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3rd February 2020, 08:42 PM #1New Member
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Timber supply Melbourne (non - Australian species)
Hi,
Hopefully i'm posting in the right place.
I'm somewhat of a beginner woodworker. My background is in automotive/panel beating but I've recently learnt to enjoy woodworking.
The problem i have is I don't know where to buy timber from. More specifically non stock(Bunnings) Australian species.
I've been looking for walnut, oak etc and i've hit a brick wall.
Where in Melbourne (S.E. preferebly) can i get american etc species of wood? Not really full slabs as i don't think i'm at the stage of being able to cut one up succesflly.... yet.
Thanks in advance.
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3rd February 2020, 08:52 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Hazlewood and Hill in Burwood is a good start:
Furniture Timber - Hazelwood & Hill
Matthews Timber in Knoxfield is another one:
Timber Supplier Melbourne, Exotic Timber Brisbane, Timber Sydney
Britton Timbers in Dandenong is another:
Timbers
| Britton Timbers
In general though you might be somewhat surprised at the price of furniture grade timber!
cheers, Ian
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3rd February 2020, 08:57 PM #3New Member
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Thanks Ian,
I'll check them out. Curretnly i'm stuck with Bunnings, Mitre10 and Tile Importers for timber.. Unless i want Tass Oak, and well, Tass Oak.... there isn't much of a range....
Steve.
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3rd February 2020, 09:07 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Tassie Oak/Vic Ash is pretty under rated timber, sanded well and some coats of Danish Oil it looks absolutely magic! Beautiful for furniture or moldings.
A really beautiful Aust timber and a joy to work with is Southern Myrtle, well worth looking out for, last lot I got from Mathews was around $40 L/M for 200 x 50.
cheers, Ian
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3rd February 2020, 09:27 PM #5New Member
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Yeah nothing against Tass Oak, it's just i'd like to mix it up a bit, i need some other colours etc... I did hit up a few recylced timber places and grabbed some odds and ends, but they all have the same stuff...
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4th February 2020, 04:05 AM #6
There's some here: American Black Walnut Right in the marketplace. I believe the same seller has a fair stash.
I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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4th February 2020, 04:49 PM #7Taking a break
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Global Timbers. We used them pretty much exclusively for US species at my old work
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6th February 2020, 05:45 PM #8Senior Member
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Add
American hardwoods
And
Whelan the Warehouse
to the list too
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6th February 2020, 07:20 PM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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Provans, Clifton Hill carry DAR Tas Oak. 110x32 @ $21 pm. Mathews for exotic, great products & great service! Side of the road for occasional gems. Macrocarpa is widely available & good, stable wood
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6th February 2020, 08:56 PM #10
Mathews in Scorsby keep some imports. Give them a call and see what they have in stock before going there to find out.
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12th February 2020, 02:14 PM #11
Hi Steve
I often get timber and sheet materials from Uptons; prices usually very good, but quality varies:
Variety Of Timber By Uptons, High Quality Construction Products
Some of their stores also have recycled timber - can be great, but watchextremely carefully for nails, etc.
For harder tasks, I often make a "practice" component from a cheap timber before I risk the more expensive woods.
Cheers
Graeme
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