What to Charge

[flattail]

I have a coworker that wants some cedar for posts for a coral he's building.The cedar is his and all I'm doing is squaring them up.I don't want to gouge him but I'd like to make some extra money as well.I was thinking 4 bucks a log he has 20-30 of them.

[xlogger]

too  cheap, I'll pay you that to cut my cedar posts and be happy.

[WV Sawmiller]

   I'd charge my hourly rate. I get $60/hr but $4 each is not unreasonable. I'd remind the guy to cut all limbs off right next to the trunk so they saw faster with less time to clamp and level.

[Magicman]

I charge "hourly rate" for ERC sawing.  This also takes care of sawing the logs that were rotten inside and did not square up.

[Chuck White]

I'd suggest hourly, small logs mean extra handling!

[drobertson]

Depends on the length and diameter too,  will there be outside lumber?  Seems like theres  always some, who gets it and for how much?  I've sawed for that price, four cuts and done, the last job had small cedar, on these I got two good faces, on the last two babied out some 1" he was happy

[woodman58]

This saturday I will be cutting 27 cedars into 6x6 posts 12 ft. long. They are large but he does not want any side lumber. I gave his a set price of $400.

[ozarkgem]

4x4x8 =10.6 bf about .40 a bf you are charging. Normally that would be a good price but Cedar takes a little longer. If its a friend you will be OK. 5.00 each would not be out of line. Is he going to help? That will make a big difference on time. Normally I would do something like that by the hr.

[flattail]

thanks guys for all the advice.Not only do I work with this guy we are  also friends and have hunted and fished together.I can have all the side lumber as well.

[never finished]

 That's a hard one flattail. You and only you can solve this one. I have one friend I would saw for a week for free. I would still owe him a lot of favors. How ever, the price you mentioned, is a fair buddy deal. I even do those every once in a while.  Some times I'll price at the top of the scale and then give them a break if all goes well. Dennis

[WV Sawmiller]

thanks guys for all the advice.Not only do I work with this guy we are  also friends and have hunted and fished together.I can have all the side lumber as well.

   If you are getting the side lumber then I'd charge a piecework or bf price rather than an hourly rate. Not fair for you to charge him for time used sawing lumber you kept and extra time to do it IMO.