milled and planed elm. how much?

[Graham w]

hello

i have an order for elm boards at 50mm x 600mm by 3 meters (2''x24'' x10') in length with one waney edge

 

the logs have been cut for over 4 years and the guy wants the wood planed to the finished size

 

i have never really milled any hardwood before so what would you charge per cubic foot?

 

thanks Graham

[Mike Dempsey]

Thats 4 cube each finished size so probably looking at least five cube to get to the finished thickness at least. Elm is not all that common these days and I would think a price of around £70 a cube is ok

[farmerjohn]

out of interest,how u going to plane them flat?

i have a 510mm wide planer-thicknesser that is bigger than most around me and its no where near!!!

some machines are 630mm wide if u know anyone, but i dont think they are common.

Hellis big boards, i love elm, od you have any pictures?

[Graham w]

i have a 610mm planer thicknesser so the boards are cut to its capacity.

the boards are coming off the saw so clean and straight you could sand them down with little effort:001_cool:

 

i will get some photos tomorrow, they are lovely boards!

[se7enthdevil]

if they are green wood then i would have said no more than £20ft3. put on a premium for a wide board and another because it's elm and say £40-50ft3.

 

i would not expect to pay more than £200.

[farmerjohn]

what make is the planer graham?

 

out of interest, are these green timber prices?

[Graham w]

out of interest,how u going to plane them flat?

i have a 510mm wide planer-thicknesser that is bigger than most around me and its no where near!!!

some machines are 630mm wide if u know anyone, but i dont think they are common.

Hellis big boards, i love elm, od you have any pictures?

 

before and after planing. they will need drying so they may come back to go for a second run in 3-4 months

[Graham w]

what make is the planer graham?

 

out of interest, are these green timber prices?

 

the planer is a Jackson Kitchener from the states. i was speaking to a local fencer today that came across a larger planer thicknesser abandoned in the ruins of a workshop somewhere in the hills:laugh1: this sounds too good to be true!