Cherry Flitch Available

Jeff,

I’m interested in purchasing some nice cherry for a very special project. My wife turns 70 on June 15, and I would like to make her two medium-sized chests for our bedroom to replace the worn-out ones she bought 40 years ago. And no, I don’t expect to make them before her birthday! I can, however, make a sketch of the projects and give her the chests after the wood dries and I construct them. I can work up a materials list in a few days to determine what I would need.

I’m not sure what the best way to get these home, as I live in Central Texas. I might just drive up there and pick them up. I have a minivan and I’ve transported 12-foot planks, although 10 feet is easier. I would prefer if you to dry them, as my space is quite limited.

I’ll send you an email with my address and phone number.

Thanks,

Bert

How much are you thinking of asking?

Where in Indiana are you, supposedly I live only about 3 hours from Santa Clause, Indiana (Holiday World)

My sister-in-law is expecting in October and I opened my mouth and Cherry/Maple chest flew out before I relized it.

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

Good morning
I live in Danville Il and would also drive to pick up 8/4 or 12/4 cherry. I have been restoring my 100+ year old arts and craft house and I use the cherry to accent the oak. I am working on the kitchen cabinets and would like to turn some pilasters for that furniture look. I would pay a reasonable fee in addition I am sure. Let me know.
THANKS
Les

-- kein Schaden ohne Nutzen

Jeff,

That’s real nice of you to offer it to LumberJocks. Seems like there is a market for it.

A flitch is really nice and though not impossible, it’s difficult to obtain. Building a project from a flitch has a lot of meaning to the new owner and will make the furniture maker proud of the project. I would also be interested, but much too far away.

Just another good reason to be on LumberJocks!

Nice job Jeff

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To All,

I have received numerous requests for pricing. I have looked at the internet and the only places I can find entire logs flitch sawn are about $15 per board foot. I am going to sell these two flitches at $12 per board foot. If anyone is still interested, let me know. Just remember, I don’t know what the log looks like on the inside until I saw it. If anyone has specific interests @ $12 per board foot, please let me know. Also, if I am out of line on my pricing for flitch saw cherry logs, please let me know also.

Thanks,

Jeff

-- Jeff, Indiana

So you are saying an 2” X 24” X8’ flich is 442.00 +S&H I’d have to say I’d think 12.00 a B/F when the US market for cherry is at 3.80 a B/F. is a bit steep. There are over 100 mills in my county & they will all cut anything you want for .15 t0 .25 a B/F. I’m buying cherry for flitchs next week.
I can see you are proud of your cherry logs.

-- Ted, TX or PA www.around-the-bend.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330219940400&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=014
This is a once in a lifetime piece. 10.00 a B/F

-- Ted, TX or PA www.around-the-bend.com

He’s not far off for national prices.

http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/hardwoods/flitch_hardwoods/all_flitches_hardwood.html

If you are buying PA cherry for 3 bucks a board foot you should consider shipping it east.

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Species FAS #1Common

Alder 4/4 3500/3830

Alder 5/4 4165/4290

Alder 8/4 4450/4560

Ash 4/4 1520/1655 1000/1125
Ash 5/4

Ash 8/4 1990/2110 1400/1560
Basswood 4/4 1420/1530 935/1140
Basswood 5/4

Basswood 8/4 1850/1965

Cherry 4/4 3850/3965 2200/2330
Cherry 5/4 4690/4810 2625/2750
Cherry 8/4 5665/5790 3160/3310
Hard Maple 4/4 2365/2490 2150/2265
Hard Maple 5/4 3050/3175
Hard Maple 8/4 3670/3790 2405/2525
Poplar 4/4 1360/1480 775/895
Poplar 5/4 1420/1540 780/900
Poplar 8/4 1490/1610
Soft Maple 4/4 2600/2720 1155/1290
Soft Maple 5/4 2900/3020 1505/1630
Soft Maple 8/4 3000/3120
Red Oak 4/4 1680/1810 1250/1360
Red Oak 5/4 2080/2200 1360/1490
Red Oak 8/4 2670/2800 2030/2150
White Oak 4/4 2550/2650 1400/1525
White Oak 5/4 3240/3350
White Oak 8/4 4230/4350
Walnut 4/4 4170/4280 2665/2785
Walnut 6/4 5150/5280
Walnut 8/4 5800/5920
Yellow Birch 4/4 2170/2295 1425/1500
Yellow Birch 8/4 3050/3180

-- Ted, TX or PA www.around-the-bend.com

Ted,
You might want to check your math. 2”x24” x 8’ is 32 BF which would equal $384, not $442. Besides, as I have stated, this is a once in a lifetime log that will yield cherry with no knots or defects. I highly doubt you can even show me a picture of a slab of cherry that is 2”x24”x8’ that is defect free. I can. If you can find someone that will sell you cherry that is 2”x24”x8’ long and defect free for 3.80 bf, I would mortgage your house and buy all you can. Also, I must not be that bad because one log flitch is already sold.

-- Jeff, Indiana

Looks like 8/4 FAs Cherry is 5.60 & #1 is 3.10

-- Ted, TX or PA www.around-the-bend.com

OK I am no math wiz lol

-- Ted, TX or PA www.around-the-bend.com

I can’t buy this, but I am curious. Is a “flitch” all the boards from a single log, or is it the same as a slab? Just wondering. Good luck with the sale!

HokieMojo,

You are actually correct. A “flitch” is a collection of boards from the same log that have been through cut through the entire log. This is pretty rare anymore but makes it very easy to match grain and color when making a table, etc. where all the grain and color must match.

Jeff

-- Jeff, Indiana

Thanks. I can see the value in that. I dug throu an entire pile at my local lumberyard to try and get matching color for a cherry chest. I did ok, but there were still noticable difference. lumber like this would be wasted on me, but again, good luck!

If you are sawing through an entire log there are going to be defects it isnt going to be clear all the way through, there is going to be dead knots towards the heart and you are going to end up with the pith or a boxed heart, which isnt a once in a lifetime board, i just dont see the value in this, why not buy FAS steamed cherry at $5.67 as TexPenn has where the grain/color will be very close and you are not stuck paying an outragous price for a #2 or 3A board? In the lumber business this is called mill/log run and usually discounted.

-- barlow

I think money grows on trees, so doesnt matter to me what the price is… If I want it I’ll buy it. You will never see the same slabs twice, a good flinch concidr yourself lucky, but money….I seen it yesterday, more today and I have faith that tommorro i’ll see even more and its all the same color and value. So price is a no issue. Marketing, salesmenship, American thats what your paying for! Hey everyime I open a trunk, I believe its priceless! I got a mill too.

Barlow,
I have sawn over 150K bf in my life and trust me, I know what the pith looks like. And you are correct the pith will be discarded. But, you are wrong that there will be knots in the boards above and below the pith. The price is not out of line. Please take a minute and search the internet and try to find anyplace where you can buy cherry that is 24-30” wide and clear. And I am talking actual boards and not just slab cuts of cherry crotch. They just are not out there anymore. That is why this log is a once in a lifetime log. You can go out and buy FAS steamed cherry for $5.67bf but the color and grain are not going to be the same. That is why flitches are so valuable and rare these days. I have sold both flitches at $12 bf, so I must have not been out of line.

-- Jeff, Indiana

Quality is like buying oats. If you want nice, fresh, clean oats, you must pay a fair price. However, if you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse ….................... that comes a little cheaper!

-- There is no such thing as scrap wood!, http://www.saltrivergallery.com

Sawlogs with no knots visible will have dead knots below the jacket boards, as a tree grows to a sawlog size, it self prunes it self, leaving a dead knot, which will be encased in sapwood as the tree matures and grows higher and wider, eventually the sapwood will turn to heartwood covering these dead knots, they just dont disapear. Wihen steaming cherry, it miellows the color to a more uniform shade, and drastically darkens the sapwood. I’ve been around real sawmills (ones that cut over 750,000bd ft a year) all my life,at my planer mill i handle roughly 200-250,000 bd ft. of lumber a year,

-- barlow

This seems pretty low risk to me. He does say that if there are any knots or defects after sawing, there is no obligation to buy.

I just milled a 12’ cherry that was 18” at the small end. Took the jacket boards off and saw no defects. The customer had us through saw the 12” cant into 5/4 boards. Much to my supprise there were no large knots. We ran into a few small knots in the two center boards which had pith in them anyway. So it’s possible to find cherry with near 0 defects.

The customer told us ahead of time he was going to cut it all into 3” wide boards then glue it into panels for cabinet making when it got out of the kiln. I told him to put it on ebay, buy some lower grade cherry somewhere else, and pocket the difference. I don’t think he will take my advice.

Let us know how you make out. I’ve got a big cherry I’ll try to do this fall and may follow your lead.

-- Wonderful new things are coming! - God

hey dirtclod do you have any turning blanks for sale and if so how much? thanks.

-- Roper - master of sawdust-

Any updates? Just wondering if you were planning to post more photos once you start cutting. It would be really cool to see what it looks like once you open these up.