We publish our Timber Talk blog to help landowners understand the timber business and make smarter decisions when it comes time for you to sell your timber. We’re here to help you learn what your trees and logs are worth, guide you through the sale and harvest process, and show you how to avoid common mistakes that can cost you a lot of money.
Learn how to grade and sell your logs
If you have logs to sell you can probably earn significant profit if you find a buyer for them. But you should never deal directly with a sawmill or a
Case Study: Selling 11 acres of timber in Blue Rock, Ohio
Learn how we helped a couple get $33,650 for their timber near Blue Rock in Muskingum County on January 7, 2025
Case Study: Selling 30 acres of timber in Woodsfield, Ohio
Learn how we helped a family in Monroe County sell timber for more than $61,000 without dealing with any shady loggers
Case Study: Selling 22 acres of timber in Belmont, Ohio
Learn how we helped a family avoid an $11,000 tree removal expense and turned it into a $32,000 timber sale.
Case Study: Logging 100 wooded acres near Martins Ferry
Learn how an Amish logging company wrecked a 100-acre timber stand in Belmont County — and destroyed the property’s timber potential for decades to come.
What are timber defects?
Defects in timber logs are imperfections or irregularities that reduce the quality, value, or usability of the wood that can be milled form timber. These defects can be natural, resulting
Glossary of forestry terms
Just as many car salesmen do, unethical loggers and timber buyers will try to use jargon and inaccurate terms to confuse you and try to trick you into signing a
Common Logging Scams
Selling your trees and logs to timber buyers can be a profitable undertaking, but it also comes with risks. Unfortunately, some loggers use deceptive practices to cheat landowners, especially when
We have honest timber buyers and loggers in all these counties:
- Ashland County
- Ashtabula County
- Athens County
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Erie County
- Gallia County
- Geauga County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Hocking County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Licking County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Morrow County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Portage County
- Richland County
- Ross County
- Sandusky County
- Scioto County
- Seneca County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Wyandot County
- Ashland County
- Ashtabula County
- Athens County
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Erie County
- Gallia County
- Geauga County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Hocking County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Licking County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Morrow County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Portage County
- Richland County
- Ross County
- Sandusky County
- Scioto County
- Seneca County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Wyandot County
This covered bridge over the Grand River was built with Ashtabula County Timber
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