new oak price

[markus]

hi just a simple on this time,what sort of price are members paying for new dried,square edge oak?been looking at sl hardwoods on't internet are these prices about right?cheers mark.

 

[JonnyD]

Hi just had a look on sl hardwoods site. Assuming you were looking at the european square edged price this works out at £50+vat a cubic ft for 1 inch thick timber and £65+vat for 2 inch thick. These prices seem a little high to me but i am used to buying in large quantities. I usually pay between £25 and £30 a cube for 1 inch and £35 ish for 2 inch. American White Oak is quite a bit cheaper.

jon

 

[Grinding One]

Not over here,White Oak is more expensive then Red Oak.....I can buy Red Oak for 3.00 a board ft ,White Oak is 3.80 a board Ft ...of course this probably won`t help you over there much.....postage would kill the deal.

 

[Jake]

Yes, but european oak isn't red oak (or white oak), so that's apples and pears.

 

[Grinding One]

Here I thought you Blokes brought it over ,when you came here years ago...Kinda like the breadfruit trip in M. on the Bounty ....Mister Christian!!

 

[OPJ]

£50 does sound dear! I've been paying only £32-34/ft3 for 1" waney-edged English Oak! :shock:

 

[Grinding One]

With all the Hobbiest over there is there any trees left??Forrest??

 

[Digit]

We are actually planting trees faster than we harvest them GO. We have have more tree cover now than since the start of the 20 Century.

Roy.