Thread: Value of Red Cedar ?

What sort, Australian Red Cedar or Western Red cedar?

Prices vary depending on quality and size. Between $4k and $6k per m3 would be pretty much the going rate. Exceptional stuff can go for $9k. The highest price I have seen paid at auction in recent years was $10k but that was for some beautiful flame grain slabs 1.4m wide 3m long and 50mm thick.
There is some ARC for sale on the forum at the moment with an asking price of around $10k/m3. See how that goes.

a mate here in canberra is selling dressed boards 230 x 35 x 2000 for $55 each.
not sure what that works out to be cube price

Its australian red cedar i.e. toona cilliata I should post a picture I guess.. I'll try tomorrow. Thanks for your help though. Hi Ben.

Here are a couple of pics. 80 metres and about 93 superfeet of red cedar.

At Boutique Timbers recent auction, Aust. red cedar went for prices from $1000/ cubic metre to $3000 for good dark old boards, so I guess it really depends like everything else, quality, what a customer is prepared to pay and what a seller is prepared to sell for.

The photos shows good boards and should fetch you around $7/suoer foot
Greg

Thanks for the feedback Greg. These boards are a bit light in colour really. I think they come from a fair way north and from youngish trees. Anyway I've put them on Ebay and its goodbye to ever making that pair of matched red cedar drawers. My wife says just go out and buy a set but I've been looking for twenty years and not found the right one yet.

Originally Posted by bench1holio

a mate here in canberra is selling dressed boards 230 x 35 x 2000 for $55 each.
not sure what that works out to be cube price

It's about $3400 per cube Ben - not a bad price for a good length.

Originally Posted by Greg Ward

At Boutique Timbers recent auction, Aust. red cedar went for prices from $1000/ cubic metre to $3000 for good dark old boards, so I guess it really depends like everything else, quality, what a customer is prepared to pay and what a seller is prepared to sell for.

The photos shows good boards and should fetch you around $7/suoer foot
Greg

I guess that's why there hasn't been too many cedar auctions lately.

Originally Posted by Greg Ward

At Boutique Timbers recent auction, Aust. red cedar went for prices from $1000/ cubic metre to $3000 for good dark old boards, so I guess it really depends like everything else, quality, what a customer is prepared to pay and what a seller is prepared to sell for.

The photos shows good boards and should fetch you around $7/suoer foot
Greg

May as well give it away

Originally Posted by Greg Ward

At Boutique Timbers recent auction, Aust. red cedar went for prices from $1000/ cubic metre to $3000 for good dark old boards, so I guess it really depends like everything else, quality, what a customer is prepared to pay and what a seller is prepared to sell for.

The photos shows good boards and should fetch you around $7/suoer foot
Greg

Hello Greg Its Dyan Harte again if you would like to have a look at the red cedar we might be able to drop the main trunk this week if you are still interested in having a look at it tomorrow please call me on 0424937896 so we can arrange a good time for to have a look at it