Thread: Where do you guys get this stuff?

..not to forget the rare and beautiful King William (a.k.a King Billy) Pine.

And did you know that Huon Pine is the only timber in the known world that doesn't have sap. It has an aromatic oil instead. Both Huon Pine and King Billy are rare and protected species in Tasmania - the only place they grow on earth.

Just thought you'd like to know a bit about my stock of timber..

The vast array of beautiful figured timber that is ever present in this great country of ours, from the real hard desert timbers to the lighter coastal hardwoods is more than adequately covered in Keith R Bootle's book "Wood in Australia" ISBN 0 07 451047 9.

In my view this is a great book to ascertain the properties and best applications of the various timbers that abound here in Australia.

Cheers

Further to this question:

As there are relatively few suppliers of these products there must be many prospective customers (like me) who are a long way from their yards. Does anyone have them delivered? I would have thought shipping would be a killer, but travel costs and time would be too.

I am also wondering if anyone other than those in the trade (i.e. those that can pass the cost on) actually use these sources? (I am talking about places like Trend, Anagote, etc).

Also, places like Trend (I am not picking on them - just using them as an example) tend not to have prices on their timbers (Anagote do). Now I always work on the basis that, if I have to ask the price of something - I can't afford it. Do people negotiate prices (I suppose woodworking businesses would but I am talking here about DIYers)?

I have just bought a place in the country, and finally have enough work space to start building things (furniture) but at this stage I am having problems locating furniture grade timber. It looks like I'll have to go the MDF route .