Value of milled timber

[shendy]

I've had a search and can't find anything easily.

How much is milled timber worth both green and seasoned?

I've got syc beech and oak. Also some cherry and small amount of Apple.

[agrimog]

whatever someone is prepared to pay for it

[devon TWiG]

As above ! Market forces will decide , there are far to many variables but, guide prices can be obtained by looking at what is for sale .

[carpenter1]

Where is best to market?

[shendy]

I have an opening with wood turners and wood workers. Been asked about some boards. Just don't know how to price it. Cubic ft I was thinking just want a rough idea on what people are charging.

[slackbladder]

Wood turners are the hardest to sell to as they always want the wood dry and cut into blanks and most aren't keen to pay much for their timber

[shendy]

Tell me about it. I'm after a price on boards.

[se7enthdevil]

Wood turners are the hardest to sell to as they always want the wood dry and cut into blanks and most aren't keen to pay much for their timber

 

say who:001_tt2:

 

if its a nice bit of wood i won't ask for it for nowt...

 

green wood regardless of species i pay about 10-15 quid ft3.

 

i buy 4" kiln dried beech at £18.

 

kd oak is usually quite pricey and the cheapest i've found is £30 ft3

 

sycamore should be roughly the same as beech.

[shendy]

Thanks. That's the kind of thing I was looking for.

[Big J]

se7enthdevil tends to get timber at a very low price, so you can get a bit more than that for it. I find that in my area, I'm quite cheap (possibly why Steve sometimes buys timber from me!).

 

If you don't have a kiln, it will limit your market. Kilns are simple to build - I've posted a thread here on Arbtalk about how to build one.

 

Regarding prices per cube, this is what I tend to charge on average. First price is green, the second kiln dried. Air dried would be somewhere in the middle.

 

Oak: £18/38

Beech: £10/22

Sycamore: £12/28

Elm: £15/35

Ash: £12/26

Douglas fir: £8/14

Larch: £7/14

Spruce: £7/13

 

I'm VAT registered, so all those prices would be plus VAT.

 

Jonathan