Thread: Silky Oak Boards Price

I'm really only responding as I'm curious to see how the discussion goes

but from my own point of view I am extremely unlikely to anywhere near pay top dollar for a couple of boards stored under someone's house

In Brisbane it is most likely a highset house, so could be a nice find, depending upon its cut, and figure. The 40mm thickness limits potential recovery so should be factored in. Could be three by 10mm boards for box makers and a real find if quarter sawn.

Originally Posted by skot

Not sure if this is the right place to put this thread but I was asked by our retired Newsagent about some timber he has under his house.

I think he wanted me to buy it so I went and had a look at the boards as a favour to him because he has sold his house and is moving in 2 weeks.

He has 2 boards.....40mm thick 280mm wide 2600mm long and they are arrow straight. I gave him an idea of value purely on a m3 basis of $4000 - $5000 per cube and came up with $120 - $150 per board based on their volume.

I know that there are other variables such as it would cost more if buying this small volume of 0.06 m3 but it was a start. I told him I personally would not pay that to him as I do not need that timber at the present and would not pay prime price just to do him a favour.

My question is how much would he realistically be able to get in the Woodworkers Market at present.

i got four pieces recently, 240mm x 40mm (between 2 and 2.4 metres long) very dry for $5.50 per lineal metre ... perhaps this was a real bargain but i don't think i would be wanting to pay anywhere near the price you suggested ... it had a few manky bits in it but i got plenty of stuff for smaller items (boxes, toys etc)

( i wouldn't be looking for something in brisbane either so i am not trying to talk him down)

regards david

I think you've quoted him a reasonable price that someone who was looking for Silky Oak would pay. I have some and if I was going to sell it I would ask those kind of prices if I were selling small quantities.

Nonetheless, I would definitely call those dealer prices and not mates' rates.

robbygard....$5.50/ linear metre for 240 x 40....that's a terrific bargain

Originally Posted by skot

robbygard....$5.50/ linear metre for 240 x 40....that's a terrific bargain

Absolutely. That's practically giving it away.

Mobyturns,

You are correct that they are stored under a high set house up in the beams of the floor above. Probably been there for 20 years........ Dry as can be and dead straight

Originally Posted by skot

robbygard....$5.50/ linear metre for 240 x 40....that's a terrific bargain

I'll take 1000 metres thanks.....

If its been there over say 25 years it'll most likely be Northern Silky/ Carwellia sublimis. It would have been impossible to get a sale on Grevilla robusta pre mid 1990's because there were still significant volumes of Northern Silky on the market at that point, which made milling Southern Silky pointless.

$4-5k a cube would be a fair retail price for Northern Silky boards in that size if they were really good boards, it's getting hard to get wider quartersawn material in N. Silky now. I don't know G robusta pricing but I'd suggest probably 1/2 that would be fair.

Cut and condition will determine their worth, and of course the right buyer. On a per cube rate many of us have probably paid more than that for good quarter sawn boards.

Originally Posted by doug3030

I'll take 1000 metres thanks.....

i certainly took all that was there ... as i said a few manky bits in it but still really good value. ... it was from a demo yard .... i have got a few good bargains that way

regards david