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Originally posted by notfarnow
, A good recent example is 2200 board ft of rock maple in 7/8" 10"x14' planks @ $2/brd ft. I bought enough for my kitchen floors but really should have bought all of it. I was offered $5/ft by the mill where I had it planed & jointered.

I was just recently offered 20 12' 6"x10" douglas fir beams for $500. I could've had them milled into plank flooring for about $400.
One word when it comes to maple and other nice woods: guitars.
if cut properly, and on good shape, luthiers will pay through the nose for nice wood. I known of guitars with $1k or more maple tops.
Guitar players will die for good wood, almost.
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