Marketing Firewood

Fergienewbee · Feb 21, 2010

I've been cutting a lot of oak saplings (3-6") and poles (6-12") along with an occasional maple, walnut, cherry or hickory. Is it better to sell a single species or mixed? I'm thinking of targeting urban yuppies looking for fireplace wood. I think I can get more per cord by the rick or half rick. It's fresh cut so would be realatively free of insects after it dried.

My other option might be custom cutting for outdoor stoves or boilers. I'm thinking a 36" length would be easy to handle. Would you sell it green or aged? If no one wanted that length, it would be easy to cut to 18".

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Larry in Michigan

Anonymous-0 · Feb 21, 2010

local guy does firewood off and on. normal price is 60-80 bucks cut and split for ready to burn wood in 13" pieces per cubic meter. He got a bunch of wire flex pallets that hold a cu meter for 30-40 bucks each. brushed off and painted them, sold them to folks full for 150 bucks delivered then trade a full for an empty for 80 bucks delivered. People were/are tickled to death for the service. He also bags some in onion bags with a little kindling and a couple starter cubes and sells them to campers or lazy romantic folks for about 5 bucks. Guess ya just have to be creative.

Dave

Gun guru · Feb 21, 2010

I know a guy that was receiving 3x3 oak timbers from his work, about 50 pieces per day, 4 foot long each. He cut it up to 16" lengths and then was selling 300 pieces for $60. He was easily getting $10,000 per winter. Then he lost his job and now doesnt sell firewood anymore.

Firewood sells as long as you can sell dry hardwood. And you have to advertize at the local stores.

TomH in PA · Feb 21, 2010

My daughter bought firewood by the "bundle" at the grocery store a couple of times; I have no idea what that would work out to for a cord but it was a lot. She stopped buying because the wood was always green and didn't burn at all.

If you have the time consider tying it into bundles, even if you sell it in bulk (or something like 10 bundles for $20). They'll love being able to go out and just grab what they need for an evening. Someone who only lights a fireplace once a week doesn't want/need very much and doesn't have room in the garage to store a big pile.

Spook · Feb 21, 2010

So much wood availble around here, a lot of folks trying to sell it. Not much of a market.

1936 · Feb 21, 2010

Seven Eleven stores has slab bundles of 6 sticks rapped by the door for 5.99. Only 12 inchs long. Now back home saw mill slabs are 2 bucks a pick up load and 4 bucks for a trailer load. Head for the saw mill.

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