Is it a gloat? Maybe...

[Bobby O'Neal]

I'm not sure what rough cherry goes for around the country, but here in Middle Tennessee I haven't been able to find it for much less than the $5-$6 range. For that matter, I haven't been able to find real rough, dried lumber at all. I've seen some local rough mills but everything is wet. And there are a few good mills that have nice stacks of dry stock, but its usually S2S and they refer to it as "rough."

All that to say I bought 220 bf of rough, air dried (6 years, 10% mc) 4/4 cherry for $300. Its going to be a bed for my son and maybe some end tables if there is enough left over.

[Terry Beadle]

Ain't no doubt...this is a gloat ! Cherry at less than $1.50 /bf is out standing !

[Bobby O'Neal]

Terry, what are the hardwood buying options like down your way?

[Jim Rimmer]

That price for cherry is gloat worthy just about anywhere in the country.

[Bill Rogers]

And I thought that I was getting a deal when I paid $2.00 per board foot for rough sawn cherry in western North Carolina!

[Bobby O'Neal]

I've gradually started to mill a few pieces and it looks like there will be some nice figure in this stack. There will also be some junk but that's to be expected.

[Terry Beadle]

Last purchase I made of Cherry was at $3 /bf and it was left over bought out stock at a special price. Normally it runs about $4.50 to $6.50 /bf.