Thread: toona ciliata

Is the 235 the major width or the minor width?

straight up on volume :

235 x 80 @ $2000.00 per cube = $37.50 /linear meter
235 x 80 @ $4000.00 per cube = $75.20 / linear meter.
235 x 80 @ came out of granddads sawmill and I'm a woodworker who can do something with it = $ priceless.

It's good nice colour, shame you havent got more of it. If the 235 is the narrowest point it'd make for nice mantlepieces.

It is 235 at narrowest - i estimate between 40 and 45 cub metres - but could be wrong.

Originally Posted by John.G

straight up on volume :

235 x 80 @ $2000.00 per cube = $37.50 /linear meter
235 x 80 @ $4000.00 per cube = $75.20 / linear meter.
235 x 80 @ came out of granddads sawmill and I'm a woodworker who can do something with it = $ priceless.

It's good nice colour, shame you havent got more of it. If the 235 is the narrowest point it'd make for nice mantlepieces.

2.350 x .235 x 0.08 = 0.044m3 more or less. its that extra zero on the 80mm that throws people out every time.

Theres no hard and fast rule here but my practice is to work the volume off the narrowest point, because if you go to cut a board from it thats the maximum width you'd have. Any over that is either (a) useless if you as a purchaser want a plank or (b) small pieces that you might get some use out of that I am tossing in for free (which save me cutting it off and tossing it) or (c) valuable "live edge" that I again am not charging you extra for.

Whole problem is (and I get this all the time with "leftovers") its kind of a non amount. If you center split resaw that gives you four planks around 2.4 long x 235 x 38 or so, then take boards off two you might just squeak in 2.4 x 1.0 of surface coverage which is not too narrow for a table that size. Problem is its got that really good dark colour and thats going to be hard to match for legs etc.

If you take some off the long side first for legs you run out of width for a table. Maybe a sideboard or similar sized object. Glass fronts can keep it classy while not using a whole heap of wood. Might be enough there to get a matching pair of bedsides perhaps? Cedar makes nice bedroom furniture and the "soft" doesnt present too many problems there.

Looks to be too nice a piece of timber to "waste" cutting it up into boxes or something... not that I think boxes or other small works or turnings are a waste but unless your trying to get gifts for every grandkid out of it... then there is enough for a larger project there.

Its nice to see a bit of good cedar anyway. Dont see a lot with that kind of colour anymore.

I think $5000 per m3 would be a more appropriate price (retail?) but with the gnarly grain and split, I think the piece would not reach the $220 that m3 price would otherwise bring. $170 perhaps?

It is by no means going to send the kids to college, but it may be worth pointing out that there's a good chance that if this was milled in the 40s it's from an old growth Cedar. In my (limited compared to others) experience the difference between OG and regrowth Cedar is much greater than with other species, so that would make it more valuable.

Good luck. I agree with John G that because of its history it is probably more valuable to you than anyone else. I suggest finding something to do with it for yourself.

Cheers,
Luke