oak, your opinion please!!

[skyhuck]

I sell all mine by weight.

[Frank]

am i being unreasonable in asking more money for purely oak logs as opposed to my mixed hardwood? i was thinking of £15 per cubic metre more? any thoughts ladies an gentlemen?

 

In answer to your question,

I think The only way you could ask for more money would be if it was for your time seperating it into different piles. Waste of time. Bang it all in as mixed.

 

Unless of course you already have loads of customers who have pre-ordered specifically oak at the new higher price. Then it might be worth it.

[robbo 110]

If I was gonna buy 100 tonnes of hardwood, delivered. I wouldnt want to pay more because it was oak. I just want 100 tonnes of hardwood.

 

the problem is that green oak is very heavy compared to other hardwood, therefore it needs to be more money once processeed!!

[Frank]

You didnt say it was green. Have you paid to harvest, extract and haul the timber???

Edited October 14, 2010 by Frank

[robbo 110]

Have you paid to harvest, extract and haul the timber???

 

indeed!! with cash, blood, sweat & tears!!!

[Frank]

Ah, well thats a different matter, you didnt say it was green.

[robbo 110]

Ah, well thats a different matter, you didnt say it was green.

 

it was green when extracted, now ready for re-sale as seasoned logs!

[skyhuck]

There are people who dislike Oak as fire wood, it burns very hot, but with little flame.

 

Personally I would mix it in.

[Frank]

Its simple.

 

add up : value of standing + Cost of harvesting / extraction +haulage + processing (including depreciation of machine) + handling and storage, increase these figures by 50% due to moisture loss and you should have a figure of what the wood is worth per tonne, you can then work out what it is worth per cube and what its KWH value is.

[robbo 110]

Its simple.

 

add up : value of standing + Cost of harvesting / extraction +haulage + processing (including depreciation of machine) + handling and storage, increase these figures by 50% due to moisture loss and you should have a figure of what the wood is worth per tonne, you can then work out what it is worth per cube and what its KWH value is.

 

haha, its not looking good darren! ill be needing about £178 per cube delivered to a maximum of 3 doors away!! lol!!:thumbup: