Douglas slabs

[trigger_andy]

Just now, topchippyles said:

That is not my list its my mates firm up the road from me They pressure treat and tanalise it for that price. Its only a guide at the end of the day but i did a batch a few weeks back and was happy at £25 cash per sleeper.

I just could not make it worth my time milling sleepers at that price. 

[topchippyles]

1 minute ago, trigger_andy said:

You guys need to start calling them mantles and selling them for over a ton.  

Go for it mate i always go by those prices minus the 20% vat as sell for cash. I make cracking money at £25 each 

[trigger_andy]

2 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Go for it mate i always go by those prices minus the 20% vat as sell for cash. I make cracking money at £25 each 

I cant keep up with Mantles. Wish I had the time to mill more but Im away to Norway again tomorrow. Loads of Oak though, so thats the main thing.

[topchippyles]

7 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

I just could not make it worth my time milling sleepers at that price. 

Cutting those you would be making £100+ hourly with that saw of yours and that would cover the trees as well. Not worth it ? Spoilt with all that oak mate 👍

[muttley9050]

That is not my list its my mates firm up the road from me They pressure treat and tanalise it for that price. Its only a guide at the end of the day but i did a batch a few weeks back and was happy at £25 cash per sleeper.

But they start with a cheaper product. Timbers like Douglas dont need treating and as such last longer and are far more environmentally sound. This means they are worth a premium.
If I'm pricing a gate etc for someone I will often give two quotes. One from treated and one from a naturally durable timber I've milled myself. I play on its environmental benefits and the fact its local and charge around 220% the value of treated timber.
To sell decent durable local timber for cheaper than Cheap treated pine is ludicrous.
Fyi pressure treating and tanalising are the same thing.

[muttley9050]

Cutting those you would be making £100+ hourly with that saw of yours and that would cover the trees as well. Not worth it ? Spoilt with all that oak mate [emoji106]

I don't see how this adds up. You might be taking that much but I doubt you're making that much.

[dan blocker]

12 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Go for it mate i always go by those prices minus the 20% vat as sell for cash. I make cracking money at £25 each 

But yours aren’t treated are they🤔, they’ll last a couple of years at most on the ground. Even treated they’ll only last a couple of years more than that🤔. Still works out at £500 per M cube mind😳 which is good for home grown softwood.

[topchippyles]

3 minutes ago, dan blocker said:

But yours aren’t treated are they🤔, they’ll last a couple of years at most on the ground. Even treated they’ll only last a couple of years more than that🤔. Still works out at £500 per M cube mind😳 which is good for home grown softwood.

No not treated which is why i charge £25 cash. I do not do much of it to be honest these days but make very good money when i do so no complaints. 

[dan blocker]

12 hours ago, doobin said:

What would they be worth, 12’ long? How thick should I do then?

 

Logs are 3’ diameter tapering very slowly. 
 

Im thinking good excuse for a 3’ low pro setup. 

The bottom 10 or 12 ft look ok for construction timber, the 2nd length as got too many large knots in my opinion🤔.

Edited December 20, 2021 by dan blocker
Grammar🙄

[topchippyles]

19 minutes ago, muttley9050 said:

27 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Cutting those you would be making £100+ hourly with that saw of yours and that would cover the trees as well. Not worth it ? Spoilt with all that oak mate 

I don't see how this adds up. You might be taking that much but I doubt you're making that much.

You charge what you want at the end of the day i am saying what i charge for them. 

Edited December 20, 2021 by topchippyles