Hard wood supplier

[Wilky 0]

A bit of a longshot I know, but I'm looking to buy some decent hardwood for a project at home and can't find anyone near me.

 

I'm looking for something along the lines of White Oak, Light Oak, Cherry, Ash, Maple, Beech etc. I don't want anything darkish.

 

So if anyone knows of anywhere that supplies it I'd really appreciate any help, I'd prefer it in West Yorkshire, but I don't mind travelling further afield and if it's mail order, then anywhere will do.

 

Thanks in advance

Wilky

[Gin 498]

A bit of a longshot I know, but I'm looking to buy some decent hardwood for a project at home and can't find anyone near me.

 

I'm looking for something along the lines of White Oak, Light Oak, Cherry, Ash, Maple, Beech etc. I don't want anything darkish.

 

So if anyone knows of anywhere that supplies it I'd really appreciate any help, I'd prefer it in West Yorkshire, but I don't mind travelling further afield and if it's mail order, then anywhere will do.

 

Thanks in advance

Wilky

John Boddy's of Boroughbridge. Get anything there.

http://www.john-boddy-timber.ltd.uk/aboutus.htm

Edited October 22, 2006 by Gin

[Guest oneredtrim]

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Edited January 17, 2008 by oneredtrim

[Wilky 0]

Thanks very much for that lads, appreciate it.

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Edited January 17, 2008 by oneredtrim

[BWB 3]

i live in the forest of dean mate plenty of wood my way give me £20 and help yourself :11: on a serious note how long would the timber have to be stored for to dry off before you could use it and if english oak is hard to get hold of i could be a millionaire :11:

[Guest oneredtrim]

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Edited January 17, 2008 by oneredtrim

[BWB 3]

[ on a serious note how long would the timber have to be stored for to dry off before you could use it and if english oak is hard to get hold of i could be a millionaire :11:

 

Thats not a simple question to answer fella, different people will give you different answers and the equation starts to become very complicated and not one to be cocked up if your dealing with an amount of quality product. Basically if the material is to be used for external use then it should be stored at a temerature in accordance to the external temperature, seperated from other sections within the pile and a through draft ideally should be present, The ends should also be sealed with oils or paint. Wood used for internal use should be stored at a temerature akin to that at which it is to be used (machine/pattern shops set thier heating at 50 degrees and have it running 24 hours). Ideally a section should be ripped down before drying to expose a new face. A lot of myther basically....you could always go the kiln dried route but the people who do this professionally seem to have no roof to thier mouth when chatting prices.

 

How much English Oak you got fella, is it yours to sell and where are you based?

 

Oneredtrim.hi sorry to have mislead you like that but only put it up as a joke i live in the forest of dean gloucestershire at the moment im sat at my computer looking out the window at thousands of trees i didnt realise certain timber was so hard/expensive to get hold of ( just take it for granted i suppose ) just out of interest how much would say oak , beech ,ash , birch be worth and what sort of sizes are you talking about also would that be as it is cut or after it has been seasoned ( here i go off misleading people again )i should really mention that the land is forestry commision owned but thats not to say you couldnt cut a dozen trees down without anybody batting a eye lid :11: a lot of the old boys have been collecting fire wood for years cutting trees down not just the odd bit of kindling wood again i do apoligies for this

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Edited January 17, 2008 by oneredtrim

[Guest baldie]

ooo, lignum vitae, once turned some bottoms for some beautiful stick floats out of it, the heaviest, densest wood there is, also used for bowling bowls, i believe?Oneredtrim, you sound like you appreciate a nice bit of wood? ever been to craft supplies at millersdale, derbyshire, they recon to have over 200 exotics in stock, at any one time, in allsorts of sizes and shapes,snakewood, thuya burrs, goldfield burrs, all the fruitwoods, cocobolo etc etc

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Edited January 17, 2008 by oneredtrim

[Guest baldie]

Purpleheart is lovely stuff, its also used in laminated longbows, as well as osage.I made some knife scales from cocobolo, a couple of years back, and thats bright purple when cut, but it turns dark unfortunatly, but the figuring is fabulous.Ever seen quilt maple buddy? that is fabulous, and i,m toying with the idea of a blank for a marlin rifle.

[Guest oneredtrim]

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Edited January 17, 2008 by oneredtrim

[Guest baldie]

Here you go buddy, its not veneer, just another type of maple, like fiddleback, curly, birds eye, etc.Apparently, its a b*****d to work, as the grain runs in several directions, just like a burr.

 

[Guest oneredtrim]

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Edited January 17, 2008 by oneredtrim