For sale - Oak stem

[Brett]

0.95m x 4.2m straight Quercus cerris stem.

 

To be collected road side.

 

Open to offers.

 

East Fife.

[Rob D]

Sounds tasty but too far for me!

[robbo 110]

Sounds tasty but too far for me!

 

how would you value a trunk like this Rob D? ive just looked at same size thing, i know how i see it for firewood but it's very straight with no shake, too good for burning!!!!!!!!!

[MaverickGR]

I haven't really seen turkey oak timber before. Has anyone got a photo? Google didn't yield any pictures.

 

Thanks

[Brett]

I haven't really seen turkey oak timber before. Has anyone got a photo? Google didn't yield any pictures.

 

Thanks

 

If your near by, I'd be happy to meet up and you can see for yourself.

[MaverickGR]

I don't think you can get any further away than Kent, perhaps cornwall would be further. Sorry.

[Brett]

sniff, sniff, i smell firewood

[slack ma girdle]

turkey oak delivers on the visuals, but it has the strength of balsa (that may be a sweeping statement, anyone got a brush).

Good for one thing:

Looking magnificent in the grounds of a stately house.

[tommer9]

Turkey oak was introduced as the next best thing to be developed for construction, but it quickly became clear that it was totally unsuitable for house or ship building, having little tensile strength, and very poor decay resistance. It does, however, have fantastic figuring, with clear, widespread and large medullary rays. To this end it became known as wainscote oak, as it was felt that this was the only use to which it could be put- interior paneling. It did become somehwat prized by furniture makers too however, due to the strength of its figuring, however difficulties in successfully drying it out without the massive splitting and warping tendencies taking over, have resulted in it having little more use nowadays than firewood, although it isnt even very good firewood, as it often rots before it is actually dry!!

I have successfully milled and dried it however, and furniture makers bought it off me. I have seen some of the wood in situ as extremely wide (3') window boards in a barn conversion. It has finished very well.