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6th January 2013, 10:26 PM #1Senior Member
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Another timber thread....sorry
Hi all,
I'm going to build myself my first bench. Anyone know where I can find "affordable" hardwood suitable for the frame in Sydney?
I've been looking around for salvage yards and recycling places online, but I cant find anything. Do such places exist?
I don't have a thicknesser, but can have stuff dressed if I guarantee them there are no nails
If all else fails I'll build it out of tassie oak, but thats not exactly cheap.
I live in Hornsby, North Shore Timber sell this pencil edged 2x4 black butt that isn't bad, but I cant laminate it because of the edges....any other suggestions? I'll probably want up to 240ish x 45 - still finalising plans
Happy to go north to coast or Newcastle is needed. Also going to Forster later in the year, so I could bring it back from that neck of the woods if needed
Cheers,
Peter
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7th January 2013, 08:37 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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hardwood
Mal at Boutique Timbers will be delivering to Sydney end January.
He has a whole range of 50mm or 40mm thick boards, as well as 100x100 legs. qld maple, jarrah, blackwood, brushbox, flooded gum, red gum, blue gum blackbutt.. plus other stuff I can't remember. He can thickness if necessary as well and drop off for a small charge
Check the Boutique Timber web site, and send him your cutting list to [email protected] and he'll give you a quote.
Or call him on 0416 097827
Regards
Greg
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7th January 2013, 09:43 AM #3
As you are in Hornsby it is quite a drive to Marrickville where Reverse Garbage are located and in the same complex the Bower. Not just wood but all manner of craft so you might find a plastic tub that you want to use for cleaning rust from metal.
As they are not just wood they may not have the sizes that you are after.
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12th January 2013, 03:30 PM #4
This is a bit of a hike but he had lots of useful and dry well seasoned timber. I'm not sure he got many takers
I picked up a little bit and need to put through a thicknesser but could be worth your while giving him a bell
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Nick
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12th January 2013, 08:51 PM #5Senior Member
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Blacktown is no problem. I'm happy to go pretty much anywhere to get something good.
I may have found a cheap source of F27 (might be 17, need to find out) kiln dried blackbutt. Its 35 x 90.....with pencil edge....grr
With this type of structural hardwood, I assume I'd need to run it through a thicknesser before I could laminate it on the 90 side?
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15th January 2013, 09:32 PM #6Intermediate Member
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I bought all my timber from Trend Timbers in Windsor about 1 hour from hornsby very helpful place and afforable they worth a try..
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