One of my concerns through the years has been the requirement of using grade stamped lumber for building a house. Often I cut lumber that exceeds any grade the average big box store sells or even has.
I was talking (e-mail) with the extension agent at OSU about the issue and he said no problem, All you have to do is get trained, pass a rest and pay your annual dues and fees per bdf, and be somewhere that the bureau can surprise inspect you! So much for mobile milling.
Well Wisconsin just passed a law
See here:
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/forestbusinesses/documents/lmbrgrdnghndbk.pdf. that allows small sawing operations to grade their own lumber and allow a home builder to legally use it in building a home. Some restrictions like direct sales from sawyer to user, training required and renewed every 5 years but all in all good for the likes of us. The training is free and given through the cow colleges. User has a signed written document that says the wood meets grade.
So, I copied the link and wrote my state rep and said we need this law in Oregon so grandpas trees can build grandsons house.
And she wrote back and said, "This is a very interesting idea that I am going to look in to. Thank you for the link to the Wisconsin law."
Maybe if others in this state wrote their reps we could get something passed into law? Frank? Backwoods?
