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Black Locust worth cutting? $30 6" x 6" x 7'

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OffGrid973

August 19, 2017, 12:52:59 PM
Hi guys,

Ran out of white oak logs and thinking of finishing an order with black Locust. Is it worth it for $30 a post compared to how it will eat up my blades?
Your Fellow Woodworker,
- Off Grid

POSTON WIDEHEAD

#1
August 19, 2017, 06:34:46 PM
How many more Locust do you need to saw?
If you're trying to fill an order for a customer and need the Locust to finish his order, by all means its worth it.
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

LeeB

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August 19, 2017, 06:38:37 PM
Is the customer going to be ok with locust instead?
'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

Delawhere Jack

#3
August 19, 2017, 07:08:10 PM
Black locust isn't that bad on bands if it's fresh. If it's been laying around a year or more it can be a nightmare.

A 6x6x7' would be 21 board feet. At $30, that's $1.85/bf. A little low. Trying to price some BL for a client this past spring, the very few published prices I found ran $2.50-3.00/bf.

If it's just a couple pieces it wouldn't break you I suppose.

Larry

#4
August 19, 2017, 08:06:26 PM
I would much rather cut black locust either green or dry than white oak.  Black locust also has a pleasant smell....makes me hungry. :D

Black locust also is usually smaller logs than white oak, seems in my case almost always.

Larry, making useful and beautiful things out of the most environmental friendly material on the planet.

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WV Sawmiller

#5
August 19, 2017, 11:14:06 PM
   If I were the customer I'd be thrilled to have BL instead of WO. I have sawed little but the BL I sawed green was very easy to saw.
Howard Green
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4x4American

#6
August 20, 2017, 09:06:25 AM
I agree with jack kinda cheap if you ask me
Boy, back in my day..

JB Griffin

#7
August 20, 2017, 06:08:09 PM
I see LOTS of high priced lumber and slabs for sale, I bet a lot of it is still for sale.
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LeeB

#8
August 20, 2017, 08:57:02 PM
Starting sawing ERC this morning but didn't get very far with it before I blew a seal in the blade tensioner. I guess 19 years is pretty good lifespan for a seal. Got new seal kit ordered. Ordered two of them.
'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

OffGrid973

#9
August 21, 2017, 08:00:34 PM
Ok guys, I appreciate the feedback.  This gentleman is part of my New Jersey wood turners association and doing a job for his church so I agree low but fare in this case. Five more fresh cut black Locust will arrive this wed.

Thanks again for the feedback. It is all greatly appreciated as I move into lumber side of things.  FYI my $100 slabs sell much quicker then $250 or "$300" so sometimes it makes sense to gain a good customer.

-chris
Your Fellow Woodworker,
- Off Grid
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