Ash

[rich crowther]

What's the buying rate of felled ash, milling quality per hopped these days?

 

 

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[rich crowther]

Hoppus not hopped!![emoji51]

 

 

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[Squaredy]

I pay around £70, possibly £85 per cubic metre for good clean Ash with only minor end splitting and minimum mid log diameter of around 400mm. This works out about £2.50 to £2.80 per hoppus foot. This would be the price delivered to my yard.

 

Sadly I struggle to get hold of decent milling ash these days - I suspect a lot of good ash just gets sold to the firewood companies. I guess it is too easy for a forestry firm to just sell the whole lot at £45 per ton for firewood rather than separate the best and try and get a bit more for maybe one lorry load.

 

I am not after any right now but do you have some for sale?

[openspaceman]

I guess it is too easy for a forestry firm to just sell the whole lot at £45 per ton for firewood rather than separate the best and try and get a bit more for maybe one lorry load.

 

 

In the day I made my living on the difference. I'd get much more of an assortment from a parcel than the big boys just selling into industrial wood markets even if it was just £3/tonne for turnery poles.

 

These niche markets are now gone.

[rich crowther]

I agree squaredy as a rule it's piled up and sold as firewood, we have a 50 acre forest of mainly ash to clear, nice straight poles.

Currently in talks with a Hurley making company that are interested only in the butt ends leaving a lot of nice quality bars

 

 

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[rich crowther]

Ps if your local enough and interested were intending sorting as we go if you want some, haulage may be the usual killer blow

 

 

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[Squaredy]

Hi Rich, well I really can't afford any right now, but maybe later in the year. I am South Wales, where are you? If you are too far I might be able to recommend someone else who would be interested.

[rich crowther]

Ok mate we're Rutland on the east side of Leicestershire

 

 

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[Squaredy]

Hi Rich, yes too far for me. You might try Chantler Timber or else sawmills in your area if it is good quality and a full lorry load or more. Good luck with it - hope you find a buyer for milling not just firewood - Ash is a very useful and beautiful timber.

[rich crowther]

Think we'll end up milling it ourselves, air drying it and selling it on later

 

 

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