Beech trunk for sale

[skyhuck]

I think you will struggle to get decent or even any money above fire wood value for it, I sold 6 artic loads of Lime, Oak and Ash, there was some beautiful Beech, but was too big, so they did not want it, ended up as firewood at £40 a tonne.

[Timber Man]

About 8 tonnes / 207 hoppus foot.

 

How do you arrive at that ?

[Timber Man]

I think you will struggle to get decent or even any money above fire wood value for it, I sold 6 artic loads of Lime, Oak and Ash, there was some beautiful Beech, but was too big, so they did not want it, ended up as firewood at £40 a tonne.

 

Tbh regardless of size coloured beech has never been in favour by mills.

White planking beech ,..mid 50s tonne delivered, oversize for blockwood same price. So as you say , firewood price.

[skyhuck]

Tbh regardless of size coloured beech has never been in favour by mills.

White planking beech ,..mid 50s tonne delivered, oversize for blockwood same price. So as you say , firewood price.

 

Yes it was coloured, in fact it was the tree in my avatar.

[Timber Man]

Yes it was coloured, in fact it was the tree in my avatar.

 

That size of beech with that much colour has normally ended up as blockwood or props in recent years.

[Big J]

How do you arrive at that ?

 

12ft circumference is 144 inches. 1/4 girth squared x length:

 

36x36x23 / 144 - 207 hoppus foot

 

207 hoppus foot at 26 cube to the tonne is about 8 tonnes

[Timber Man]

12ft circumference is 144 inches. 1/4 girth squared x length:

 

36x36x23 / 144 - 207 hoppus foot

 

207 hoppus foot at 26 cube to the tonne is about 8 tonnes

 

that's assuming its mid circumference,if it was girthed anywhere but midway on that log it would be miles out.

[se7enthdevil]

what did beech do to be such a despised timber??? as long as it's not to be used for exterior purposes it's a perfectly good timber in my book.

[Big J]

that's assuming its mid circumference,if it was girthed anywhere but midway on that log it would be miles out.

 

True. I assumed it was. Why state circumference though unless it's the average?

[Arbtech Tree Services]

what did beech do to be such a despised timber??? as long as it's not to be used for exterior purposes it's a perfectly good timber in my book.

 

Agreed, it has no fungal resistance so useless outdoors, but I have an 8' slab at 3" x 40" in the yard destined to be my dining table in a few years

 

Regards,

 

Steve.