BeautysBeast Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 This seems almost too good, but I will get your opinions, because I don't trust my own. Is this a really good deal? 500 bd ft. of kiln dried 4/4 cherry. 800.00. Comes out to 1.60 a board foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Depends on the grade. Lumber prices are meaningless without the grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautysBeast Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Ahh. Okay. After talking to the guy, apparently it was kiln dried at UofK, I doubt it has ever been rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Go look at it... If you think it's something you could use, negotiate! Worse case, you met a guy and had a decent conversation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautysBeast Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Thats what I am going to do Richard. I have a few projects that I want to make out of cherry. If it's decent, 1.60 a board foot seems pretty inexpensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 If it is common grade it is a fair price. If it is select grade or better, it is a great price. If the seller is unwilling to grade it, then he really won't be able to get better than a common grade price. No one will pay a select and better or FAS price for a lot of lumber that hasn't been graded. If you buy the whole lot for $1.6bd ft, you are basically betting that most of it is above common grade. Most lumber you see retail is FAS grade, hence the higher price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Keep in mind that lumber prices vary quite a bit by region. If you are in TN, that's a pretty good price. Other parts of the US may be a good bit higher or lower for the same grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxerjoe04 Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Was dried at the University of Kentucky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Yeah, if it looks good that seems like a great price. Best I can get around here is $3.60/bd foot for Cherry which is already excellent. Going to re-do my dining room table top with it this Fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 56 minutes ago, Gixxerjoe04 said: Was dried at the University of Kentucky? Yeah, there's a lot of hot air blowing around college campus's lately! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxerjoe04 Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Either way, think it's a decent price no matter the grade as long as it was dried properly and the boards aren't all twisted or cupped. Of course that's a lot of money to drop on a lot of one kind of wood if you just make stuff for yourself/relatives/etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 That's about the right wholesale price for kiln dried select or better kiln dried cherry. My yard retails it at $2.90 so $1.60 sounds about right...that is if you consider 500 bf wholesale - which it's not - so yeah I'd say it's a good deal...as long as it was properly dried and it's not all sapwood. If you buy that pile you'll find yourself with a whole lot of unusable garbage and even more just flat out ugly boards....but at that price, who cares. Use the trash for secondary wood and cutting boards, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautysBeast Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 apparently the guy who owns the wood brother is a proffessor at UofK. They were building a solar kiln, and this was the first batch of wood that was run through it. It was allegedly dried to 4%. The guy redid his stairs with it, and says it is pretty, with some curly in it as well. He is willing to break it up, and of course, everything is negotiable. Im thinking of offering him 500 for all of it as I know it is just sitting in his garage at this point. Didn't think I could go wrong at 1.00 a bf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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