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Thread: Timber Sources NQ/FNQ/Townsville
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13th January 2008, 03:31 PM #1New Member
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Timber Sources NQ/FNQ/Townsville
G'day,
I'm a newbie here, although I have been into the musical instruments section for months. I'm on the lookout for good timbers to get into building some guitars. Can anyone help me out?
Anyone know where any Blackwood, Qld Walnut, Rosewood, Ebony, Myrtle, Mahogany, Myall is around QLD or Townsville? Or any other good timbers for instruments. I'll travel a few hours to get my paws on some.
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14th January 2008, 12:46 AM #2
The furthest North you'll find Myall is Clermont Sam - and there's only a few around there. The bulk of it is from Injune southward.
I think you'll find some of what you're after in Townsville if you make a few local contacts - maybe join a local club or ask the guy's at MIK if they know anyone that can help.
.......and welcome to the forum
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14th January 2008, 05:41 AM #3New Member
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Thanks treeterrorist,
Got a few contacts/mates into woodworking, scored a slab of silky oak and a slab of jarrah for free, to make a couple of electrics or a table or something. Haven't picked them up yet though. Although one is a furniture maker and the other is a builder, neither know where to get any of what I'm after EXCEPT qld maple.
I went to a timber store that reads "EXOTIC WOODS!" on the on the front window and told him what i was doing and asked if he had qld maple, blackwood, walnut, mahogany, rosewood or ebony and he looked at me like I was an idiot and said "you aint gonna find dem 'ere, we just got pine and tassie oak?"
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14th January 2008, 07:51 PM #4
Hey Bluesboysam,
Mate I'm in much the same boat as you. Being located in Townsville as well, I'm just getting into woodworking and struggling to find a good supplies of decent timbers in Townsville and NQ. Just posted a thread the other day with a bit of a shout out looking for a few sources (https://www.woodworkforums.com/f14/timber-sources-townsville-north-queensland-64291).
Anyway, good luck to your search! Oh yeah, if you do find some people or companies supplying some nice timbers I'd much appreciate it if you could spread the knowledge
Cheers,
WILL
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14th January 2008, 07:55 PM #5
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23rd January 2008, 06:26 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Guys
Sam and Will, send me a P.M. and I will see if I can help you both, just got the internet back on, so await your call,
Regards,
Crocy.
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23rd January 2008, 06:39 PM #7
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4th February 2008, 06:24 PM #8New Member
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hi all,
how did the hunt for timbers go?
ive just moved to townsville and am also interested in decent timber for guitars amoung other things
also anyone know where to get hold of some purple heart?
im reasonably happy to order over the internet (even though you dont get to see it first)
cheers,
Brendon
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5th February 2008, 09:15 AM #9
Hey Brendon,
Yeah no real luck at the moment in terms of a regular supplier in the Townsville area. I've been informed from some members of this board about a couple of mills up north, but I've yet to get the time to get up there and check it out.
I've I find out anything else I'll let you know
Cheers,
WILL
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18th February 2008, 10:09 AM #10New Member
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Qld Maple
Hi Everyone, we have some beautiful slabs of Queensland Maple,. we are on the Atherton Tablelands. We do go to townsville every now and then to see family too. If interested email us. Thanks
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7th August 2009, 10:08 AM #11New Member
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Anyone willing to machine used timber?
Guys, I am also quite new to Townsville / NQ and looking to get into some woodworking; problem being my contacts base is zero. Does anyone know some good timber contacts and also some places that would be willing to machine second hand / recycled timber (at a reasonable price)?
Whitty.
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10th August 2009, 02:38 AM #12
Different timber
Hi everyone,
I am in Central Qld and mostly a bit far away to just pop in for a visit but if u have no luck closer I might be able to help u out, not so much as a regular supplier but I do have my own stock of timber, some I mill myself or if I find a log or 2 of something interesting at a sawmill say then I buy the whole thing and have the sawmill cut it into slabs or boards which will at times exceed my requirements, I have some mango, white cedar, kauri pine, brushbox 300x100x5+m long and other odd things that I find. Hoop Camphour Burdekin plum
I am currently (once transport is arranged) bringing some Tassie timbers up north, Huon, Black Heart Sassafras, Blackwood, mostly 50mm and thicker slabs x approx 2.5m long, Stringybark with good fiddleback, this will be boards 200mmx50mmx4m long and some 100x100, price for this is unknown atm and until I see it I cant say much more but will answer any questions if I can if u have any.
A few pics following, not complete but it will give an idea.
Can also machine to requirements if needed.
Peter.
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30th August 2009, 09:09 AM #13Novice
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timber supplies
Hi Guys,
I have a few stacks of timber available in Cairns, about half cube of qld maple boards and a couple of small slabs, heaps of hoop pine and will be doing brown wattle and Cairns hickory in the next couple of weeks. Let me know if any of this is of interest?.
Cheers,
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