A monster of a Pilón

[LOGDOG]

If a person were to order a container load of that shipped to the states how much could they buy it for per board foot? 

LOGDOG

[crtreedude]

Alright all of you KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY PILON!

you know, it comes to my mind that perhaps I might have a problem - you see, I find wonderful wood and I buy it and KEEP IT.... perhaps I am going to have to join Wood Hoarders Anonomous...

"Hello, My name is Fred and I have 10,000 BF of rare hardwoods in storeage.. (truth) GASP!"

Just so you know, a container (20') on a boat costs about 1,500 dollars. Getting from here to there of course is more - and then getting from the dock to you - but it isn't that bad.

Air dried I figure for run of the mill stuff (not slabs!), probably 2 to 4 dollars a BF. Slabs of course are more.

[Burlkraft]

But...But...What about the Forestry Forum discount.. ???  ???  ???

We haven't been so nice to you for this long for nothing... :D  :D  :D  :D

[crtreedude]

Man, you first want some of my PILON and then you want a discount.... !??!

[Burlkraft]

It nescessarily doesn't have to be YOUR pilon...It could be someone else's  ;)  ;)  ;)

We are not too particular who's fine wood it is...Just so we get some of it.. ;D  ;D  ;D

WOOD HOARDER.... :D :D :D

[crtreedude]

I think I could do you up a load - I have Spanish Cedar - think Mahogany but a little lighter - great stuff. I have beams of ojoche, and I have planks of corteza and some weird wood called yema de huevo (egg yolk) sort of looks like it.

I know I won't manage to use all the Pilon so I should manage to do that too.

You know something I have been thinking for a while is to accumulate a load here and send it to someone who can then split it to multiple people up that way.

I do have 1,000 BF of cocobolo too - but unless I finish it - I can't ship it! (law)

[Burlkraft]

There ya go...a FF container to be shared among the masses.....

I like the sound of it already... ;D  ;D  ;D

[crtreedude]

and a commission to FF for making it possible...

[Burlkraft]

Absolutly... ;) ;) ;)

[beenthere]

What constitute's a "finish"?  if dried, sanded, varnish that's one thing.  If sprayed with mineral spirits and borax mix on rough-sawn, that might be another......
Is the "finish" spec'd in the law? Or is it at the discretion of the inspector? Or up to one's imagination? 

[crtreedude]

dried sanded varnished - perhaps not varnished, but the rest. The issue is that it has to look like furniture or close to it.

[crtreedude]

Got to jump on my bike and pedal on home before it gets dark, we will pick this up tomorrow - just don't going committing to all the pilon! After all, my wife has first dibs and she could get mean...  :

[Burlkraft]

Fred...We would never think of getting you in trouble   ;D  ;D

[SwampDonkey]

Still Light down there? The sun drops out of sight here at around 5:00 now. :'(

[crtreedude]

We have 12 hours of sunlight pretty much year round - that is what it means when you are almost on the equator...  ;)

[SwampDonkey]

@P~     :D :D

[Tom]

Shucks, Fred,  I though y'all did better'n that.  We get that much almost every day. :D

[SwampDonkey]

We out pace'm up here in the summer with over 16 hours daylight. But 9 hours isn't too bad in the winter, just wish they'd leave the time alone. It's useless to change clocks back and forth.  :

[crtreedude]

I assume you probably average about the same as us...  :

[SwampDonkey]

 :D :D  Probably.  ;)