Wood prices

[home of wood]

Hi Guys.. Wood prices ??

 

Are these effecting you . Seems like a lot of us are after good timber .but finding it for the right price is getting harder. If its fire wood grade it's easy to get a bargain but as soon as its for milling etc the price shoots up and a few even add VAT.

 

I've been lucky that we have a few good suppliers that we can call upon , and we also have vast stocks but need to keep buying to keep stock up due to drying time .

 

Having a job to get yew, apple, cherry ,lime etc so I'm always on the hunt .

[muttley9050]

What do you want lime for, not great for milling is it? Do you sell it?

[Mike Dempsey]

Lime is very good for carving

[home of wood]

Carvers buy it

[Lyncombe-climber]

I'm going to have a large amount of yew soon, 3ft dia plus.

[muttley9050]

I've got two lime butts, what would be the favourite dimensions to mill for the carving market?

[youcallthatbig]

I was led to believe 12" x 12" off heart for full size head carving gave best price..... but have never bothered as never asked for it, the other option would be thin for sound boards in harpsichords etc but would need to be top class timber for that market.

[Mobile-sawman.]

What do you want lime for, not great for milling is it? Do you sell it?

 

I sell plenty of lime.... its ideal for carving!

 

I mill it into either 5" or 6" thick slabs and sell it as rocking horse blanks!

2" thick boards for the runners.... thinner stuff goes to folk who carve scenes into it. Also good for house name plaques, turning, sculptures etc......

 

Because its a "blonde" timber it can be stained to almost any colour too!