Weight kg per M-cube of solid wood?

[se7enthdevil]

there will always be differences and to be honest i'm only quoting what's in the books rather than my own measurements.

 

 

where abouts in the tree did they come from? remember wood from the top can weigh alot less than the wood at the base.

[Mark Bolam]

there will always be differences and to be honest i'm only quoting what's in the books rather than my own measurements.

 

 

 

 

 

where abouts in the tree did they come from? remember wood from the top can weigh alot less than the wood at the base.

 

 

True dat.

Same species exhibit different densities throughout the tree, and dependent on growing conditions.

[Mortimer Firewood]

Ash is one of the heaviest timbers once kiln dried to 8%. Up there with oak and yew.

 

For roundwood, I work on the basis of 700-900kg per cubic metre, depending on species.

 

Wow you learn somthing new every day that's really surprised me

[se7enthdevil]

True dat.

Same species exhibit different densities throughout the tree, and dependent on growing conditions.

 

i only realised this a few years ago when i bought a beautiful bit of iroko off ebay and was pleased with the postage considering it was 18" square and 2" thick.

 

when i received it i thought i'd been had as it was nearly half the weight of normal iroko but was definitely iroko.

 

a few days later i was talking to the sales guy at whitmores timber and he pointed out to me that you don't have heavy timber at the top of the tree.

 

i had a lightbulb moment (and said to myself "doh") realising this would be true of all species that get to any appreciable height.

[Woodworks]

 

 

where abouts in the tree did they come from? remember wood from the top can weigh alot less than the wood at the base.

 

 

No idea where abouts in the tree it came from but great fact of the day as I never knew that

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[Bob_z_l]

Surprised it's that high on average Steve. Just grabbed a sample of Ash and S chestnut. Workings are on the wood

 

Blimey.

That's brilliant.

Many thanks for the effort.

 

Greatly appreciated.

 

Bob

[Woodworks]

Blimey.

That's brilliant.

Many thanks for the effort.

 

Greatly appreciated.

 

Bob

 

That's dry weight Bob. It's been in the house for a season and reading 11%. Will try to weigh part seasoned sweet chestnut today.

[the village idiot]

there will always be differences and to be honest i'm only quoting what's in the books rather than my own measurements.

 

 

where abouts in the tree did they come from? remember wood from the top can weigh alot less than the wood at the base.

 

Every dumbo knows that! I've done my back in several times lifting the stumps.

Doesn't matter how low I cut them, they always seem to be soddin' heavy

[Woodworks]

2 more samples of sweet chestnut. One from latest load and probably recently cut. The second has been here years and think it was stacked in the woods for some time before that. Both pieces were cut from the middle of a length but the old piece was a larger section.

[Typhke]

Quite a difference, but what's the moisture content?