Can you harvest wood planks from old Christmas trees?
In a little more then a month there will be hundreds of Christmas trees thrown into dumps across America and we need ways to stop that. I have personally thrown them into the local lake to create habitats for fish for years but I've been getting into woodworking lately and was wondering if I could salvage the trees to support my hobby. I was wondering if a thickness planer could be used to make the trees square and then a table saw or band saw to make slabs. Will this work or am I destined to lose a finger?
Yes, it will work - if your looking for little tiny 'planks'. Of course it will take a little tiny table saw and a little tiny planner and you'll need little tiny fingers.
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