Thread: SA Timber

Erik,
If i remember correctly ( i used to live in adelaide when i was an apprentice) there was a timber supply place in the eastern suburbs by the name of :

'Otto and Co pty ltd' ..Tmbr Joinry & Hrdwre Mrchnts 5 Ann St St Stepney 5069 (08) 8362 3522

Stephen.

Thanks Stephen, I'll give them a try.

[This message has been edited by Erik (edited 04 November 2002).]

G'day
Be prepared for a shock if you ring otto's, exraordinarilly high prices in my experience. Liemex at the port has a variety of timber at good prices. I wouldn't recommend bones. http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/icons/icon19.gif
What sort of timber did you have in mind?
cheers
Rod

hi erik,
i was going to suggest the 2 above!
the tanunda wood show is on this sat 9th and usually a1 timber from handorf is there.
i also know a person who sells large slabs,(various timbers) just send me an email and ill get back to you.
seeyousoon mik.

had a nice time at Hahndorf when i was at Adelaide recently, nice little restaurant there and the schnaps went down nicely

Brett

I am ex SA. I have no info as to sources of new timber but suggest that you do the rounds of the salvage places.
SA was, in sailing ship days, the bread basket of Oz and was visited by ships from all over the world collecting agric produce for Europe and North America. A lot of them came ballasted with timber and some pretty exotic timbers found their way to the State.
A house I lived in at Largs Bay has 1 1/4" thick sugar pine floor boards throughout.
Go searching and find yourself some 100+ year old oregon or maple or birch or whatever.

Thanks for the replies, they are most helpful.

Cheers!

Erik

In Rod's reply he cautions against buying from Bones - could anyone suggest why that may be?
Thanks
Laurence

I recon that Rod, along with almost everyone else, doesn’t take well to the in your face service that is dished out.

Have a look at this topic: http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/Forum21/HTML/000065.html

G'day Laurence
Though the experience I had at Bones was extraordinary, I would like to clarify though and say that all my visits have not been like that, only the one. I have found the prices a bit high, the service a bit slow, but they do have a good selection of mouldings and have been in business for a long time so they must be doing a lot of things right.
Forgive and forget I say. I won't be going there myself though.
cheers
Rod