All the Burr boards

[Big Beech]

Managed to get the timber out of the woods whilst dry just a few days ago. they where cut 2" thick and managed to get two at a time on a sack barrow type dolly trolly and pulled them out. wow. that was some tuff pullin!!!!!

 

Looking at the Oak out in good light, it looks as if some of the boards are stained and have a browny pinkish look. Would this be brown Oak?

the right hand slab that is the "Y" board i cut in half again today as it was 4" and the colour stain and rays where exceptional!

also the other pic shows a central split, where i milled the log around 2/3rd " out of center along the 7ft lenght. two boards show this central split but not all the way through. will i loose these boards as due to splitting. (can be seen in the right image as well)

 

and lastly prices. what would boards like this fetch? one website i looked at wanted £65 a cube which was kiln dried. these boards on average are 1.5cu ft.

 

thx simon

Edited March 8, 2013 by Big Beech

[Rob D]

They look nice boards Simon but knowing what oak like this dries like I think you'll get a lot of cracks and fissures develop as they dry - you always do!

 

 

£65-00 a cube - if these boards dry well then prob they would be worth that - but would you be able to sell them at that? Not sure as like everything it's finding a buyer.

 

 

[Big J]

They are nice boards and well sawn

 

The pinkish tinge is quite common when the oak reacts with air. It's not brown Oak, and it's not something to worry about as it fades to the same colour as any other Oak.

 

I would describe the boards are reasonably heavily pipped verging on burred. Pricing wise, I'd punt them at about £45 a cubic foot plus VAT. Whilst they are visually attractive, they are structurally flawed in places, and these defects only get worse with drying, not better. Get them sticked under cover, with no direct sunlight and a reasonable air flow. Leave them for about 18 months and if you wish to kiln them, do so at that point. Otherwise, shave about £10 off the cubic footage price and sell them air dried.

 

Jonathan