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  1. 14th December 2015, 09:47 PM #1
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    Default Did someone order some timber?

    One of our clients supplies his own timber; European Oak, he imports it directly instead of going through a supplier. Last week this rocks up for us in a truck:
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    All 3m long, 150-300mm wide and 50mm thick. Some beautiful medullary rays in there too 'cos the Europeans send a mix of quarter and crown cut instead of just crown like the Americans.

    Only problem is we got a pack the size of the one on the left last month, which should see us well into next year, and we have nowhere to put the new lot
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    You can store some at my place
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    ARGGG! That is one of those annoying first world problems.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enfield Guy View Post
    You can store some at my place
    Nuh-uh...I'm closer...
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    Any offcuts that I can help you get rid off
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    Looks like a nice pack of timber for offcut and toymaking???
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    Appreciate the storage offers, I'll suggest it to the boss
    Don't really get much in the way of offcuts from this, we make a lot of different things for this client and even the small stuff usually gets used.

    There may end up being some in the annual clear-out pile, I'll post in the market place once we've done our cull of the offcut bins
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    I like that sort of storage problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pittwater Pete View Post
    I like that sort of storage problem.
    Not when it takes up half our heavy-duty timber/board trolleys and 9 sq.m of floor space
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    My take on this is that it's far cheaper to import something as bulky, cumbersome and bureaucratically burdensome as timber than obtain it locally.

    We, as a country, have priced ourselves out of everything.

    I'd be very interested to know who the client uses for supply and transport.
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    I'd be very interested to know who the client uses for supply and transport.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Evanism View Post
    I'd be very interested to know who the client uses for supply and transport.
    He also brings in a fair bit of furniture from Europe and, as far as I can tell, he gets the timber from the manufacturer rather than the mill. The first lot we got had the same sticker as the furniture, but it was a much smaller quantity, don't know if that's still the case.

    As for transport I wouldn't have a clue. For all I know it may be organised at the European end

    Started on a couple of beds with this timber, took a few pics to show off what I get to use
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    I'm surprised you guys don't have timber racking???
    Allocate one wall for the racking and can store quite a bit of timber... Bad thing is that you then need forklift and banding tool..
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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    Started on a couple of beds with this timber, took a few pics to show off what I get to use
    IMAG1414[1].jpgIMAG1415[1].jpgIMAG1416[1].jpg
    I take it these are not for Forty Winks
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    Quote Originally Posted by Prle77 View Post
    I'm surprised you guys don't have timber racking???
    Allocate one wall for the racking and can store quite a bit of timber... Bad thing is that you then need forklift and banding tool..
    We do have racking; 2.7m high, 3m wide and 5m deep and if we pile all the new stuff in we won't have space for much else for other orders
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    Also, no free wall space and no forklift.

    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    I take it these are not for Forty Winks
    They certainly aren't. There are no staples or pine used either
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