re: Lumber by the pound?

This was a Portage, Wisconsin seller. I’ve seen small off-cuts sold by the pound, but not large slabs. Paul’s comment about irregular-shaped pieces got me to thinking that maybe they’ve priced it that way because the “living edge” (I would refer to it as live edge) is so wavy that they felt it was too difficult to calculate board feet.

According to Paul’s per kilo prices, this is a real steal!

Ellen, I’ll have to see if we can get a better deal on cheese by the board foot! LOL

I understand that sometimes paper mills buy by the ton rather than by the cord to avoid paying too much for punky, rotting wood. I would think that could cause the mill to get “soaked” (pay too much) when the wood has been sitting in the rain.

Thanks for all your input.

L/W