Pricing your milled timber?

[Macpherson]

On 24/01/2026 at 13:28, Squaredy said:

What is the purpose of this?

 

Hi, apart from being an insecticide it's other purpose is as an anti fungal agent and I use it to paint on boards that are to be stickered for much time seasoning to prevent blue staining on the grain particularly in softwoods like Pine, Spruce and Larch, but anything really.

 

I really only mill wood for myself when the opportunity arises and I've got a few stacks of various woods that I can dig into when needed, but there's nothing worse taking a slab out of a stack that's been sitting for years to find that it's all blue stained specially up here in wet Northwest.

 

Also Borax is the main component in woodworm and dry rot treatments, plus many other industrial uses.

[Welshfred]

17 hours ago, Macpherson said:

blue staining on the grain particularly in softwoods like Pine

 

At what point do you apply the treatment? Asap after milling or once the timber has surface dried a bit?