Thread: 100x100x300mm N/G EBONY

Have a look at this link I reckon they can help you.
http://www.gilmerwood.com/index.html
good luck, The Bird

Mathews Timber (ask for Ian Neal) in Melb stock NG Ebony. Be warned though its very expensive. I bowled up and grapped a beautiful piece 800mm long 65mmx65mm. Put it back in the rack when the guy told me it was 360 bucks. Bet the NG harvesters don't get that for it.

I pretty much felt the same way about Mathew's pricing for their stock of Ebony. Each board is numbered and individually measured and priced. It is as if they were precious stones.

T'was silly of me to ask, but I just had to - cost per cubic metre was quoted at $88,000 (if I recall correctly). To add insult to injury he then said "plus GST"

Holy Guacamole! At those prices, I reckon it'd cheaper to get something from North America and have it mailed out.

Rich

Originally Posted by ricgstevens

I pretty much felt the same way about Mathew's pricing for their stock of Ebony. Each board is numbered and individually measured and priced. It is as if they were precious stones.

T'was silly of me to ask, but I just had to - cost per cubic metre was quoted at $88,000 (if I recall correctly). To add insult to injury he then said "plus GST"

Holy Guacamole! At those prices, I reckon it'd cheaper to get something from North America and have it mailed out.

Rich

Carbatec had some too and it was about the same price. To Mathews credit though they did admit it was very overpriced and the stock they had had been sitting there since September last year. Apparently luthiers buy it in small quantities for musical instruments. I did buy some snakewood at Carbatec though. 150mm x 50mm x 12mm for 21 bucks. I think that works out around 140,000 bucks a cube....

Originally Posted by Shedhand

150mm x 50mm x 12mm for 21 bucks. I think that works out around 140,000 bucks a cube....

$233,333 a cube, actually. The problem is that the purchase price of the timber is only one component of the cost structure of the supplier. The smaller the piece, the larger in proportion the cost of overheads. That's why Otto sells olive wood for over $30,000 a cube and I give it away...

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

$233,333 a cube, actually. The problem is that the purchase price of the timber is only one component of the cost structure of the supplier. The smaller the piece, the larger in proportion the cost of overheads. That's why Otto sells olive wood for over $30,000 a cube and I give it away...

Jezuz wept I was only joking! I plucked the figure out of my head. Better put my little piece of snakewood in the bank. I wonder will snakewood grow in Tassie...hmmm a tax dodge plantation looms.

I'm weeping too, but that's how the world works... . Cheer up, the Japanese pay about that much for tuna. On second thougth: can't cheer up, they poach it around here. Oh, well, I'll have another beer to cheer up!

hey all thanks very much for your replys, very helpful, just requested a quote from gilmer wood i will let you know how much money they took from me. cheeky buggers

has anyone ordered from Gilmers. It's out of the US - what's the shipping and such like

Originally Posted by custom stretch

hello all, im in serch of some new guinea ebony, gaboon ebony or madagascar ebony. i usually get my timber from lazarides but they can only get 90x90mm, so if you know of anywhere, could you please let me know. thanks

have plenty of 150 25 mm png stripped ebony.....???


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