Timber value?

[Mark Bolam]

Steve /mods, I'm aware this may be in the wrong forum, so please feel free to move as necessary.

 

I'm after some advice on the value of Oak butts, which I felled for a farmer mate 18 months ago. Roadside.

 

What is a 'hoppus foot' (is it the extractable square from a round. if you get me), and what is the current value per?

 

No newbie questions, please.

 

English Oak.

 

Thanks.

[robbo 110]

glad im not the only one who doesnt 'quite' understand it!!!!!

[Ben Ballard]

the hoppus foot is what you think and it allows for wastage

[Highland Forestry]

As far as I am aware, a hoppes foot is 15 inches x 15 inches square, and last time I looked for prices from buyers for English Oak it was £45 per hoppes foot.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Where about is the wood located?? I know a buyer looking for oak at the moment..

[Big 'Ammer]

If you don't have a quarter girth tape you can work out Hoppus cubic feet by:-

 

The square of 1/4 of the circumferance in inches multiplied by 1/144 length in feet.

[robbo 110]

so oak at £45 per hoppus foot is fairly valuable then, im guessing at that price it is in lovely straight lengths, no shake/knots etc?? is that priced at road side??

[Ash]

A hoppus foot is 1.273 normal cubic foot current price on oak is 2.50+. Depends on quality really if it's open grown (eg in the middle of a field) you might not even get that. the calculation is:

 

Mid-quarter-girth (aprox halfway up the butt in inches) squared X length in feet divided by 144.

 

I wish oak was 45 a cube! But grade A precision milled oak goes for 25 a standard cube.

 

Hope that helps.

Edited August 20, 2011 by Ash

[Mark Bolam]

Thanks for that Pete. I'll swig this pint of Rohypnol then try and get my head round it.

[Mark Bolam]

As far as I am aware, a hoppes foot is 15 inches x 15 inches square, and last time I looked for prices from buyers for English Oak it was £45 per hoppes foot.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Where about is the wood located?? I know a buyer looking for oak at the moment..

 

Matt can I have some of your drugs please?

 

[Highland Forestry]

Hmmm, having had a thought about this I wonder if it was 45 per cubic metre... I'll check it though as I have some elm I need a price on too.