foxbuster Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Hi guys, got a couple of tons of oak cut and split, how much would i be likely to get per ton now as opposed to it being seasoned? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXPhil Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 £3 a bag round my way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 AS it is unseasoned oak, probably not a lot. Oak is one of the slowest drying woods there is, so anyone buying it would expect to get it pretty cheaply because they wont be able to use it for such a long time. If you have the space to season it for a year or two you could get a decent price for it as properly seasoned oak logs make excellent fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Do they? oak was used in ship building and houses as it doesn't burn that well tends to char on the outside till it really gets some fire built up under it. If really dry and split it will burn but best mixed with other wood such as Ash, simple answer is you will sell it round her you would probably be looking in the region of £100 a tonne with someone prepared to store it 12 months minimum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 A mate of mine sells it for £50 a large dumpy bag,the ones form a builders yard you get sand in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Do they? oak was used in ship building and houses as it doesn't burn that well tends to char on the outside till it really gets some fire built up under it. If really dry and split it will burn but best mixed with other wood such as Ash, simple answer is you will sell it round her you would probably be looking in the region of £100 a tonne with someone prepared to store it 12 months minimum It does burn very well when seasoned for a couple of years. It burns evenly and slowly so it's a good wood to put on overnight. I think oak was used for ships and houses because it is easy to work when green and as it drys out it gets stronger and harder, also it is very good at coping with damp and won't rot easily. As for it not burning well, tell that to the Londoners of 1666! A sawmill near me sells green oak off-cuts by the pick-up load for £25. Edited June 9, 2011 by FalconFN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 One of the local forestry guys sells on his split logs for £90 a tipping transit load dropped on your driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Round here any logs (usually a reasonable mix) will cost you £100 - £120 a ton load...unless you're a scavenger with a Stihl like me As to the best to use on open fires, read on... LOGS FOR BURNING Beechwood fires are bright and clear if the logs be kept a year. Chestnut’s only good, they say, if for long it’s laid away. Make a fire of elder tree, death within your house shall be. But ash new or ash old is fit for a queen with a crown of gold. Birch and fir logs burn too fast; blaze up bright and do not last. It is by the Irish said, hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread. Elm wood burns like a churchyard mould; e’en the very flames be cold. But ash green or ash brown is fit for a queen with a golden crown. Poplar gives a bitter smoke, fills your eyes and makes you choke. Apple wood will scent your room with an incense-like perfume. Oaken logs, if old and dry, a king shall warm his slippers by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 My mate sell loads for £100 and it fills the back of his Ford ranger with a truckman ontop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbuster Posted June 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Cheers forthe info lads-much apprieciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 I'm still a bit of a greenhorn with learning what burns well,(or not )but i'd agree with what others have said in that seasoned oak burns really well if you mix in softer woods with it. Like Highlander i've had a little Stihl in the back of the car for ages now and come across all sorts of usable wood, that needs a little trim here and there , even our old and very warped 6ft pine dining table has been cut up ready for the winter. I was bordering on being obsessed with wood collection until I was offered nigh on 3 tonne of cut slatted and pallatised wood which will last us god knows how long....may of needed therapy otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanH Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 £80 for a L200 tipper load of split logs on the driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Around our way there are signs fixed to posts offering firewood at £40 per ton. I don't use firewood, and haven't bought any, and so have no idea how good it is. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 A sawmill near me sells green oak off-cuts by the pick-up load for £25. Wish they did around here! Oak is great for over night so you can still get the fire going in the morning. I used to sell seasoned beech logs for £90 per level hi capacity Landrover load. Around here you get quite a wide range of prices, I was at the lower end for the quality of wood I was selling but more than a few guys sold rubbish. As a first attempt, guess who got the work?! Not me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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