current timber prices

[trigger_andy]

Damn!

Just had some cracking Larch Saw logs delivered in almost identical spec for £65 a ton, cash in the hipper. [emoji16]

[trigger_andy]

 

I don't know how you get the logs so cheap Andy.

 

 

 

 

Just good contacts I guess. Im gonna go and mill the same lad a couple of oak logs for another Trailer load of the same Larch Logs.

 

My wee workshop build is swallowing up Larch like nobodys business. As is all my fencing and decking. 

 

Did 4 hours milling for someone the other day in return for two Pippy Brown Oak Logs. 13' and 24" and 29" respectively. He was just milling them into cladding. [emoji50]  

 

 

[spuddog0507]

8 hours ago, Big J said:

 

I don't know how you get the logs so cheap Andy.

 

The Scottish market is a little stronger than us down here, but you could slap at least £30/t on those and sell them all day here.

 

 

And another £20 a tonne on that here in the northwest, had 2 calls today for 2 small amounts of Larch and another earlier in the week,

[farmerjohn]

Hi All,

It has been nearly 2 years since i ahve had chance to do any milling but am getting back into it and am looking at trying to source some hardwood logs, mainy log locally this weekend,

What is a fair price for good oak milling log around 600-800mm in diameter

and for the odd 1200 /1300 diameter log. 

(costs in hoppus feet ideally)

also what sort of money per hoppus foot / lump sum for a cherry log, 2ft 8" wide, no rot at all, straight and around 18ft long.

thanks in advance,
Ps any guide on costs for ash, and odd special sticks like  a big rare elm etc would be appreciated

Regards, John

[muttley9050]

£10 to 15 on the oak is its good.
5 to 10 on the cherry

[farmerjohn]

1 hour ago, muttley9050 said:

£10 to 15 on the oak is its good.
5 to 10 on the cherry

Not seen the oak yet going at weekend

This is the cherry..

[gobbypunk]

Nice Cherry butt I have a nice size Cherry to mill as soon as we get a nice day hopefully monday will be ok got to mill it with the Alaskan should be fun havent used it in a while will do the 880 good 

[Khriss]

3 hours ago, farmerjohn said:

Not seen the oak yet going at weekend

This is the cherry..

Army husqy too - faak ! K

[trigger_andy]

Not seen the oak yet going at weekend
This is the cherry..

Why cut the butt off if you’re gonna mill it? Seems a waste.

[Squaredy]

4 hours ago, farmerjohn said:

Not seen the oak yet going at weekend

This is the cherry..

Could be a nice Cherry log, but not forest grown so who knows what it may contain...  I would value that log at £4 to £5 per hoppus foot.

 

Last batch of Oak I had was a mixed bag, all forest grown and lots of good stuff but also a few below average stems.  I paid £130 per ton delivered to my yard (£4.64 per hoppus foot).  Once you pay £200+ per ton (£7 per hoppus foot) you must demand a really high quality of log in my opinion.

 

Also take care when buying from tree surgeons....they don't know how to measure logs....!  Always measure them yourself before agreeing price - or get it delivered on a timber lorry and use the weight ticket.

 

Elm could be anywhere from £5 to £8 per hoppus foot.  Traditionally Elm is low value, and most mills won't want it but it might attract a few small scale millers who know how beautiful the timber is.