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Hello everyone – I’ve had several inquiries about a Charlotte, NC lumber run. I’ve been thinking how I might be able to pull this off. Considering I really don’t want to carry any more than 1000 BF on my trailer and Charlotte is approximately 200 miles from my neck of the woods, it's simply not feasible for me to do so. However, Ted knows a retired truck driver with a Ford F350 and a flat bed goose neck trailer that can pull up to 4000BF, he works part time when he wants too, delivering stuff from here to there.
If we can get 3000 BF of lumber at .15 more a BF than our delivery rate to Raleigh, we can pay to have the lumber transported from here to there and the Charlotte members would still get good lumber at a good price, which is my mission statement. I know 3000 BF is a lot of lumber, but if we have enough interested members in the Charlotte area, I think this is do-able. We would need to pick out a pick up location somewhere in North Charlotte similar to the Harbor Freight parking lot in Raleigh. We would bring the lumber to that location and you would pick up your order from there. We can work out a pickup location later.
That being said I’m starting this thread to gauge interest. With the intent to commit on our side.
Charlotte delivery lumber prices are as follows:
* Flat sawn Black Walnut $1.65 a BF
* Flat sawn through and through (natural edges) Wild Black Cherry $2.65 a BF (200 BF left)
* Quarter Sawn White Oak $1.65 a BF
* Quarter Sawn Red Oak $1.65 a BF
* Flat sawn White Oak $1.15 a BF
* Flat sawn Red Oak $1.15 a BF
* Flat sawn Eastern Red Cedar $1.20 a BF
* Flat sawn Soft Maple $1.45 a BF
* Flat sawn Poplar 1.05 a BF
* Flat sawn (wide board 12" wide not to exceed 22") Pecan (Hickory) $1.90 a BF
* Flat sawn Black Locust $1.25 a BF
* Flat sawn Red Elm $1.15 a BF
* Flat sawn Sweet Gum $.90 a BF
* Flat sawn Beech $1.25 a BF
* Flat sawn Ash $1.15 a BF
The above list is a quick inventory of what Ted and I identified in the log yard and is readily available to be made into lumber. We both know there are more species out there, but this is what we came up with at a quick glance in a few mins.
If there is a particular species your looking for that’s not listed please reply to this thread and I will chase down availability and pricing. I’m thinking this thread will do one of two things, spark interest and remain open till 3000BF is reached within a resaonable amount of time or be closed due to lack of interest.
We have not sawed the logs yet, so we can include custom quarter inch sawing within reason (4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, 12/4, long bowl blank, etc...) at no additional cost. However if you want a bunch of 2x2’s, veneer, boards over 10" wide or something wild and crazy, we’ll need to talk. All lumber being offered for this run will rough cut, fresh off the log.
If you’re interested in placing an order, please reply to this post. Specify species, quarter inch thickness, width and length preference. I only have a 200 PM message limit and I frequently have to clean it out, so it would be much easier to use this thread for correspondences. If this works out, those who have also inquired about Asheville and Wilmington runs could expect something similar in the near future.
Thanks
---------------------------------------- Orders ------------------------------------------
* Tarhead 60BF QSRO (30BF 8/4 + 30BF 4/4) wide as possible and 8ft long.
Totals: 60 BF Sold / 2940 BF left to sell.
If we can get 3000 BF of lumber at .15 more a BF than our delivery rate to Raleigh, we can pay to have the lumber transported from here to there and the Charlotte members would still get good lumber at a good price, which is my mission statement. I know 3000 BF is a lot of lumber, but if we have enough interested members in the Charlotte area, I think this is do-able. We would need to pick out a pick up location somewhere in North Charlotte similar to the Harbor Freight parking lot in Raleigh. We would bring the lumber to that location and you would pick up your order from there. We can work out a pickup location later.
That being said I’m starting this thread to gauge interest. With the intent to commit on our side.
Charlotte delivery lumber prices are as follows:
* Flat sawn Black Walnut $1.65 a BF
* Flat sawn through and through (natural edges) Wild Black Cherry $2.65 a BF (200 BF left)
* Quarter Sawn White Oak $1.65 a BF
* Quarter Sawn Red Oak $1.65 a BF
* Flat sawn White Oak $1.15 a BF
* Flat sawn Red Oak $1.15 a BF
* Flat sawn Eastern Red Cedar $1.20 a BF
* Flat sawn Soft Maple $1.45 a BF
* Flat sawn Poplar 1.05 a BF
* Flat sawn (wide board 12" wide not to exceed 22") Pecan (Hickory) $1.90 a BF
* Flat sawn Black Locust $1.25 a BF
* Flat sawn Red Elm $1.15 a BF
* Flat sawn Sweet Gum $.90 a BF
* Flat sawn Beech $1.25 a BF
* Flat sawn Ash $1.15 a BF
The above list is a quick inventory of what Ted and I identified in the log yard and is readily available to be made into lumber. We both know there are more species out there, but this is what we came up with at a quick glance in a few mins.
If there is a particular species your looking for that’s not listed please reply to this thread and I will chase down availability and pricing. I’m thinking this thread will do one of two things, spark interest and remain open till 3000BF is reached within a resaonable amount of time or be closed due to lack of interest.
We have not sawed the logs yet, so we can include custom quarter inch sawing within reason (4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, 12/4, long bowl blank, etc...) at no additional cost. However if you want a bunch of 2x2’s, veneer, boards over 10" wide or something wild and crazy, we’ll need to talk. All lumber being offered for this run will rough cut, fresh off the log.
If you’re interested in placing an order, please reply to this post. Specify species, quarter inch thickness, width and length preference. I only have a 200 PM message limit and I frequently have to clean it out, so it would be much easier to use this thread for correspondences. If this works out, those who have also inquired about Asheville and Wilmington runs could expect something similar in the near future.
Thanks
---------------------------------------- Orders ------------------------------------------
* Tarhead 60BF QSRO (30BF 8/4 + 30BF 4/4) wide as possible and 8ft long.
Totals: 60 BF Sold / 2940 BF left to sell.
