What do Timber merchants what?

[gensetsteve]

Its a bit like turning up at tesco's with the produce from your garden... if you see what I mean.

 

 

 

You mean your produce is better than theirs but they want to pay peanuts for it.

I found you often get twice as much if you cut it for firewood.

[woody paul]

Where's the root would be worth alot more with it on the end ??????

[kernowstu]

sold a ton and a half of yew (veneer) to vasterns timber company they popped into site when they had a lorry in the area,sawmill will buy small amounts

[twmarriott]

its a difficult one, i've a mill and buy small quantities, but its often not worth my time goingout looking and moving one log, either taking out tractor / telehandler and trailer out load up and cart back, sadly as said before its probably worth more as firewood now, especially as firewood is booming. i can buy an artic load of oak in the round delivered clean no nails for 4-5k that works out around 3-5£ a cube plus 150-200 for diesel, depends if theyre coming local or not (i have fetched a tractor load from eastnor castle before) and thats much easier to deal with. i generally only cut and air dry in the barn, 2-3-4-5-6-12" Beams mostly. unless its dead local and a nice tree, its just not worth it, the walnut looks nice but looks to have metal. I've only ever had 2 good walnuts, in the 100s i've looked at and slabbed probably over 20, the nicest made around 4k when air dry, but that took 3-4 years....its not easy money!

[Wolfie]

Dimensions, for those that asked.

[mixedangased]

its a difficult one, i've a mill and buy small quantities, but its often not worth my time goingout looking and moving one log, either taking out tractor / telehandler and trailer out load up and cart back, sadly as said before its probably worth more as firewood now, especially as firewood is booming. i can buy an artic load of oak in the round delivered clean no nails for 4-5k that works out around 3-5£ a cube plus 150-200 for diesel, depends if theyre coming local or not (i have fetched a tractor load from eastnor castle before) and thats much easier to deal with. i generally only cut and air dry in the barn, 2-3-4-5-6-12" Beams mostly. unless its dead local and a nice tree, its just not worth it, the walnut looks nice but looks to have metal. I've only ever had 2 good walnuts, in the 100s i've looked at and slabbed probably over 20, the nicest made around 4k when air dry, but that took 3-4 years....its not easy money!

 

4-5k for artic of oak!!! paid 750 delivered for an 25 ton year before last 12"+ dia 4 yr seasoned no bark

[twmarriott]

4-5k for artic of oak!!! paid 750 delivered for an 25 ton year before last 12"+ dia 4 yr seasoned no bark

 

well if you care to share where from, i'd buy some more! ours was big stuff, 3'+ diameter all joinery grade, ex parkland stuff.

[MaverickGR]

Have you sold the walnut yet?, I am interested if your can PM me a price. Or let me know you have sold it.

 

Thanks,

[Crazy Cutter]

You need to get on friendly terms with smaller sawmills, cabinet makers and joiners is that networking! Anyway i have no problems selling the odd oak butt etc you just need to know your local farms to borrow the telehandler to load the lorry. Hedgerow oak recently i've been shifting for 10.00 a cu ft when a nice size. You need to learn to measure timber its worth the effort you then sound as though you know something!