Current Tender

Current April tender at IST Geeveston

A tender of forty three logs of black-heart and plain sassafras, blackwood, downer myrtle, figured eucalypt & silver wattle and two craft timber packs with seasoned celery-top and Huon pine is open for offers until 10 pm on Monday 7 April, 2025. Images and descriptions for each log / lot are shown below.  Visits to inspect these logs/timber at the IST Yard at Cemetery Rd, Geeveston are welcome on weekdays between 8 am and 3.30 pm.  Tender forms are available at the 'Tender Rules and Form' page, which has detail about how to deliver, mail or email a bid.  Any questions to Mr Chris Emmett, tel 03 6295 7161, email chris.emmett@sttas.com.au or mobile 0419 998 452.   

Eucalypt boards with figure & gum features

IST Geeveston has stock of seasoned eucalypt boards with these features for sale, please contact Mr Chris Emmett to discuss prices, stock and an order.  

Utility & Outspec Celery-top pine logs

IST Geeveston has a quantity of these fresh logs for sale at $285 / tonne for outspec grade logs and $320 / tonne for utility grade logs; please contact Mr Chris Emmett to discuss purchase and milling options

Musk logs & root burls

IST Geeveston has stock of salvaged musk logs with root burls which contain valuable timber with burl figure and fiddle-back grain.  These musk logs with root burls can be purchased directly for removal or can be milled to order on the IST Woodmizer bandsaw mill.  The log sections are 20 - 40 centimeters in diameter and 1 - 4 metres in length; the valuable root burls contain burl wood 5 - 20 cm thick. 

These logs with burls are for sale at $440 per weighbridge tonne.  Seasoned boards of musk timber are also available for purchase from IST Geeveston.  Please contact Chris Emmett on (03) 6295 7161 or 0419 998 452 during business hours or email chris.emmett@sttas.com.au if you wish to discuss this material.   See images below and a larger item under 'Home' titled 'Our Musk Story'.  

Add your email address for future tenders information :

To receive email notice of future tenders at IST Geeveston please email this request to: chris.emmett@sttas.com.au 

To receive email notice of future tenders at STT Strahan please email this request to:  ist-north@sttas.com.au 

Logs for Purchase

Logs not selected for sale in tenders, with the exception of black-heart sassafras logs, can be purchased directly from IST Geeveston.  Blackwood, myrtle, silver wattle, craft grade Huon pine logs and celery-top pine poles can also be selected for direct purchase.  Such logs can be loaded for removal or can be milled to your requirements by IST Geeveston.  See Products - Logs for prices or contact Mr Chris Emmett by email chris.emmett@sttas.com.au or tel 03 6295 7161 or mobile 0419 998 452 to discuss the material available for selection.  

 

Log 2, Sassafras, small black-heart / plain

Log 5, Sassafras light black-heart.

Log 16, Sassafras small black heart

Log 19, Sassafras, light black-heart

Log 22, Sassafras, small black-heart.

Log 34, Eucalypt tear drop figure.

Log 35, Eucalypt tear drop figured

Log 36, Eucalypt tear drop figured

Log 37, Eucalypt tear drop figured. 

Log 38, Eucalypt tear drop figured.

Log 39, Eucalypt bulls eye figured.