It has a 12" cutting blade IIRC. Still works good. Something my Dad bought about 55 years ago from a local millwork shop. I picked up a 15" Grizzly planer and a 12" tabletop Delta planer for last pass fine finish. I dabble, though not recently.
>Many are old antiquated junk.
We have a number of small mills with outdated junk from the large mills in this area. There are 3 big local lumber families, they keep their equipment in good condition and do update after doing a cost analysis. Not sure about the small mills, patch it up and go I guess.
I have an old 1930s-1940s jointer with a 12ft long bed, babbit bearings, ungodly huge electric 240V motor about 30" diameter. It has a 12" cutting blade IIRC. Still works good. Something my Dad bought about 55 years ago from a local millwork shop. I picked up a 15" Grizzly planer and a 12" tabletop Delta planer for last pass fine finish. I dabble, though not recently.
The company I worked for didn't follow standard lumber prices. They set their own, so they never faced the ups and downs and we kept working steady. BC's pine and spruce is superior to White pine for their product as it kiln dries better. The beetle kill from 10 years ago wiped out much of the pine trees so the allowable cut dropped for 10 years. That will end soon. Building will increase soon and your trees will increase in value big time. Your in for a nice windfall.
The company I worked for didn't follow standard lumber prices. They set their own, so they never faced the ups and downs and we kept working steady. BC's pine and spruce is superior to White pine for their product as it kiln dries better. The beetle kill from 10 years ago wiped out much of the pine trees so the allowable cut dropped for 10 years. That will end soon. Building will increase soon and your trees will increase in value big time. Your in for a nice windfall.
Your in for a nice windfall.
That would be nice. Property taxes are currently around $4k/year, so chop about $40k off that windfall ... then the taxes on the profit and maybe I'll still have enough to pay the next 10 years of taxes.
>Your in for a nice windfall.
That would be nice. Property taxes are currently around $4k/year, so chop about $40k off that windfall ... then the taxes on the profit and maybe I'll still have enough to pay the next 10 years of taxes.
Pajeets do their business anywhere they like
Pajeets do their business anywhere they like
LMAO! So unfortunately true.
LMAO! So unfortunately true.
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