A day cutting wood

[PAmizerman]

Just curious what you guys  feel is a good profit margin? What are you paying for a triaxle load of hemlock and what have you  been getting a board foot for it?
I've been charging $650 a thousand for 1" boards.

[WDH]

If your costs are one dollar, I would charge two. 

[Bandmill Bandit]

Last prices I was quoted for rough SPF (includes hemlock) in this country was $750 to $800 MBF. 

As for a fair margin, cost of goods sold X 2. Make sure you have ALL costs included. 
Right now that would put good spruce for me at about $500 to $550/MBF.

I am selling at $650 to 700 which is just a bit under the local market right now.

The cost of my current spruce and pine inventory was the cost of pulling wind downed logs off local acreages which was not real costly for the quality of timber I got.       

[Peter Drouin]

Nice to have logs nearby Bandmill Bandit.


I did an odd cut today, I paving company needed ramps of R, oak.






4'Long, worked ok. :D :D

[pineywoods]

I cut a few like that to use for wheel chair ramps. Use 2 or 3 side by side to make a solid 3 ft wide ramp.Some 6 or 8 ft long, depending on the amount of rise..

[Peter Drouin]

That would make a ramp for anything pineywoods, Don't get any stronger than that. 8)

[pineywoods]

That would make a ramp for anything pineywoods, Don't get any stronger than that. 8)

Yeah, plenty strong, but the real advantage is weight. Just set them in place, no need for fastening. An unstable wheel chair ramp is a disaster waiting to happen..

[Peter Drouin]

Snow, :


Got it cleaned off and went well.




A little to do on the end and board it up.  8) 8)

[Bruno of NH]

Looks good

[47sawdust]

By Godfrey the metal is even parallel to the rake,how do you do that? ;D

[Peter Drouin]

By Godfrey the metal is even parallel to the rake,how do you do that? ;D

Lucky  :D :D ;)

[WV Sawmiller]

  Or just tilt the rake. :D :D

  Sort of like the guy with about 6" of excess length on his belt. Lady came by and complimenting him for losing weight then walked on her way. Guy's buddy said "I did not know you had lost weight." Man replied "I didn't, I just got a bigger belt."

[Oliver05262]

47, probably 3-4-5 before the first sheet went on. That and making sure the diagonals were equal.

[Peter Drouin]

Just pull a line from one end to the other, Line up the bottom of the tin with it.

[Peter Drouin]

This is my third mud season :
Be nice when I dry up.



 

[Peter Drouin]

And a new sharpener.

But not all is good, My well is filling up with sediment from over the years.
so I have a 12,000.00 fix. :

[Bruno of NH]

Bummer on the well  >:(
I have had enough mud seasons for the year.

[Bruno of NH]

I forgot
Nice pointer
I will try to stop in this week to talk about the Northern Project 
I have some bands being sharpened and a new band to try out.
I'm going to cut some old mill beams for a customer. 

[thecfarm]

Yes,too bad on the well. I had one put in about 18 years ago,140 feet down,less then $5000. Bet it would be more now.

[4x4American]

You think you got a mud problem, let me take a pic of my yard holy cow is it bad!

[PAmizerman]

I wish my yard was as dry as Peters.
It's getting there. It's supposed to be nice here most of next week. It should dry things up nicely. Hopefully I'll be able to get some logs in 

[4x4American]

Really?  I heard rain then nice then rain then nice

[PAmizerman]

I just checked the weather channel app.
It says no rain here till Friday.
And you know they are always right :D

[Bruno of NH]

Rained most of Sunday at my place and is raining this morning.
I hear they got snow in the north country of By and Nh

[4x4American]