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10th November 2022, 01:00 PM #1Novice
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Where do I find "cheap" timber in stores in Australia? (2x4s, 2x10s, etc)
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but when I see woodworking YouTubers make cheap projects like workbenches or shop furniture they always talk about building it cheap with "construction lumber" or something similar. What is this equivalent to in Australia? I know it's pine but I can't seem to find cheap pine listed anywhere. Bunnings has dressed pine that seems super expensive for what it is (and it's usually always warped to hell anyway) and I can't find much else online anywhere, a lot of "email for a quote" stuff that I assume are for builders buying hundreds of boards, not some individual wanting 5 bits of 2x4. Nothing seems to just be a simple store for whatever reason.
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10th November 2022, 02:40 PM #2
You to have to go into the Bunnings timber yard and look for 90 X 45mm MGP10 untreated pine. This would be the equivalent of the American 2X4. It's available in various lengths starting at 2.4m and the Melbourne price is $6.78 per lm.
If you're making furniture then you'd have to go through the stack and select straight pieces with a minumum of knots.
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10th November 2022, 02:57 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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When they say cheap they mean cheap in comparison to furniture or joinery grade timber and are talking about structural timber.
Unfortunatley construction grade material isnt that cheap anymore either with the recent world shortage but prices are starting to settle
Another option is to look for pallet material to dress up
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10th November 2022, 03:04 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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The notion of cheap timber is a thing of the past, COVID, global conflict, supply restrictions, increases in taxes have all meant building materials have sky rocketed. Especially new material.
Plus cheap means different things to different people, a monetised youtuber will probably think anything is cheap.
In my books the only way to get cheap wood is getting it free via gumtree or similar, next in line is salvage yards and picking up old jarrah beams. These can generally be had for a few dollars per m. The downside is you'll need to dress them yourself and avoid any nails which inevitably will be hidden and discovered when you run them through your machinery.
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13th November 2022, 11:18 AM #5
See above. The only thing I'd add is bunnings also sell reject studs. If you are resawing them cutting them down etc you can find sound sections even though the stud as a whole is under spec. They used to be a lot cheaper, hopefully when the madness subsides the prices will return.
It is amazing what you can find give away on gumtree/FB marketplace but you'll need at least roof bars and a means to clean it up...I'm just a startled bunny in the headlights of life. L.J. Young.
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13th November 2022, 01:05 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Comparing Aus prices to US will leave you depressed. But they are paying a lot more now than they used to also.
Keep in mind that YouTube channels are often a business. If they have more than 10 or 20k subscribers, they are likely to be treating it as a business. That means they will often underplay costs involved in a project (more popular if it's achievable) and that for them it's just a cost of doing business.
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13th November 2022, 05:47 PM #7
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