Originally Posted by
John K Jordan
The WoodFinder site I mentioned before (no personal connection) may be a good place to check prices on green lumber. Click on "Green" and search and it will give list by state. Even if a supplier does not list green he may give green prices over the phone.
I looked at just one entry, and that because I'm familiar with this guy and his operation and I've bought from him in the past. He has some large buildings full of drying and dry lumber and the lat time I was there huge piles of logs waiting to be sawn. His sawmill was incredible. This guy is in TN which may be different from other areas. Most of his inventory is dry; green would be cheaper.
OUR CURRENT INVENTORY:
Ash 4/4 & 8/4, air dried $1.00/BF, kiln dried $1.50.
Eastern Red Cedar Under 10-in. wide, $.80/BF, 10 in. and wider, $1.00/BF select @ $2.00/BF.
Cherry mill run, air dried $1.50/BF; kiln dried $2.00/BF.
Eastern Yellow Pine $.50/BF; 12" and wider $1.00/BF.
Poplar air dried $.50/BF, kiln dried $1.00; 12" and wider air dried $1.00, kiln dried $1.50/BF.
Red Oak 4/4 and 8/4, #2, $.50/BF; #1, $.90/BF; quartersawn, $1.50/BF.
All #1 White Oak same as Red Oak.
Eastern Sugar Maple 4/4, air dried $1.00/BF;
Black Walnut air dried $2.00, KD $2.50.
Pawlonia Wild-grown 4/4, $4.00/BF.
SASAFRAS GREEN 4/4 $3.50 KD $4.00 BF.
Looking at this makes me want to go buy some Ash before all of it is gone. I don't have any Ash trees on my property. I am surprised the price of Sassafras is that much higher than cherry or walnut. I recently dropped a large standing dead sassafras, about 18" at the base, great wood but not always easy to find.
JKJ