market for overgrown boxwood

[montyslater]

Hi all.

I'm trying to find a market for a fairly large amount, probably a medium tipper load of boxwood that is around 4inch diameter. just wondering if anyone knew of a good place to sell this stuff. If not its getting burnt.

[se7enthdevil]

not sure what a tipper size is can you post a pic or two of the boxwood.

 

is this green or semi seasoned?

[bythamboy]

went to a model show the other month ( no not those with long legs ) and was told by a modeller that box was sought after for model cart wheels etc .

[montyslater]

The wood is still standing at the moment trying to plan ahead to put a price in, so very green and yeah maybe modeling i know it has a very tight grain i just wonder if they will be interested in that amount.

[se7enthdevil]

don't cut the lengths up too small...

 

what do you think the amount will weigh?

 

can you say what a small tipper load is in m3.

[devon TWiG]

Box is "potentially " very valuable , making the right contact is the most important thing , it would be worth your while doing a fair bit of research on this . Take care not to let it dry/ crack . even small bits are worth something .

[nod]

Hey Montyslater

Just wondering if it's possible to dig the stumps/roots out as well? I see two potential avenues with fine wood carving & resprouting the rooted logs for bonsai raw material. I'd leave it till late september to get the most potential from the destruction :-)

[carlos]

its really nice for fine woodturning.

[blacknora]

woodblock printers, turners, marquetry people would love this stuff, if you ready to process yourself into what they want you can make quite a lot on this, had a chat with printer and she is paying £9 for a bit that is 3 inch dia by 1 inch - this was so called lemon wood which is a replacement for traditional box wood - which is apparently next to impossible to get. if you dont want to faf and make all the mistakes look for printers supplier and flog the whole lot to them.

[se7enthdevil]

would be interested to know the wood block printer as i can supply the blocks.