What's a board like this worth

[kernowstu]

£120-£140

[Big J]

72 inches long, 44 inches wide on average and 2 inches thick is 3.67 CF

 

My usual price for good kiln dried Ash is about £31 a cubic foot (plus the dreaded VAT). 20 years air dried is probably as good as kilned though I would still bring it inside for a few months prior to working on it (start in a cold room and work to a warmer room).

 

Given the exceptional quality of the board as well as it's exceptional width (you won't find a board like that at any sawmill I can think of), I would probably add about 50% to it's cubic footage price, giving you £46.50 a cubic foot, and an overall price of £170.66.

 

Don't let it go for less than that. It's a ruddy superb piece of timber and a credit to your drying skills that it's that flat and with so little defect.

[Woodworks]

Thanks chaps

 

It is a lovely board and I will not be selling it on. I will be using it to make a table for a client and just wanted to work out how much I should be charging for materials. I think I paid nearly £100 for it originally. I knew this was expensive but I had never seen a board of this size and quality in our part of the world so bought it hoping to find a job for it. From the guide prices you have given me it was not exactly a good investment but if I get the job I will endeavor to do the board justice. I may well be asking for advice on how to design a rustic style table so avoiding cutting it down to much.

Edited January 15, 2013 by Woodworks

[nick1854]

"I may well be asking for advice on how to design a rustic style table so avoiding cutting it down to much"

 

If you get round to making this table a thread with pictures would be great. I have a wide board of ash, just a mere 30 inches though...

[kev_s]

Take a look at Winkleigh Pine if you want some table design ideas.

 

They usually have some lovely tables

 

Kev

[Woodworks]

Looks like the job using this board is a goer so I would be interested in any semi rustic leg designs you guys might have. The top is going to be cut back a bit with a slight wave down the edges mostly following the direction of the grain but taking out the worst of the damage ie chainsaw hack at one end. Sorry to pick your brains but more natural designs are a bit alien to me at present.

[se7enthdevil]

I'd be tempted to just have four 6" square legs with a bit of wane on each outside corner jutting out from the top...

[dogman]

Interesting thread, last month i cleared an attic out for a couple, & was told i could keep anything i wanted. I got loads of new pine battoning, & 13 what i call as a layman, rough sawn planks, ie the bark still on the long edges, with out getting them out of storage, i'd say they are about 4ft long 18" wide & 1/2" thick. They are a pale colour wood.

The owners of the property have been there 12yrs & the planks were there when they moved in, how can i tell what sort of wood they are, so i can get an idea of there worth ?.

 

Regards,

 

Rob

[doobin]

Interesting thread, last month i cleared an attic out for a couple, & was told i could keep anything i wanted. I got loads of new pine battoning, & 13 what i call as a layman, rough sawn planks, ie the bark still on the long edges, with out getting them out of storage, i'd say they are about 4ft long 18" wide & 1/2" thick. They are a pale colour wood.

The owners of the property have been there 12yrs & the planks were there when they moved in, how can i tell what sort of wood they are, so i can get an idea of there worth ?.

 

Regards,

 

Rob

 

Sorry to burst your bubble, but that sounds like excess building materials. Most likely a bit of larch cladding, if you can get £20 for the lot you'd be doing well. Worthless by that age I would think.

[se7enthdevil]

Interesting thread, last month i cleared an attic out for a couple, & was told i could keep anything i wanted. I got loads of new pine battoning, & 13 what i call as a layman, rough sawn planks, ie the bark still on the long edges, with out getting them out of storage, i'd say they are about 4ft long 18" wide & 1/2" thick. They are a pale colour wood.

The owners of the property have been there 12yrs & the planks were there when they moved in, how can i tell what sort of wood they are, so i can get an idea of there worth ?.

 

Regards,

 

Rob

 

sand the surface of a patch of board and i'll tell you what they are if you put up a picture.