What Is My Wood Worth? (1 Viewer)

[ChiefD]

I had 14 straight cedar trees in my backyard. The previous owner planted them 45 years ago about 2 feet apart. Which means I had 14 cedar poles basically. Approximately 40' tall each. They are perfectly straight.

They range from about 10" thick to 8" thick at the trunk and then taper to about 4" thick at the tip. They are now on the ground, as I cut them down today. They have all branches removed and are nice straight pieces.

I cut the long pieces in halves or thirds depending on how long they are. The minimum length of the wood is about 12'. The grain of the wood is seriously beautiful.

Thinking of putting the lot on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace for about $300 - buyer hauls them away.

What say you, ya' wood specialists?

 

[Anarchy99]

Phrasing.

 

[Galileo]

Your wood is not as valuable as mine

 

[peaces]

Have you checked out igotwood.com ? 

 

[ShamrockPride]

They are perfectly straight.

Well thank God, nobody wants a curved cedar.

 

[mr roboto]

Make sure they’re cured properly. It make take a few years. 

 

[ChiefD]

Have you checked out igotwood.com ? 

No way. 

 

[ChainsawU]

freakin' cedar choppers

 

[Chaka]

Phrasing.

Definitely still a thing.

 

[skol asylum]

I see you learned your lesson and snipped your own wood this time. Good job.

 

[AAABatteries]

Your wood may be straight now but after a couple of drinks* I bet it would be all over @gianmarco

*couple may equal 10-20

 

[gianmarco]

Your wood may be straight now but after a couple of drinks* I bet it would be all over @gianmarco

*couple may equal 10-20

I'm confused and aroused all at once.  What's going on here?

 

[Rove!]

nobody told me there would be math..

 

[Tom Servo]

What say you, ya' wood specialists?

Why not just say, "guys"?

 

[AAABatteries]

I'm confused and aroused all at once.  What's going on here?

Nothing complex - Chief wants to lay the wood and is looking for advice

 

[[scooter]]

Call a local woodworking store. They might send someone out to give you a better price than you'd get on Craigslist.

 

[ChiefD]

Call a local woodworking store. They might send someone out to give you a better price than you'd get on Craigslist.

Good idea. Thanks. 

Threw it up on Craigslist this morning. No takers yet. 

 

[BoltBacker]

Call a local woodworking store. They might send someone out to give you a better price than you'd get on Craigslist.

I was thinking artisinal toothpicks. Sold individually. With a certification of authenticity. 

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

Do you pay for wood in inches or feet?  Girth?    Don't you have to get all the moisture out of the wood before you sell it?    I know not the ways of wood buying. 

 

[GroveDiesel]

I'd rethink $300. Some hard wood can be worth a whole lot of money.

 

[[scooter]]

I'd rethink $300. Some hard wood can be worth a whole lot of money.

Cedar is technically a softwood.

(Which actually has nothing to do with how soft the wood is. It's just a description of the type of seed. Hardwoods have protected seeds, softwoods have exposed seeds.)

 

[ShamrockPride]

Cedar is technically a softwood.

(Which actually has nothing to do with how soft the wood is. It's just a description of the type of seed. Hardwoods have protected seeds, softwoods have exposed seeds.)

I heard @Otis is a specialist in soft wood.

 

[AAABatteries]

Cedar is technically a softwood.

Condolences to Mrs. Chief and gianmarco 

 

[encaitar]

You'd get more than $300 from a sawmill.  You'd probably get close to double that.  Call the local sawmills and they'll send a guy out to look and see if they want them.  Let him make an offer on them and it'll be more than you expect is my bet.

 

[McJose]

HAS ANYBODY MADE A BONER JOKE YET?

 

[WDIK2]

You'd get more than $300 from a sawmill.  You'd probably get close to double that.  Call the local sawmills and they'll send a guy out to look and see if they want them.  Let him make an offer on them and it'll be more than you expect is my bet.

I'm not sure they are large enough diameter.   

 

[Osaurus]

Good luck with the log stacking 

 

[Nigel]

I'm not sure they are large enough diameter.   

Premature eradication?

 

[Johnny Rock]

2 feet apart is comical. 

 

[encaitar]

I'm not sure they are large enough diameter.   

Could be true.  Another option would be to cut them into 2 foot sections, rent a splitter and sell them as green firewood.  Firewood goes for $100/pickup box around here and cedar is usually higher.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

HAS ANYBODY MADE A BONER JOKE YET?

Sorry, traffic was really bad today.

 

[James Bond]

I'm not surprised. A lot of guys think their wood will be more attractive to others then it ends up being.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Do you pay for wood in inches or feet?  Girth?    Don't you have to get all the moisture out of the wood before you sell it?    

These are the same questions porn actors have to deal with.

 

[AAABatteries]

HAS ANYBODY MADE A BONER JOKE YET?

Your face is a boner