Timber

Halycon wrote: »

Can I ask if they are welcoming to the small scale DIYer like myself? I often feel buying stuff from builders merchants that if you don't have a VAT number and aren't spending big money, you are wasting their time.

Strahan are decent to deal with, they supply wood turning stuff as well so they would have no issue dealing with hobbyists in my experience. I have bought PAO (planed all over) oak & walnut from them several times, never any issue. With covid, you cannot choose your own boards, but they have a collection service which useful as the max length their courier service does is 600mm; I have gotten 2.4M/8ft from them. Not sure what their prices are like now, I got a planer some time back so going to get rough sawn boards for my next build.

abbeywood.ie iirc

DubInMeath wrote: »

Last time I contacted them, about two years ago, they weren't interested in small orders.

Okay,
I lived close enough to them and I just dropped in, I always found them easy to deal with, there will be pieces of board lying around, else try your local woodworking

Mr Crispy wrote: »

Hi folks.

I'm looking to make a desktop for my home office. I want something that will look smart, but be strong enough to support a decent amount of computer equipment. Would decent quality plywood do the job, and if so, what should I be looking for exactly?

IIRC the lads here are using baltic ply, you might need runners screwed and glued if the span is too wide

I am looking for an appreciative woodworker who might have a use for some old wood salvaged from a brass bed whose provenance can be dated to at least 1918. Four pieces were used to support the old spring base and look like pine (pitch pine?) or maybe cedar? The overall measurements are 190 x 80 x 50 mm (two) and 140 x 80 x 50 mm (two). The larger pieces are planed and both have some indentations to take bolt etc. They are located in south Dublin. PM please if any interest, maybe with email or contact details.

Looking for some cedar in South East, 2x4 is fine any length. Anyone know of any where I can get some? thanks

Yep, I've done some research and it's definitely birch plywood that is being used. It really looks lovely! Thanks for the recommendation. Will look at those sites.

My American friend says that you can find mahogany and walnut faced plywood at Lowes, lowes.com, have a browse.... whilst I am glad not to live in america it owuld be nice if we could buy lovely ply off the shelf locally as most americans seem able to do.

tim

Was in my timber suppliers last week to get some Sapele for a door I was asked to make. Was expecting a huge jump in prices but it hadn't changed much since my last lot, last year. €37.85 a cube very similar to last years price!

If I'm reading this right, 10 feet long x 1 foot wide? I got Iroko boards that wide, 13" x 1 1/4" x 14' long in my local joinery workshop.

A bit of a tall order I'm afraid. Most hardwoods are sold up to 10 " wide. Above this and the boards are prone to cupping and are wasteful to plane flat. That is why most planer /thicknessers for the DIY market are 10" wide. I see a lot of quotes on here about 'asking your local joiner' to prepare wood. In practice most joinery shops are set up to do industrial runs of doors/ windows etc and are simply not interested in interrupting their work flow to do one off jobs. There will always be an exception so if you have found a friendly local joiner by all means use him. If you are getting into using hardwoods the only answer is to spend 300 -400 on a secondhand planer / thicknesser which will allow you to plane rough timber to your own dimensions. Ireland is a small place and you will probably find hardwoods imported from the U.S. but exotic woods like spalted beech are going to be difficult to find.

Can someone identify the timber being used for this clock?

It came from an old table found in a barn. Was apparently there for about 90 years.

This is a friend's work but he does not know what wood it is .......... so I thought to ask here as he would like to source some more.

Sheesham is one of the most durable and sustainable woods on earth. The tree, native to India, thrives in poor soil, severe drought, high rains, extreme cold, and temperatures over 120 degrees. All of this makes it cheap and easy to grow on large plantations almost anywhere in the world.24 May 2018

Does anyone know of a supplier of okoume marine ply? Looking for a single 12mm sheet.

I've got a solid ash worktop for sale. 3000mm x 900mm x 40mm. It has a cutout for a hob. It's been used once, so in perfect condition. Never installed in a kitchen and is coated with Rubio monocoat. Looking for €140 for it, if anyone is interested.

https://www.adverts.ie/other-home-garden/wooden-worktop/28878491