Oak Burr Value

[monkeybusiness]

We felled an oak today and have a really nice burr that the customer would like to sell. 

 

Any ideas of value, and who might buy it? Or should I stick it on eBay?!... 

 

Cheers, Dan 

[se7enthdevil]

depends as to what species of oak it is but at the end of the day it will be worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. as a raw lump about 2' long about £50-80.

 

any sizes?  it's hard to tell from the photos.

[Rough Hewn]

Me. [emoji106]

[spuddog0507]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

Me.

you will never lift that in your condition ?,

[monkeybusiness]

I’ve had a few PMs asking for location etc - it’s in Cheshire but could be loaded onto a pallet easily enough.

English oak (Quercus robur).

Approximately 3 feet across, it must weigh 150kg minimum I’d guess. I’ll get some proper measurements if I get a chance today though.

At £50-£80 it won’t be going anywhere unfortunately. This is a big old lump, and it is all there in one piece. 

[Rough Hewn]

Put it on a pallet with a piece of plywood on top.
Contact with soil, moisture and sun will damage it.
[emoji106]

[spuddog0507]

I think the value would be in how it looked once milled, if it was good looking with plenty of character value may increase ? but if it was plain or poor at say £65 + transport it would be expensive, at £65 that would equate to £433 a tonne, got offered £500 for the piece in the photo 8ft long with a diameter of 45" but depending on how it looked when milled out and i would only know that if i am there when milling takes place,

[Steve Bullman]

1 minute ago, spuddog0507 said:

I think the value would be in how it looked once milled, if it was good looking with plenty of character value may increase ? but if it was plain or poor at say £65 + transport it would be expensive, at £65 that would equate to £433 a tonne, got offered £500 for the piece in the photo 8ft long with a diameter of 45" but depending on how it looked when milled out and i would only know that if i am there when milling takes place,

What sort of oak is that?

[spuddog0507]

A short fat twisted bent one ! i think it would be our native english oak as where situated there is several of them and it is at some alltitude so no hieght to them all,

[se7enthdevil]

3 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

I’ve had a few PMs asking for location etc - it’s in Cheshire but could be loaded onto a pallet easily enough.

English oak (Quercus robur).

Approximately 3 feet across, it must weigh 150kg minimum I’d guess. I’ll get some proper measurements if I get a chance today though.

At £50-£80 it won’t be going anywhere unfortunately. This is a big old lump, and it is all there in one piece. 

3' is a good size so i'd up the value to about £150 for the lump as is.

 

spuddog is right that anyone who buys it will be taking a chance on the grain on the inside which could be plainer than you think.