What's a board like this worth

[Woodworks]

As the title says. I bought this board of ash probably 20 years back and have been waiting for the right job to come along. Well that day may have come to use as a table top. Overall length is 72" and 68" if cutting out end cracks. Width is 48" at max and 40" at a push if making a parallel top. Thickness is 2" and it is so flat it could finish at 1 3/4" to be completely flat.

 

Any Ideas what I should charge for this piece?

 

Thanks

[difflock]

A completely uninformed opinion, but I would tend to use it "as is", straightening/tidying up the ends and knocking any loose bark off.

Value.

No idea, what will the market bear?

£100/£200??

I really have NO idea

[Craig Johnson]

a slightly longer size oak board made £180 and york auction mart a few months ago, if thats any help as a guide

[muttley9050]

I would suggest this board would be worth £100-150.

[redmoosefaction]

ahh, but leave it as it is, put a few legs on it and make into a kickass 'rustic' table for the 'I saw you coming mob' then you could probably put a zero and maybe more on the end of those estimates.

[wisewood]

A quick conservative measure sees it at just over 3cu foot, so about £100

Being seasoned for 20yrs will no doubt bump it up some more:001_smile:

[muttley9050]

But that figure may be hard to achieve, if i had a buyer id start at about 150 i think and go from there. Had a piece of luck a coupleof months ago when an aged gun stock maker decided to clear out his stock, mostly over 25 years old, but couldnt find a buyer. There were 3large black walnut boarsd like yours at 2" thick from a crotch fork several stock pieces of tropical including coco bolo, afromosia, paduak, brazilian rosewood, lignum vitae, olive, blackwood, ebony and loads more, He wantd rid coz it wasall over his dining room and missus was giving him grief. I had £250 inmy pocket and couldnt afford more, he accepted this and i was a happy man. I dont usually buy any lumber thats not native but made exception here. My wood store is now very healthy.

[muttley9050]

Redmoose is right. Worth much more if you put some legs on it.

[difflock]

Bejeasus,

the dazzle from me halo (off the laptop screen) has proper lamped me:lol:

tis all them years of guesstimating estimates/quotations for work:001_tt2:

marcus

[Mike Hill]

I´d give you a tenner for it,but that would include delivery.