possible. what i really should have said was that two guys from the yard crew at the lumber mill went through nearly the whole pile for me, letting me look at each individual board until i found the ones that i liked.
then, they ran each of the boards through their big saw–twice–trimming the edges to my exact measurements. oh and there was no charge for any of the cuts.
they loaded all of the lumber into my car, making sure that i had enough space to shift gears and see at least some of the traffic around me.
this is the experience every time i got to the lumber mill. their staff 