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12th March 2012, 06:34 PM #1New Member
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Newmarket Sale yards Redgum for sale
Hi, I'm new to Woodwork Forums but here is the story. I have a number of redgum posts and beams from the Newmarket Sale yards. It has been stored under cover for more than 30 years. The sizes vary from 400x400x4000 to 300x200x3000. We have milled some smaller pieces and to our delight the grain was beautiful fiddle back. I have been told these timbers were milled more than 120 years ago from old growth forrest. My question is, should I mill to smaller sizes before selling or put them on the market as they are? I'm not needing gold diggers here!, helpful advise will be much appreciated!
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12th March 2012, 06:42 PM #3New Member
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Thanks Groggy, how do I work out a real value on these without selling my soul to some self interest timber merchant?
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12th March 2012, 06:50 PM #4
I'd suggest you put some photos in first to seek an idea of prices.
PS - I am moving this thread over to the Timber area as it is not a "Wanted" or a "For Sale" (yet)
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12th March 2012, 07:23 PM #5New Member
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Thanks for the help! regardless of value, this timber is like selling my left arm!! (presure from the head cook if you know what I mean!)...It was to be part of a mub brick house that never eventuated and I'm now pleased that it didn't. This timber belongs if beautiful furnture for all to enjoy.
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12th March 2012, 09:18 PM #6
I could be interest in one or two to build a bench, would depend on location and actual timber after either seeing some pics or seeing it in the flesh.
I'm assuming you're in Melbourne and if so what suburb?Cheers
DJ
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12th March 2012, 09:21 PM #7
I'd like to make a nice solid 1 piece guitar out of it.
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12th March 2012, 11:17 PM #9
I have seen plenty of high value "block" type furniture made mainly from old wharf beams, so may well be a market for old growth figured stuff like you suggest. Personally, I'd hate to see it cut up into smaller pieces, but the market will determine your best path.
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12th March 2012, 11:45 PM #10
400 x 400 x 4000? :faint:
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12th March 2012, 11:55 PM #11
I think potential buyers are going to need at least your approximate location. "Australia" while eliminating the issues of customs and quarrantine regulations doesn't really narrow the location down enough.
Some pictures of the timber particularly the end grain would also be helpful. Large structural timbers were sometimes boxed hearts, which really means a log squared up. The 400 x 400s may well be squared logs.
Still of interest I'm sure.
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13th March 2012, 12:11 PM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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I think you need to definitely consider milling it down to smaller sizes. You would need a forklift to move that sort of post and the size is a bit beyond the machinery that most of us have (I think)
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13th March 2012, 03:15 PM #14The Russel Coyte of Woodworking
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Yup these babies would be "Burley" to say the least.
I picked up 9 lenghts of 3.6mx200x70mm and I gave myself a broken back and my sack ached for days!!!
This stuff sounds interesting!
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It would be good to see some photos. Hard to imagine it would be boxed in heart if it has held up this long. If they are free of heart, it would be a crime to rip 'em up just so some one can hand carry it. If the heart is in, then it would be a good thing to box it out, but I would still be leaving the sections as large as possible. You don't get stuff like this very often.
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