Thread: Timber in NZ

I searched for 'Rosenfeld Kidson' and they appear to be in Auckland. Not much good to me as I'm just North of Christchurch.
Stick a town or general location (OK, mine could be more specific) on your profile.


I've just about given up on the thought of using exotic timbers, due to the non-flying Kiwi dollar, I'll probably stick to Macrocarpa, Oregon and Pine.

Originally Posted by seanz

I searched for 'Rosenfeld Kidson' and they appear to be in Auckland. Not much good to me as I'm just North of Christchurch.
Stick a town or general location (OK, mine could be more specific) on your profile.


I've just about given up on the thought of using exotic timbers, due to the non-flying Kiwi dollar, I'll probably stick to Macrocarpa, Oregon and Pine.

Thanks Seanz, have amended my profile, and yup I'm from Auckland. Understand what you say about kiwi dollar . Other than Trade Me have had problem sourcing the exotics.

Originally Posted by seanz

I'll probably stick to Macrocarpa, Oregon and (radiata?) Pine.

I never thought of any of them as being very exotic but as none are indigenous to New Zealand I guess that, technically, they are all exotic.

I love NZ kauri.

Cheers

Graeme

when i lived in Auckland i used timpan city it must have been sold as its now called timspec. this is the website http://www.timspec.co.nz/ the only thing i would say about them is if you are getting a large quantity make the effort to go there and select the timber yourself or you will end up with all the rubbish

km

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

I never thought of any of them as being very exotic but as none are indigenous to New Zealand I guess that, technically, they are all exotic.

I love NZ kauri.

Cheers

Graeme

Funny how I just made a major assumption about terminology there......sorry about that.
Macro, oregon, pine are taken for granted as being widely available here (and more afffordable) and I automatically assumed Jas was talking about imported timber, not locally grown exotics.

Indigenous NZ timber isn't that easy to come by (not hard but certainly not easy and definitely not cheap) so Kiwi woodworkers end up using exotic stuff like Jarrah and Spotted Gum......and wondering why all their tools have suddenly gone blunt.

Originally Posted by Jas The Master

Thanks Seanz, have amended my profile, and yup I'm from Auckland. Understand what you say about kiwi dollar . Other than Trade Me have had problem sourcing the exotics.

Hi Jaz,


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Can anyone tell me a good source of wood working gear in NZ.. plane blade for a Stanley No 5, veneers, Dovetail saws, oilstone/water stones. Old fashioned stuff.

Any blog or forum for what's happening in NZ?

Thanks in advance.

Paul
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Hi Paul,

Where abouts are you. I live in Auckland and it's pretty slim pickings here!

Jas , we grow the some of the best exotic trees around , just ask the rest of the world

What are you wanting it for ? What sizes .
Whats the end product ?

Originally Posted by Jas The Master

Hi Paul,

Where abouts are you. I live in Auckland and it's pretty slim pickings here!

I'm in the Hokianga, dressed stuff is dear, but I know a few people who do some small scale milling, mainly macrocarpa, swamp kauri is available at a hefty price.


So I've picked up a planer/jointer and a thicknesser off trademe on the basis I should save dollars in the long run.

One suggestion, is find a friendly arborist working in your area, massive amount of timber just gets mulched. Or dumped. Obviously you'd have to store it or work green wood.

I have been using Totara, pohutakawa, macadaimia and olive for small things like belay posts and a boat hook on a sailing out-rigger canoe I built and sail. Just cut the limbs off the tree,

Re green wood, the forum on Ubeauty, looked very interesting, what splits well?? If Leyland cypress or macrocarpa did, we'd be in clover.

cheers

Paul

any of you kiwi guys know what the postage costs are like for NZ to australia ??
just asking because there have been a few things ( chainsaws mainly ) on your trade me site which i joined but it wont let me ask seller a question ( postage or even if they will post to OZ ) keeps telling me i have to deposit 10 bucks and open an account as a seller .
but i dont want to sell only buy it's a bit annoying cant buy cos cant ask any questions.

sorry if i hijacked your thread .

No worries Texx, try the NZ post website;

http://www.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-...ationalParcels

Paul - thanks for the tip re the arborist !

Originally Posted by texx

any of you kiwi guys know what the postage costs are like for NZ to australia ??
just asking because there have been a few things ( chainsaws mainly ) on your trade me site which i joined but it wont let me ask seller a question ( postage or even if they will post to OZ ) keeps telling me i have to deposit 10 bucks and open an account as a seller .
but i dont want to sell only buy it's a bit annoying cant buy cos cant ask any questions.

sorry if i hijacked your thread .

I looked up Trademe,... you need to put the $10 so that you can be "authenticated"

As follows>>>


"We recommend that members become authenticated to prove they are serious about trading. You must be authenticated to sell. Authenticated members have red stars beside their name.

Used in combination with a member's feedback, authenticated traders are more trusted than non-authenticated members. The number of stars next to a trader's name represents their feedback rating. The more feedback, the more stars - read more.

To become an authenticated member on Trade Me (and get your first red star ) you need to credit your Trade Me account with a minimum of $10.


Authenticated members have additional features available to them on Trade Me. These include being able to:

• Place a listing
• Place bids over $5000
• Purchase items using 'buy now'
• Place bids on as many auctions as you choose
• Use the question and answer feature
• Remove the lead bids from your auctions (members with two or more stars only). "

So the $10 let's you ask questions,
I'm guessing a chainsaw would be more to post across the ditch than buying a new one??

Paul

Originally Posted by Paulb6

I'm in the Hokianga, dressed stuff is dear, but I know a few people who do some small scale milling, mainly macrocarpa, swamp kauri is available at a hefty price.


So I've picked up a planer/jointer and a thicknesser off trademe on the basis I should save dollars in the long run.

One suggestion, is find a friendly arborist working in your area, massive amount of timber just gets mulched. Or dumped. Obviously you'd have to store it or work green wood.

I have been using Totara, pohutakawa, macadaimia and olive for small things like belay posts and a boat hook on a sailing out-rigger canoe I built and sail. Just cut the limbs off the tree,

Re green wood, the forum on Ubeauty, looked very interesting, what splits well?? If Leyland cypress or macrocarpa did, we'd be in clover.

cheers

Paul

I just went into the "green woodworking" forum and found this link

http://lumberjocks.com/frank/blog/4389

I see there is a kiwi commenting on the blog. Steve from somewhere??

Paul

Jas you could give BBS Timbers in Henderson Valley Road a try.

Rhys