Thread: Timber Quote.

1. Imbuia ...This species grows in Southern Brazil and is sometimes called Brazilian Walnut
2. Kiaat related to African Paduk....so it will be expensive....
3. Tambuti commonly referred to as African sandalwood..
I would go to trend timbers/anagote and ask for them by name or their common name and estimate their cost. Dont worry if no one stocks it here in Australia; just base the price on a cousin in the family if necessary. The markers wont mind if you cannot get an exact price. Actually I wound mention that you got them for free and the prices may be etimated as the timber is not available here in australia...but then again you have some dont you? So ask the person you got it from unless he is a smuggler and if so just smile then run...in that order.

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cheers

Dean.

Cheers Dean,
I've done a fair amount of research into the name and origin of the timber when i had to identify it, all of which I've tabulated and included in the folio. Thanks for the recommendation. I probably wouldn't have thought of looking at the cost of cousins otherwise. I got the timber through the family, I hope it's all legitimate haha.

Thanks

The examiners are not by and large going to focus on the pricing other than to check that you had a proposed budget and an actual one. They will be more concerned with the overal presentation, craftmanship, finish, attention to detail and the style of the finished timber product and of course the folio which is worth 40%. Make sure you include your design ideas and show how your idea evolved to what is the finished product. Remember to say that some of the timber was free; I have made many pieces of furnitue for the cost of the lacquer alone! Using re-cycled, found or donated timber is never an issue!.
cheers

Dean.

Yeah, thanks,

i was just looking at it so that my estimated cost wasn't too far off. I've mentioned that all of the timber was free and my only real costs so far have been lacquer, hinges etc.
Also; From the start, I have been CAD modelling my design and I recently read on the board of studies website that you can include an up to six minute digital presentation. Do you think it would be appropriate to include my joining techniques, design ideas and evolution in a video as well as in the folio or do you think that one or the other would suffice? I've asked my industrial tech teacher but i figure that more opinions are better than one.

Thanks again.

Absolutly...if you have gone to any trouble then take the opportunity to show that you have. Nothing like a video! What are programe are you suing? Edge pro E?
Dean.

If it were me doing it, I would pick an suitable readily available timber and quote a price on that.
For example, "I used xxxx timber for the construction of this clock,which I obtained from a family member. To build the same design in Tasmanian Blackwood will cost $xxxxx, or in Australian Red Cedar, it will cost $xxxx."

Alright, I'll include the video in the final presentation then. To do all of the design, I used Google SketchUp Pro. I didn't think it would be at first but, it actually proved to be fairly user-friendly.
Thanks 'Ironwood', I may end up doing just that, the prices for Cedar and Blackwood may be slightly easier to find. Those timbers were also readily available from the same relative and I was considering using one or the other during the early stages of planning. It would definitely be worth it to include them.