Oak Log value?

[TonyIOM]

Hi

 

I have been clearing a windblown 250+year old beech tree and underneath it all is a large oak, flattened by the falling beech.

 

The straight main trunk is around 13m long, about 1m wide at the base and about 80cm at the top.

 

Can anyone advise me on what this may be worth in its current form to an oak frame company? I have thought about planking it then making beams but my current Husky353 is not nearly big enough?

 

I do however live on the Isle of Man so shipping to the UK would severely dent any proceeds!

 

Thanks

 

Tony

[mendiplogs]

Hi

 

I have been clearing a windblown 250+year old beech tree and underneath it all is a large oak, flattened by the falling beech.

 

The straight main trunk is around 13m long, about 1m wide at the base and about 80cm at the top.

 

Can anyone advise me on what this may be worth in its current form to an oak frame company? I have thought about planking it then making beams but my current Husky353 is not nearly big enough?

 

I do however live on the Isle of Man so shipping to the UK would severely dent any proceeds!

 

Thanks

 

Tony

HI TONY big jon here and rob who sales the mills will no but i think the shipping may kill it thanks jon

[TonyIOM]

Thanks Jon, I think it will only be viable to sell on the Isle of Man. I just need a rough figure as to what that size of log would be worth - if it was in Somerset for example? A timber frame company is coming round tomorrow to have a look and I don't want to get taken for a ride!

Cheers

Tony

[agg221]

If that is really straight for 13m (ie 40ft), and by really straight I mean you can run a stringline down it on the top and on the side and get no more than about 3" deviation from the line, then it will make a very nice beam. You would need to measure the timber dimension, and personally I would look at the heartwood dimension as this is usually what will be used for construction, but on 80cm (32") you would get a 22" square beam which would be significant.

 

Assuming it is that long, straight and clean without side branches, I would be looking for around £6/Hoppus, so around £1200-1300, but the problem you have is whether if this buyer doesn't take it you have any realistic alternatives? If not, I would take what they offer!

 

If it's not that straight or clean, price will come down fast. Reckon on £3-4/Hoppus if you have something more like 10-15ft long of clean, straight timber.

 

Alec

 

Alec

[kernowstu]

IMO I think it could be a Turkey oak

[woody3]

have a word with http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/windfall.html he is on the rock or someone at the government mill?

[agrimog]

realisticly it worth whatever somebody will pay for it!, if you cant mill it yourself, your going to have to acept whatever they offer, or your going to be stuck with a big lump of valuable fire wood

[agg221]

IMO I think it could be a Turkey oak

 

If it is, you have firewood.

 

Alec

[TonyIOM]

Thanks to everyone for their input - not being an arborist I had to look up what a turkey oak was . I'll take a photo of a leaf tomorrow. The oak timber frame guy has not returned any calls and it turns out he imports all his oak from France - it must be really cheap what with France and England road haulage and two ferries to be cheaper than a local trunk?

 

Here is a picture of most of the main trunk with a 6' man for scale to the left.

 

Cheers

Tony