Your woods are worth more than a guess.
We buy standing timber and timberland directly from landowners, offering fair, competitive prices and straightforward service from start to finish. Whether you're looking to harvest mature timber, improve your property, or simply explore your options, our experienced team can provide a professional evaluation and a clear understanding of your timber's value. Contact us today for a no-obligation consultation.
We buy standing timber and timberland directly from landowners, offering fair, competitive prices and straightforward service from start to finish. Whether you're looking to harvest mature timber, improve your property, or simply explore your options, our experienced team can provide a professional evaluation and a clear understanding of your timber's value. Contact us today for a no-obligation consultation.
- CertifiedOFA Master Logger
- Experience50 years combined
- WhereOhio & northern West Virginia
- The offerIn writing, no obligation
What we buy
Minimum diameter, measured at four and a half feet: walnut from 14 inches, everything else from 16. All hardwood species and white pine
- Black Walnut 14 in
- White Oak 16 in
- Red Oak 16 in
- Hard Maple 16 in
- Black Cherry 16 in
Most landowners sell timber once in a lifetime
You only get one shot at getting it right, and that is exactly why this business attracts people who take advantage. Here is what we hold ourselves to instead.
What we put on paper is what we stand by. What we tell you is what we intend to deliver.
Your remaining woods, your roads, your fields and your fences. Your property is an investment and we treat it that way.
You should know exactly what you are agreeing to before anybody starts a saw.
Joe Raber and Autty Hamilton, working together on every property.
We believe a handshake and a contract still mean something. Joe Raber, owner
What an OFA Master Logger actually is
It is not a sticker. It is a commitment to the Ohio Forestry Association's Best Management Practices and to established chainsaw safety standards on every job.
Master Logging Company certification A13-007-0513 · Ohio Forestry Association Logging Standards Council
How selling your timber works
Four steps, and you can stop after any of them.
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You call, we come out
Tell us roughly where the property is and how much woods there is. We set a time and walk it with you. No cost.
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We tally what is there
Volume, species and grade, tree by tree. That is what tells us the value, and it is the part a lowball offer skips.
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You get a written offer
A price, in writing, with the terms spelled out — which trees, what happens to the roads and landings, and how you get paid.
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We harvest and clean up
If you sign, we work to BMP standards and leave the property the way we agreed. If you do not, you keep the appraisal.
The hardwoods we buy
Ohio and northern West Virginia grow some of the finest hardwood in the country. What you have standing, and how clean it is, decides most of the number.
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Black Walnut
Highest value per tree
Walnut buyers page -
White Oak
Strong, steady demand
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Red Oak
High volume
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Hard & Soft Maple
Grade-driven
All hardwood species and white pine, and what drives their value
- Counties we work in most
- Counties with a page of their own
Where we work
Ohio and northern West Virginia. Close enough to look at your woods quickly, and close enough that we are still around afterwards.
The shaded counties are where we have worked most. If yours is not one of them, call anyway: we buy standing timber and timberland throughout Ohio and in northern West Virginia.
Find out what your woods are worth
We will walk your property, tally what is there and tell you straight what it is worth — at no cost, and with no obligation to sell.
Joe or Autty answers the phone. Or send your details and we will call you.