I'm hoping logs come much cheaper than this?

[Upers]

I paid $100 per log 13" top 19" butt and 41' long

[etd66ss]

I paid $100 per log 13" top 19" butt and 41' long

What species?

I talked to a logger yesterday, here is what he had to say:

"Cedar doesn't grow any where near that size, oak is way too heavy for
your project. White pine we have, but if we can even find any that
length, the large end would be twice as big as the small, because of the
extreme taper. Larch or Red pine would be much better choices as they do
not taper as much."

[LowKey]

What species?

I talked to a logger yesterday, here is what he had to say:

Find a new logger.

[allen84]

Find a new logger.

I thought the same thing when I saw that this morning but didn't have time to respond. Loggers should be like good soldiers and go do what they are told, not try to sell you what they think you need. You may have also asked the right questions the wrong way, you have to speak their language or they'll be head scratching. Taper is not an issue with this build method. I like the taper and the whole log thing.