Dress pine Melbourne

[anundr]

Good evening all,

I am currently planning a couple of projects to tackle over the coming months and have 90mm x 90mm posts stuck in my head for the legs of various things, I like the big beefiness of a thick leg.

Everywhere I look has had timber similar to what i want for $18/m or more, Bunnings of all places had exactly what i had in mind for $50 for 2.4m.

It's quite disheartening to read articles and watch these DIY videos where American's talk about getting 4x4 timber for like $10/8'.

So my question is, is there anywhere in Melbourne that i can pick up some dressed pine for a 2/3 decent price? or is the best I'm looking at $50/2.4m.

Thanks,
James

[LGS]

Hi James,

4x4 squares are always expensive, with any timber. But you can make your own easy enough, by buying thinner pieces of wood and laminating them together. Many of the woods I like to work with are nigh on impossible to get as squares, so laminate is the way to go.
Welcome to the Brave New World.

Regards,

Rob

[fubar]

or you could go white cypress roughsawn from Radial Timber | Durable Timbers | Outlast Timber Melbourne and dress it yourself

[HappySquirl]

I live in qld but it is heaps cheaper buying direct from the mill. Dont know what cypress prices are like down there but i get 100 x 100 for $5.92/m and dressed $6.56/m