Oak prices

[valcat]

Hi. Anyone sold any oak in the round lately. I've got some to sell and I would like to know whats the market doing. What price can I expect to get for saw logs,beam oak and fencing per ft3 (Hoppus) roadside.

[treeplanter]

Where are you ?

 

 

 

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[agg221]

A lot depends on quality, where you are in the country, anything particularly long, diameter relative to length (i.e. will it make a good beam section), is there a full load etc.

 

Lower end, £3/Hoppus, upper end £6/Hoppus, unless it's something really special (e.g. burry all over).

 

Alec

[valcat]

The timbers in Kent near Dover

[valcat]

Yes got some burry ones and some brown ones. What can these fetch

[agg221]

Burry - depends how burry. If it's very burry then it can be worth a fair bit more. Not my field but if you use the 'search' function you'll find a few recent posts.

 

Brown is a niche market. It won't go for structural but may go for decorative. A lot depends on how brown it is, and how far through. There is different demand for brown and tiger (brown and clear streaked). It goes in and out of fashion which dictates price. Don't expect to get a lot more for it (if any) but you'll probably do better by selling it separately. What sort of size are the brown butts?

 

You're some way out of my area so don't know anyone local to you (closest is near Maidstone).

 

Alec

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Someone 'phoned me up recently asking a similar question; wondered if £60/tonne standing was right?!! Not being a big oak man, I still thought that was crazy??