Standing oak

[Logsnstuff]

A parcel of oak is coming up 150yr old trees, thinking about making an offer but not sure what current value is approx 300 tons but there could be as much as 50% shake from the small sample felled.

[Big J]

£7-8/HF roadside for good quality butts. Need to be good for that though. 

[Squaredy]

2 hours ago, Logsnstuff said:

A parcel of oak is coming up 150yr old trees, thinking about making an offer but not sure what current value is approx 300 tons but there could be as much as 50% shake from the small sample felled.

What type of shake and how far does it go along the but?  Ring shake is the worst but is rare in Oak.  Star shake can often be milled around but it depends on many factors.  If the shake is really bad they may only be firewood value, and these would be considered way oversize for processors.  The extent of that shake is crucial. 

 

Also look out for rot coming down the trunk from trimmed limbs - in my experience this is more of a problem than shake with Oak.

[Logsnstuff]

6 minutes ago, Squaredy said:

What type of shake and how far does it go along the but?  Ring shake is the worst but is rare in Oak.  Star shake can often be milled around but it depends on many factors.  If the shake is really bad they may only be firewood value, and these would be considered way oversize for processors.  The extent of that shake is crucial. 

 

Also look out for rot coming down the trunk from trimmed limbs - in my experience this is more of a problem than shake with Oak.

It’s ring shake, it’s on very sandy ground on the top of a hill and there’s been a lot of movement with the wind.

[Squaredy]

54 minutes ago, Logsnstuff said:

It’s ring shake, it’s on very sandy ground on the top of a hill and there’s been a lot of movement with the wind.

Well you need to work out how bad it is and whether it goes all the way along the logs.  If it is really bad I wouldn't touch them - even if they are yours for nothing.  Ring shake can turn what should be a whole heap of good timber into a lot of odd shaped firewood.  Got any photos of sawn ends?

[Rough Hewn]

Sounds like firewood
[emoji51]

[Logsnstuff]

No pics yet, can’t get machine across his fields as we have had about 6-7 weeks non stop rain, I will need a few days frost or a month of dry.

[trigger_andy]

3 hours ago, Logsnstuff said:

No pics yet, can’t get machine across his fields as we have had about 6-7 weeks non stop rain, I will need a few days frost or a month of dry.

You dont happen to be Keith do you?  

[Stubby]

Just now, trigger_andy said:

You dont happen to be Keith do you?  

The plot thickens !