bit of an odd question but.. (oak tree trunk)

Xios

How likely would it be to be able to acquire a rather large oak tree trunk in the Dublin/Leinster area.

Just been thinking of building a workshop with the centre piece being a hallowed out oak trunk used as a surround and chimney for a stove/furnace. I'd line the inside with firebrick to avoid burning the tree.

Nekarsulm

How long a piece would you be looking for? Could perhaps have a piece of Beech that would suit...... dozed up the middle, but you would be cutting all that away anyway.

junospider

I have an oak tree trunk lying in the field,around 20 ft long.

Xios

Nekarsulm wrote: »

How long a piece would you be looking for? Could perhaps have a piece of Beech that would suit...... dozed up the middle, but you would be cutting all that away anyway.

I chose Oak, because its in the housename

junospider wrote: »

I have an oak tree trunk lying in the field,around 20 ft long.

I wouldn't want to collect it anytime soon, i'd probably be looking around spring. Would you mind uploading a picture of it?

Aesthically I'd be looking to get some of roots too, so that it looks as though it's still growing out of the ground.

Nekarsulm

My pieces won't suit so, but put up a pic when you have it up and running!

Xios

Nekarsulm wrote: »

My pieces won't suit so, but put up a pic when you have it up and running!

Will do. Thanks for the replies.
Also, check fallen trees on adverts.ie, you could sell yours.

junospider

its about a metre in diameter near the root.

Oldtree

Now that is somthing I would like for my garden

Xios

junospider wrote: »

its about a metre in diameter near the root.

Aw man, that looks perfect, but sadly I won't have time to do anything about it until spring, and even then I could be going to Templemore

Username John

junospider wrote: »

its about a metre in diameter near the root.

Sorry to be going off topic, but was it an old mill or what in the background?

Xios

Username John wrote: »

Sorry to be going off topic, but was it an old mill or what in the background?

I'm curious too,

Also, hypothetically, how much would you be selling on the fallen oak for? I'd assume you'd sell it because oak wood is valuable.

Doin some napkin math, that oak is about 12 tons or 25,000 pounds (11,500kg).

My bad, at 45 pounds per cubic foot, it's volume is roughly 141 cubic foot, so 6361 pounds for the tree. So about 3.2 tons. Which is much more reasonable.
I initially did a radius of 3 foot, not 1.5

junospider

Its an old corn mill,I remember my grandfather grinding barley for local farmers.It was used foe generating electricity and there was a slaughterhouse there aswell.wrecked now.
The tree is available if anyone wants it.I dont wnt to use it for firewood.

Xios

junospider wrote: »

Its an old corn mill,I remember my grandfather grinding barley for local farmers.It was used foe generating electricity and there was a slaughterhouse there aswell.wrecked now.
The tree is available if anyone wants it.I dont wnt to use it for firewood.

I would take it, but i've no means to move it at the moment. What county are you in? I'd definetly take it next spring when I have time and money to rent a truck.

junospider

kilkenny.give me a shout in the spring ,it might still be there.Would you want it all or just the bit near the root?

Xios

junospider wrote: »

kilkenny.give me a shout in the spring ,it might still be there.Would you want it all or just the bit near the root?

I'm not entirely sure yet, i'd want to make a chinemy out of the thing, but either way, being 20ft, it'd have to be cut.