burl pricing.

[Mark Stewart]

I have a chunk of weeping cherry burl and someone wants to buy it but I dont know how to price it? any guidelines I should follow?

 

[SabertoothBunny]

Burl pricing depends on size, variation/character, and species. Cherry burls, like most other species, can be quite valuable because of the variations of the reds in the wood combined with cherry being a very good to work with for pretty much any sort of woodworking. I have seen pricing range from $0.25-2.00 on green wood by the pound to $10-25 per board foot. Cherry burls are more common around NC that other species from my experience.

It also depends on how it is cut up (assuming it is). Burls are usually cut into turning blanks because most are not big enough to do much else. Then you get into stabilized versus non-stabilized with affects price based on costs involved. Cherry pen blanks (3/4 x 3/4 x 5) tend to go for $6-10 each while larger blanks vary a lot based on the burl itself from $10-100 or more.

Bottom line is the bigger it is the more valuable. The more color variation and grain variations the more valuable. An uncut burl is a gamble as what it looks like inside plays a huge factor in the value.

This may not be much help but hopefully it helps some. Maybe check places like etsy or ebay for the sell prices of cherry burls or other specials that are similar. Maybe consider sharing a photo with something to scale the size for more advice from others.

 

[Mark Stewart]

Burl pricing depends on size, variation/character, and species. Cherry burls, like most other species, can be quite valuable because of the variations of the reds in the wood combined with cherry being a very good to work with for pretty much any sort of woodworking. I have seen pricing range from $0.25-2.00 on green wood by the pound to $10-25 per board foot. Cherry burls are more common around NC that other species from my experience.

It also depends on how it is cut up (assuming it is). Burls are usually cut into turning blanks because most are not big enough to do much else. Then you get into stabilized versus non-stabilized with affects price based on costs involved. Cherry pen blanks (3/4 x 3/4 x 5) tend to go for $6-10 each while larger blanks vary a lot based on the burl itself from $10-100 or more.

Bottom line is the bigger it is the more valuable. The more color variation and grain variations the more valuable. An uncut burl is a gamble as what it looks like inside plays a huge factor in the value.

This may not be much help but hopefully it helps some. Maybe check places like etsy or ebay for the sell prices of cherry burls or other specials that are similar. Maybe consider sharing a photo with something to scale the size for more advice from others.

thanks for the info

 

[JGarrity]

Burl pricing depends on size, variation/character, and species. Cherry burls, like most other species, can be quite valuable because of the variations of the reds in the wood combined with cherry being a very good to work with for pretty much any sort of woodworking. I have seen pricing range from $0.25-2.00 on green wood by the pound to $10-25 per board foot. Cherry burls are more common around NC that other species from my experience.

It also depends on how it is cut up (assuming it is). Burls are usually cut into turning blanks because most are not big enough to do much else. Then you get into stabilized versus non-stabilized with affects price based on costs involved. Cherry pen blanks (3/4 x 3/4 x 5) tend to go for $6-10 each while larger blanks vary a lot based on the burl itself from $10-100 or more.

Bottom line is the bigger it is the more valuable. The more color variation and grain variations the more valuable. An uncut burl is a gamble as what it looks like inside plays a huge factor in the value.

This may not be much help but hopefully it helps some. Maybe check places like etsy or ebay for the sell prices of cherry burls or other specials that are similar. Maybe consider sharing a photo with something to scale the size for more advice from others.

I have a 32 in by 10 by 10 inch laurel burl.. what might that be worth?

 

[SabertoothBunny]

I have a 32 in by 10 by 10 inch laurel burl.. what might that be worth?

I am not familiar with laurel wood much less burl. Honestly, I don't know what this would be worth as it depends on the look of the burl and how much of the piece is burl versus standard wood grain.

 

[bob vaughan]

Things like burls may be more accurately gauged for sale using weight since size is difficult to quantify. Size is, of course, a big factor in desirability, depending on the customer's needs. Pen blank stock is one thing, but good defect-free bowl stock is quite another as to value. Burls riddled with bark inclusions and drying checks will not be so desirable.
Walnut weighs 3.3 lbs. per board foot. Dried burl weighing say 13-1/4 lbs. will have four board feet. A green (undried) burl will have a lot of water in it, so that is a factor to consider.

A 4" thick 6"x6" piece of burl is one board foot. One board foot of perfect walnut is about $10-$15 per board foot retail.