Laburnum bole for turning/milling, what's it worth ?

[Gareth Smith]

I have a piece of laburnum cut last week approx 12-14 inch diameter and approx 6 foot long. I'll get a pic tomorrow.

Can anyone give a rough idea of its worth please.

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

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[spiral]

How thick is the sapwoo ? & what colour is the heart? & is the heart sound?

 

Pics would help.

 

spiral

[18 stoner]

If you're lucky you might get about £20 worth of logs out of it, or, do you have a buyer for it?

[bob]

Sounds more like a bag of logs so £4

[18 stoner]

You need to put more air gaps in your bags Bob:thumbup:

[muttley9050]

If you were nearer me I'd give you 30 or 40 for it if it's sound.

 

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[bob]

If you saw it up seal the ends dry it out for a few years without it splitting and then find a turner to sell it to its maybe worth more

[bob]

You need to put more air gaps in your bags Bob:thumbup:

 

 

Tbh we would probably just put it through the chipper unless I found someone to give it to for them to make something out of.

Hate seeing good turning wood burnt but as most turners do it as a hobby then I usually just give it them..

[se7enthdevil]

i'd happily pay £40-50. never chip such lovely wood.

 

for me i'd want it split down the length in to log halves so i can make nests from them. if it's 12-14" then you'll get at least 10 blanks and i'll average 3 per nest so 30 bowls.

[delabodge]

steve your mu will kill you,,lol