Thread: Timber Companies

there is always places wanting to buy timber.

I don't live anywhere near the coast, so not sure where to look. I did do some browing and found about 3.

Taddy, what's your old mans name? get him to give me a call - but warn him to have sometime up his sleeve

Trevor Thomson he lives just outside of Maryborough.

Have you got a number Sigidi that I can pass on to him please?

What species of timber has your dad got too sell?
Peter.

He cuts to the sizes that anyone wants. The main ones he cuts are blue gum, spotted gum and ironbark.

Taddy, can't stick it on the forum, but go to my site or I'll PM you... PM would be better.

I'm located at Gympie and know a few places close to Maryborough he can sell anything he cuts -a lot less travel that way.

Miva - out past Gunalda?

Yep Miva is on the back road of Woolooga.

It seems as though there is a few Lucas owners in the district- I'm from Hervey Bay
I'm pretty new to the forum. I thought I knew most of the blokes with mills about the immediate area but obviously not. I do a bit of cutting down Gympie way so would often be in your country Sigidi. It good to know who's about. As for Timber companies 'word of mouth' seems to be a good way to sell. Knowing a few local builders is also good. THe biggest problem I have is logs to feed the mill (oh and time) hence to be able to fill orders. As per thread 'timber supply avenues' I spoke to the bloke at the council yesterday who reports logs are worth more to them chipped then milled because they use a lot of mulch in the council gardens!!! Obviously I wasn't speaking to the bloke in charge of buying materials.

Yeah you must have spoken to a bit of a numbskull there footrot - there is almost as much left as waste when milling as there is in timber, so there would still be a good quantity of stuff available for chip and not many chippers can handle a 400mm log unless the council pays big bucks for tub grinders (something like $1k an hour or something ridiculous) also the milling waste makes great chip as it's all timber no real leaves or bark to break down quickly.....

Also had a great old chat with Taddy today on Messenger - the old man sounds like he has quite a nice operation going with his Lucas mills and access to a nice amount of tree's too (bugger)

Thanks there Sigidi.

Hey no worries - you might have guessed I like talking about timber and milling

Yeah thats all good. Being a daughter of a timber cutter and a wife to one, hhmm then I have 2 uncles aswell that are also timber cutters, lol. Been around it my whole life.
Use to be dads slave and carry his fuel, bars, and the hammer thing to mark the logs.