Firewood prices

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

What are some of the prices of firewood in your area?

Firs: $130 - $150

Oak: $180 - $200 +

Maple: $190 +


I have not idea of where these will be going, come this Winter

[Stevem]

I get about $500/cord off my front porch in 1 Cubic bundles.

But I did just sell a cord of dry fir for $125 and they hauled and loaded our of my back yard. No hassle and no advertisement.

Think I just saw a local add for dry fir @ $175/cord and oak at $200.

Neighbor tells me that for best price if you've got dry wood wait 'till after December to sell it because nobody has any dry wood available and it's a sellers market. 

[Kirk Allen]

I think I am going to have to start selling my fire wood instead of giving it away. All mine comes from slabs and I just pile them up and let a few of the locals have it for free.  Some could afford to buy it but I do have a couple that I would never charge as they simplly cant afford it. (older folks unable to work). 

I had no idea it was worth the prices you mentioned.  I wonder what its like in our area.

[adk patroller]

$65 a face cord (4'x8'x16") for maple/beech/cherry

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

Out here, adk, that is called a rick.  So, that come to $195 a cord.

[Kirk Allen]

So what do they call a pick up truck full

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

Well, Kirk, the size is important and with or without sideboards.  A standard size box will hold about a third of a cord or a rick.  just tossed in and not stacked.  I have been able to stack a half cord in such as box with a bit over the gunnels.

[Kirk Allen]

And here I thought figureing BF was a pain in the but

[joasis]

Black Jack (Pin Oak) goes for $50 green to around $85 dry per rick, mixed, meaning anything that grows is maybe $10 less.

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

If I can find good saw logs of Pin Oak out here, I make lumber and firewood with the slabs or fall down material.

[Kirk Allen]

Good saw logs of Pin Oak?  Whats that

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

I did a dance floor for some folks, here in Dallas.  They were absolutely delighted with the results.  At $8.00 as board foot I made the flooring for them.

[Kirk Allen]

I guess at $8 a bf I would make just about anything they wanted

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

Remember, Kirk, that included sawing, drying and t and g ed lumber.

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

I just saw Oak going for $225 a cord.  I would bet that it will get higher as the season passes.

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

The local garbage liner from Salem was advetising mix Oak and Fir for $190 a cord, while Fir was going for $160 a cord from another fella.  Only two adds today.

I have someone coming today to get Fir trimings from the mill and I am only charge them $135 a cord.  I saw it in my jig and dump it into their trailer that they have left for filling.  It makes for a pretty easy haul from this end.

[Stevem]

Now here's a twist.  I just asked the local meat store where he gets his wood for smoking meat.  Answer was, "In Portland." (Portland is a 1+ hour drive)  My questions was why he didn't get it locally? His answer was it had to be "Food Grade"

Ever hear of such a thing?  Food grade fire wood?  What do you suppose that is?

[Kirk Allen]

Who knows in that area.  I have been to fire Departments that cant shoot water for training because of the chlorine in it.  That is Environmental whackos going to far.  Probably the same type issue with the wood. 

I could lable some hickory as food grade if you like.  We sell it locally with no problems and I consider it food grade.  You could eat it if you want but probably wouldnt taste very good 

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

Check your local fish wrapper and let us know, Kirk.

[Kirk Allen]

I sell the stuff locally for smoking so must be a NW thing like the chlorinated water thing.

[Stevem]

Just saw an ad today for seasoned oak firewood at $200 per cord, u-haul.  That's about $400/m.

[Buzz Sawyer]

I recon seqouia(SP)wood is food grade ...I ate a good bit of it and it was refreshing......

[caryr]

Given that 1 cord is about the same as 100 gal of fuel oil shouldn't we be getting about $400 per cord .

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

You got tht correct, Cary.  I will raise my prices, based on your calculations and all the while try and blame your theory.

[Kirk Allen]

IF that is the case then its time to plant a boat load of the Sequoia.  As fast and big as it grows who needs fuel oil!