How To Market American Chestnut?

The sizes vary. Most, if not all, are over 6 foot long. That short bit was the end of one we burned. It had dry rotted. That end was the only good bit. All of it shows "seasoning", but from what I can tell, is still functional. I'll go do a quick measure on a couple, and try to get an estimate on how many are there.

I never mentioned a price. I did see a site that made mention of $15.99 a square foot, but do not know if that was sale or purchase price. With my mom's finances dwindling and things needing done to the house, I need to be careful not to lose out.

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There are over 30 boards. Most appear to be 2x6's, some 2x4's. Average length seems to be around 12 feet, with a few even longer.

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Looks like chestnut, however most of the salvaged AC I've seen has tighter growth rings. Find out what you've got from a trustworthy source. If it's 8/4 rough the furniture guys will fight over it. The flooring guys not so much. Both will low ball you, but the furniture guys will pay more in the end.

Wish I were closer, my wife wants a wormy chestnut dining room table.

We have 2 items that were made from this wood. I just realized that, last night. It's from people my dad sold/traded to. I compared them to the rough wood I smoothed a bit. It matches.

One is a display case about 12"x15", the other is a very nice seat/sm. table. I can photograph them, if anyone is interested.

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Planned to good wood no season cracks with the ends sealed with Anchor seal or something like that, retail I have seen it at 48 dollars a board foot. Now that is for really good perfect wood. Not wormy. Remember most wood gets worms and it makes it weaker and is a problem a minus if you please. People say oh look wormy oak, wormy perssimon, wormy what ever but in actual fact it is weakened by the bug infestation and can be so weak it is unusable.
Wormy still solid and usable to a craftsman is probably retail about $20 a board ft. but the price will be falling in the future. The American Chestnut we have was grown here in Alabama in the past 20 to 25 years and yes it is American Chestnut and not a hybrid or Chinese Chestnut. The reclaimed wood is nice and still brings good money but finding buyers is not easy. For us we usually make a buying trip to PA every fall but with the economy we are not making the trip this year. Best of luck selling yours but don't plan on getting rich, if you are a craftsman and make highend product that would be the best use of the wood. David

oops, sorry, my mistake there, it was someone else suggesting a minimum price right under your original post.

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