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14th March 2006, 08:40 AM #1
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Beautiful Timber - How Do You Select?
I feel a little foolish posing this question, but the spectacular timber in this post http://tinyurl.com/r2o4v causes me to do so.
How do you go about finding and selecting timber with interesting figuring? Do you have the supplier keep his eyes open for this stuff to let you know when it's available? Does it cost more than plainer timber of the same species?
I read where some woodworkers take a knife along to the supplier to cut back the surface then wipe it with water to see the grain, but this seems a very tedious process and one that is not likely to be welcomed by most timber suppliers.
Being Melbourne based, I would particularly appreciate comments from local woodworkers, but any comments will be helpful.
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14th March 2006, 01:20 PM #2
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mate, go the the wood show in melbourne, go to some sawmills or otehr timber suppleirs, take a trip to tassie, find some good TAFE courses..go to galleries and look at stuff, read the wooddreview and other mags...
imerse thyself....there is heaps available...
have fun
john
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14th March 2006, 04:36 PM #3
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Tassy Rules !!.
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14th March 2006, 05:16 PM #4
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Don.
Have you tried Rare Woods, 24 Greenwood st Abbotsford.
Phone 9427 0570.
They have some nice timber in from time to time.
Al
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14th March 2006, 05:46 PM #5
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Thanks, Al. No I haven't heard of this place. I'll give them a try.
Originally Posted by ozwinner
Don.
Have you tried Rare Woods, 24 Greenwood st Abbotsford.
Phone 9427 0570.
They have some nice timber in from time to time.
Al
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19th March 2006, 10:47 PM #6
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The guys at "Add The Beauty Of Timber", in Strathewen, just out of Melb. will help you out. Ph.-97148859. They've always got some nice stuff.
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19th March 2006, 11:01 PM #7
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