Why will it be a pain in the butt? What size "timbers" boards are you talking about?
Other than it smells funky and throws a splinter that could pierce your palm I like it. Not all trees will yield a saw log-if you get a stick with tension it'll behave like hickory. Big stuff straight grained can be hard to find. I mill a bit of it for wooden boat people, out door decking/green house applications and timber framers. Seems like a good application might be a business sign. Minimal sapwood, relatively low shrink rate, hard and rot resistant once down.
