Oak sleepers

[muttley9050]

Hi all. 

Anybody got any good contacts for oak sleepers that don't have considerable amounts of sap wood/bark?

I need 40 at 2.4m x 100mm x 200mm.

Cheers

[Stihl123]

i have just PM'd you a couple of contacts i use

[trigger_andy]

9 hours ago, muttley9050 said:

Hi all. 

Anybody got any good contacts for oak sleepers that don't have considerable amounts of sap wood/bark?

I need 40 at 2.4m x 100mm x 200mm.

Cheers

What are you paying per Sleeper? Ive a bunch of Oak like this I could mill you for the right money. 

 

 

Edited September 30, 2022 by trigger_andy

[Squaredy]

33 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

What are you paying per Sleeper? Ive a bunch of Oak like this I could mill you for the right money. 

 

 

I may be out of date Andy, but a few years ago you could get hold of oak sleepers for about £17 (imported from France I believe).  I suspect your pricing structure would result in a price nearer to £60 or £70.

[spuddog0507]

46 minutes ago, Squaredy said:

I may be out of date Andy, but a few years ago you could get hold of oak sleepers for about £17 (imported from France I believe).  I suspect your pricing structure would result in a price nearer to £60 or £70.

French oak sleepers still available at £26 each, there is a guy near Chorley Lancashire with a yard full of them, it  makes me think at times how are they produced and transported for that sort of money,,

[trigger_andy]

2 minutes ago, spuddog0507 said:

French oak sleepers still available at £26 each, there is a guy near Chorley Lancashire with a yard full of them, it  makes me think at times how are they produced and transported for that sort of money,,

Ive milled a container of French Oak not to long ago. Its literally half the weight of Scottish Oak. Its also boring as hell.  Fine for Sleepers though. 

 

How they can sell them for that money baffles me as well. A quick dickt over with a router and a sander and its £150-200 easy. 

[trigger_andy]

1 hour ago, Squaredy said:

I may be out of date Andy, but a few years ago you could get hold of oak sleepers for about £17 (imported from France I believe).  I suspect your pricing structure would result in a price nearer to £60 or £70.

I suspect you're right.  

 

Got a guy asking for a green mantle with a live edge on it. 1.8m x 8" x 4". £350 off the saw.  

[AJStrees]

8 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

I suspect you're right.  

 

Got a guy asking for a green mantle with a live edge on it. 1.8m x 8" x 4". £350 off the saw.  

Nice work if you can get it 👍

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

Got a guy asking for a green mantle with a live edge on it. 1.8m x 8" x 4". £350 off the saw.

I take my hat off to you managing to charge that sort of price.  But do you tell them it is totally unseasoned?

[trigger_andy]

Just now, AJStrees said:

Nice work if you can get it 👍

Christmas season is upon us. Everyone and their dog wants something to hang their stockings off.  Easy pickings this time of year.