White Oak Price; Good Deal or Not?
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White Oak Price; Good Deal or Not?
I bought some white oak from a nearby mill yesterday for the next boat project. The owner charged me $8 for a rough cut 1x8 that was 12 feet long. If I have it right, this comes to $1/bf. You have to pick through the piles yourself but the hunt will usually yield good quality stuff out in the yard. Some green and some 1 to 2 years old. Hard part is telling white from red oak on the aged wood. I am never certain, but try to pick the stuff that looks 'whitest' with a knife cut. Anyhow, seems like a deal to me. Whadda tink?Tags: None -
Originally posted by Dan Nielsen:
I bought some white oak from a nearby mill yesterday for the next boat project. The owner charged me $8 for a rough cut 1x8 that was 12 feet long. If I have it right, this comes to $1/bf. You have to pick through the piles yourself but the hunt will usually yield good quality stuff out in the yard. Some green and some 1 to 2 years old. Hard part is telling white from red oak on the aged wood. I am never certain, but try to pick the stuff that looks 'whitest' with a knife cut. Anyhow, seems like a deal to me. Whadda tink?
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I'm envious. That's about the same price as pine fresh off the mill in east Texas.
Too bad he doesn't keep the red & white apart.
Wayne
In the Swmap.Wayne
Somewhere in Texas
Originally posted by YeadonThe Straight of Georgia looks big.
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Those little holes Gary is talking about make all the difference between red and white oak. If you take a piece of red oak say 1" by 1" and 6" long you can put one end in a cup of water and blow in the other end and bubbles will come out! Now think about that piece of wood in your boat.
I told the guys down at the hardwood store about this and they didn't believe me. Good thing we were in a hardwood store. We took a piece of red oak but they didn't have a cup handy. So Mark, ever a resourceful guy sticks an end in the toilet and blows a bunch of bubbles. While we were all laughing our heads off we had to explain to the customers that walked in what we were doing. Sounds like a great deal, but make sure you're getting what you want.
StevenComment
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A buck a foot is about average around here for run of the log, green red oak. The price goes up for graded lumber. I'm a little suprised that the red and white mixed together. White is a bit rarer and usually brings a higher price. Be careful of the moisture content, depending on what you're going to do with it. Moisture in piles "out in the yard" can vary widely.
KenComment
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