Elder

[Chris Reeve]

Who sells Elder mixed in with a hardwood load? Any complaints? Cheers

[Chris Reeve]

Who sells Elder mixed in with a hardwood load? Any complaints? Cheers

The reason i ask is because I've never sold it before. I ordered 27 ton of beech and they delivered 60% Elder....cheeky fxxkers [emoji109]

[AHPP]

Some say cheeky. Others say breach of contract.

[SbTVF]

The reason i ask is because I've never sold it before. I ordered 27 ton of beech and they delivered 60% Elder....cheeky fxxkers [emoji109]

Elder as in Elderflower?
Must be tiny stuff? Never seen anything much bigger than 6” and I’d probably say it’s on par with willow and poplar at best?

[Chris Reeve]

Sorry lads i meant Alder [emoji42]

[Stubby]

37 minutes ago, Chris Reeve said:

Sorry lads i meant Alder

Ah . That's a lot better . Elder is just pith . Alder is good . Goes very light in weight when seasoned but burns OK .

[richardwale]

Wouldn't want tonnes of it though! ?

[SbTVF]

Nothing wrong with Alder. But it’s not the same as beech!

[openspaceman]

5 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Ah . That's a lot better . Elder is just pith . Alder is good . Goes very light in weight when seasoned but burns OK .

Yes

 

If the wood is all green  I wonder which of the two has more dry mass, beech or alder? I don't have a moisture content for fresh alder. I think most would prefer beech as it is denser

[Squaredy]

Alder has around 60% of the dry mass of Beech. Personally i would not want much, in fact i usually mix it with the softwood rather than hardwood as i don't think i can justify selling it at hardwood price. 

 

On the plus side it dries more easily than Beech.