Re: Going price for 16/4 Ash ??
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07/03/22 05:19 PM
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If it's not eaten up by the nasty insect, it's probably worth it. If I was buying ash lumber I would go through each piece before I buy.
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Re: Going price for 16/4 Ash ??
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07/03/22 10:00 PM
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If it's not eaten up by the nasty insect, it's probably worth it. If I was buying ash lumber I would go through each piece before I buy. As far as I know the EAB only damages the outer layer of the tree just under the bark. And there will probably be bird peck on EAB-killed ash. Not really a big problem. I think $9.00 a BF is a little high although you're paying a premium for the width and thickness.
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Re: Going price for 16/4 Ash ??
[Re: Canvasback2]
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07/03/22 11:19 PM
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Ash is all gone here other than small diameter re-sprouts. Not sure what the BF price is locally.
I timbered my easy-to-get-to ash when I saw the EAB coming. Got right around 1800 BF of spalted boards kiln dried and T&G. Did my garage in it. Turned out very nice.
I'm in the process of getting ready to advertise a few live edge, bark on, 12/4 cherry 8-footers. Thinking maybe $5-ish/BF ?? Not sure.
Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.
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Re: Going price for 16/4 Ash ??
[Re: Canvasback2]
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07/04/22 07:00 AM
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The ash I have seen is eaten clear through. I'm not an insect expert could be another insect has gotten into the already damaged ash not sure . But it's worthless for lumber. Great firewood though.
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Re: Going price for 16/4 Ash ??
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07/04/22 08:09 AM
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I don’t think that’s from the EAB run, must be from some other boring insect. Here is a picture of an EAB-killed ash on my property. Here is a close-up. All the dead ash on my property look like that. They have those shallow tunnels just under the bark but no holes bored any deeper. Here are some carpenter bee traps I milled out of some EAB killed ash. There are no holes in the inner wood.
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Re: Going price for 16/4 Ash ??
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07/04/22 09:07 AM
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Our roads here are lined with standing dead ash just waiting for a wind to knock them down..........jk
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Re: Going price for 16/4 Ash ??
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07/04/22 09:42 AM
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I have sawn up a couple of Ash trees for lumber, not my favorite wood. As far as firewood I have better stuff so the Ash just rots and falls to the ground. I like working with ash. It's similar in appearance ( minus the medullary rays) and hardness to white oak but less expensive. I've always heard you can burn unseasoned ash and not get a lot of creosote. I guess that will be a mute point with most of the ash dead, no green stuff to burn even if you wanted to.
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Re: Going price for 16/4 Ash ??
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07/04/22 11:23 AM
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I have about 3 40’s of black ash that I should really cut before it all dies but it’s Hard to get in there until it freezes I I should bring some to a mill and get some boards made. Anyone use black ash?
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Re: Going price for 16/4 Ash ??
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I have about 3 40’s of black ash that I should really cut before it all dies but it’s Hard to get in there until it freezes I I should bring some to a mill and get some boards made. Anyone use black ash? A sawmill guy was telling me a customer did black ash paneling on a ceiling and it was beautiful
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