Mobile planking norfolk/suffolk.

[treehugger]

I've got two 8' (ish) by 22" diameter pieces of straight dry oak stem sat on the drive needing to be planked for use as benches/tables and stuff in a local nature reserve managed by my partner. Can anyone help or point me in the direction of someone who won't charges unrealistic prices.

 

cheers

[Andy Collins]

A mobile mill will cost you about 400quid for the day, so may be worth saving quite a few butts up to get you moneys worth. Why not see if can cadge an Alaskan off someone and have a go yourself?

[Tully]

Use a chainsaw and then power plane it. That would be the cheapest way Nick.

[tommer9]

Use a chainsaw and then power plane it. That would be the cheapest way Nick.

 

:scared1:

Not. Probably the best way to ruin your wood!

Borrow an alaskan, or give me £400 and ill come all the way from cornwall with my bandsaw mill and still make a day rate!! (Not really offering BTW, but £300 is day rate for me and mill!)

[tommer9]

Actually if they are only that size put them on a truck and take them to somewhere like Suffolk Tree Services: Saw mill For small logs like that it shouldnt take them much over an hour to mill.

[niftysteve]

I've got two 8' (ish) by 22" diameter pieces of straight dry oak stem sat on the drive needing to be planked for use as benches/tables and stuff in a local nature reserve managed by my partner. Can anyone help or point me in the direction of someone who won't charges unrealistic prices.

 

cheers

 

i had an oak sawn couple of years ago cost £40 at a sawmill just other side of bury st edmunds cant remeber the name but im sure someone here will know of it

[LSD]

There's a bloke called Dylan Walker In Beccles, not sure of price, but I’ll PM his No. if your interested,

 

If not .I think the saw mill Steve’s talking about is in Coney Western, funnily enough next to the carvers that feature in the tree sculptor thread

[treehugger]

cheers guys - will probably take them to a saw mill now - at least until i can get a beasty saw and an alaskan jig.

 

Beccles is really close to me. Can you PM me the details LSD (nice climb of that red oak by the way - will have to reveal the secret location as i'm in suffolk at the mo.!?)