kennett Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Evening all, bit of a random question but im sure someone on here will know!! How is green timber priced? I have a contact who has just started milling timber into table tops, mantle pieces etc, but inherited all his current timber. We felled a large Elm at work today, and he is interested in buying it but neither of us know how to price it. The sections are 2-3ft across and 5-6ft long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowdy Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 A lot we get cut in green oak is by the cubic meter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank1 Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 It's not easy to clarify without seeing the logs. Traditionally single logs were lucky to get firewood price. But bouyant firewood prices has forced the log price up. Its also really variable depending on species. Hardwood or soft wood and quality and what the buyer wants . Anything with character adds value , so old gnarly twisted logs can be rubbish or worth a fortune , pippy oak , spalted beech , burred elm all add to the price. Hardwood logs are measured and valued still on the the Hoppas scale. Rare things like Yew cost even more. But until you take the first slab off you won't know if it's sound (no rot) got good character , colour etc etc. That where traditionally the mark up is , buy for next to nothing , mill it into slabs and cash in. Elm can be worth a fortune if it has burrs , best advice is take loads of pictures and send them to a few a few reputable hardwood sawmillers / hard wood furniture makers/ wood workers etc etc as different woodworkers want different things. If it's good they will bite your hand off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 9 minutes ago, greenshank1 said: It's not easy to clarify without seeing the logs. Traditionally single logs were lucky to get firewood price. But bouyant firewood prices has forced the log price up. Its also really variable depending on species. Hardwood or soft wood and quality and what the buyer wants . Anything with character adds value , so old gnarly twisted logs can be rubbish or worth a fortune , pippy oak , spalted beech , burred elm all add to the price. Hardwood logs are measured and valued still on the the Hoppas scale. Rare things like Yew cost even more. But until you take the first slab off you won't know if it's sound (no rot) got good character , colour etc etc. That where traditionally the mark up is , buy for next to nothing , mill it into slabs and cash in. Elm can be worth a fortune if it has burrs , best advice is take loads of pictures and send them to a few a few reputable hardwood sawmillers / hard wood furniture makers/ wood workers etc etc as different woodworkers want different things. If it's good they will bite your hand off. Thanks for that, unfortunately it's probably not going to have a huge amount of character, it was a fairly tall straight tree but starting to die back in the crown and it was too near horses, people and a house to stay. I'll send a few pics out and see what response I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank1 Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Woodturners are another possible market to try for buyers , but if it's straight and clean furniture / cabinet makers will be interested. Good luck and let us know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Unfortunately anything green is pretty worthless. air dried stands a chance but the money involved in making is usable is huge. cubic foot / metre price is normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) I know of a neighbour of my aunt who had a large oak to be trimmed and contacted "somebody" who came from miles away and trimmed the branches as complete boughs and gave her a reasonable amount of money for them. Story goes he was a Cornish traditional boat builder but its all just hearsay from my aunt. update - woodnet.org.uk apparantly Edited March 27, 2018 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy RV Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Have a look on the Arbtalk forum! https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/forum/67-milling-forum/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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