Ripple logs

[Ukulian]

That fiddleback maple would go straight on my bandsaw and get sliced into 3/4 inch boards. Even now, having been split. Dry, it is still worth a tad more than firewood cos instrument makers don't actually need huge boards.

Oak is not as valuable because it is no good as a tonewood. Could only be used in decorative furniture.

[Ukulian]

Is there anyone here who has actually sold any timber like this and made that mysterious fortune?

 

 

I doubt it, at least you're guaranteed £100/loose cube in logs:thumbup1:

 

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No, but I have made instruments from exotic pieces of local timber and got more than firewood prices for them! :001_rolleyes:

[Ashes_Firewood]

No, but I have made instruments from exotic pieces of local timber and got more than firewood prices for them! :001_rolleyes:

 

But would you pay Dean more for the raw product wood than he could sell it for as firewood?

[Al Cormack]

Is there anyway of telling if a sycamore trunk has rippling as I have large sycamore to fell soon.

 

Cheers

Al

[IanW]

not really any way to tell from the out side, axe a patch of sapwood off and you can feel it underneath, I'm working with someone who has some huge ripple grain sycamore to fell in the next couple of weeks, will try get a few pictures.

 

I'm unsure of the prices but I kow he sells the rippled logs and makes a good profit from them, way more than firewood prices.

 

ian

[Ukulian]

But would you pay Dean more for the raw product wood than he could sell it for as firewood?

 

Yes, but my problem is transport.

[bob]

Happy to swap it for double the amount of non ripple

Save it for me pls

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Nice make some cheese boards and sell local.

[devon TWiG]

Is there anyone here who has actually sold any timber like this and made that mysterious fortune?

 

 

I doubt it, at least you're guaranteed £100/loose cube in logs:thumbup1:

 

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Very good point ..... however any nice logs I have come across the owner is so convinced it is worth a fortune that they will not sell it, but leave it to degrade /rot !!!

[skyhuck]

not really any way to tell from the out side, axe a patch of sapwood off and you can feel it underneath, I'm working with someone who has some huge ripple grain sycamore to fell in the next couple of weeks, will try get a few pictures.

 

I'm unsure of the prices but I kow he sells the rippled logs and makes a good profit from them, way more than firewood prices.

 

ian

 

You need only knock off the bark, no need to go deeper.