Hi Guys, new member here.
I expect you all get sick of this question - but here goes anyway. I’m looking for recommendations about what type of timber to use for building some indoor furniture. It seems to me that the hardest bit about woodworking in Australia is finding a good timber, and being able to afford it. I’ve just finished building a bedroom suite for our master bedroom in Tasmanian Oak, and we are very pleased with the finished product, but the more I learn about this timber and the forestry practices in Tasmania the more I regret using it. It didn’t help when the clumsy oafs burnt that giant tree (el grando ???). Anyway, I can’t put it back so we have to live with it now - but I ‘d rather choose a different timber for the next project.
I’m thinking about building the living room furniture now - probably a buffet, a coffee table and a chaise lounge. Can anyone recommend a timber. As an indication, I think I’d pay up to about $15pm for 90x19 dressed - is it realistic to expect to get a quality cabinetmaking timber for that.
It might help if I tell you things I don’t like; pine, Oregon, WRC - and things I do like but probably cant afford; English Oak, American cherry. It might also help if I tell you I like reasonably contemporary looking furniture, not rustic or country looking, which I expect might govern the choice of timber and eliminate recycled timber as well.
Any suggestions for this relative novice would be greatly appreciated.
ps I've been lurking on your forums for a few weeks. I love the good humour and the great responses.
cheers
Arron Davies