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For those of you with a mill, how much would you offer for an oak but like the one on the right? I would normally offer £50 if it was reasonably local. I normally buy direct from the landowner, who tells me it is worth more for firewood. I then describe how much work is involved in collecting it ,then milling , stacking and drying it. There will be at least 50% wastage, it may be full of nails and shakes. I then say would it not be better to have their 200 year old oak turned into a bit of fine furniture rather than end up on someones logburner. We normally manage do do a deal.

Recently I went mad and offered £100 for an exceptionally good butt, I await to hear back from the farmer.

My mill is a Woodmizer lt40

John

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For those of you with a mill, how much would you offer for an oak but like the one on the right? I would normally offer £50 if it was reasonably local. I normally buy direct from the landowner, who tells me it is worth more for firewood. I then describe how much work is involved in collecting it ,then milling , stacking and drying it. There will be at least 50% wastage, it may be full of nails and shakes. I then say would it not be better to have their 200 year old oak turned into a bit of fine furniture rather than end up on someones logburner. We normally manage do do a deal.

Recently I went mad and offered £100 for an exceptionally good butt, I await to hear back from the farmer.

My mill is a Woodmizer lt40

John

 

with oak making up to £7 a hoppus or around £180metric tonne i can see why he hasnt bit ur hand off

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I'd offer £75 per butt if they could be loaded onto trailer - looks good oak with no knots and very straight and even, but it's too far away for me....:thumbdown:

 

Yes it is worth more as firewood - but remember you still have to saw it, split it, season it, sell it - in order to get that money.

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