![]() ![]() One reason you may not find standard pricing is that spalted wood of any kind is not something that's predictable to source. I have also picked up spalted box elder, pecan, sycamore, birch from time to time. Spalted beech will be somewhat less just because the market is not as strong generally but I do get it. When I buy spalted maple the prices will range from $2-$4bf. I am going to be negotiating a price with a store chain so I am fishing around for a standard price. Almost all the sales I have seen were on-line. It is hard to find it offered at a regular market. on down to not much more than regular price, much like Contributor A mentioned. I have seen the price vary from figured spalted bringing $100 brd/ft. I noticed in some markets that the wood is listed for sale, but often out-of-stock. So I do know it is somewhat of a crap shoot when it comes to quality. I have sawed a lot of spalted maple and some beech. Sycamore goes for $1.25 to $2.50 bdt unless it gets really wide and thick.Ĭlick here for higher quality, full size image Most of my maple goes for $2 to $5 bdft and I do not have beech here. I have seen spalted wood going for $100's a bdft but do not know how much they really sale. So look in your area for what good lumber of the same type and grade would bring and add half again as a starting point. It is easier to come down on the price then to go up. I have sold thick hard maple with very good heavy spalt for $5 bdft and sold lightly spalted 4/4 for little more than I would get for good lumber. ![]() A lot depends on how good the spalt is and how good the wood is and what type. The price you need to make it worthwhile will determine the market you sell it to, and the availability of that market will determine your success. ![]() It is a crap shoot as to what will be inside any piece (often little), so how much to sell it for will vary. I cut a lot of somewhat highly spalted maple, and have a lot more to cut. It is a decent estimation of potential, but not much for a bottom line. You need to make so much money (or else why do it) to make it worthwhile only you know how long it takes you to do what it is you do, and your time and costs will vary from job to job, so using someone else’s prices cannot function for you. Your market won't be someone else’s, so make your own prices. Fortunately, I do this more for fun than money. I've checked local wood sales businesses and watched internet prices, but that's what someone else is doing in the end I've decided to try to keep tabs on how much time/money I have into a product and charge the money necessary to make getting said product profitable. I would cut 4/4 or 5/4 wide boards from it. What you saw out of the logs, if you dry it, and your patience waiting for an appreciative buyer will also be factors. Logs with spalting are an unknown until they are sawed. It might be best to see what you have before you price it. I will be sawing spalted maple and beech and I am wondering if there is a going rate for this lumber? ![]()
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