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Thread: Looking for a good timber yard
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21st August 2006, 08:35 PM #1New Member
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Looking for a good timber yard
Hey there all-
I am new to this forum, I am currently a student at The Australian School of Fine Furniture in Tasmania. Also I am from America, so I don't know alot about mainland Australia. But a friend from the school and I are going to be coming up to Melbourne for the working with wood show. And I am looking for a timber yard near there. Down here in Tassie our timber selection seems to be small, Blackkwood, Mrytle and Huon Pine are the major choices. I'd like to work with some other Australian timbers likke Jarrah and She Oak. If you could please let me know of any good places and any other nice timbers to work with, I would appreciate it much.
Kaleo KalaKaleo Kala
www.kalafinefurniture.blogspot.com
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21st August 2006, 09:33 PM #2
Tasmanian Timber
Kaleo,
Yep, know how you feel, I've been restricted to our Tasmanian timbers for all of my woodworking life.
You do get a bit sick of blackwood, huon pine, myrtle, king billy pine, celery top pine, horizontal scrub, goldie wood, native olive, leatherwood, musk, blackheart sassafras, silver wattle, doral, golden sassafras and various eucs.
Kev M
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21st August 2006, 09:57 PM #3
I'd love to be "restricted" to just Tassie woods
If in Melbourne, you can't go past Australian Furniture Timbers (see http://www.afttimbers.com/). Heaps of others too.
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21st August 2006, 10:21 PM #4Deceased
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And if you have transport a bit further out is Mathews Timber in Rooks Road Vermont.
http://www.mathewstimber.com.au/store/default.pl
Peter.
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21st August 2006, 10:22 PM #5
You poor bugger Kev, must be a hard life!
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22nd August 2006, 12:27 AM #6Originally Posted by scottyk
Originally Posted by Kaleo
I'll be over for the Timber & Working with Wood Show in Melbourne, might catch up with you there.
Kev M
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22nd August 2006, 08:26 PM #7Originally Posted by KevMThere's no such thing as too many Routers
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23rd August 2006, 11:43 AM #8
The only piece of Myrtle I ever tried to turn was that well seasoned it was like trying to turn a piece of steel - spent more time picking it up after flew out the chuck than I did turning it.
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23rd August 2006, 04:58 PM #9Originally Posted by KevM
I have oft wonderd what it wood be like living in tassie, having some really nice tassie woods but not having direct access to the woods we r used to up here, both rainforest and desert woods..
i ahve heard stories recenlty of people shipping containers to tassie of mainland woods, seems a bit strange considering the woods avilable there..
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29th August 2006, 10:07 PM #10
Tasmanian Bull Oak
Originally Posted by reeves
Kev M
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29th August 2006, 11:36 PM #11Senior Member
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recycled timber
Welcome Kaleo,
Besides the wide variety of timber at the woodworking show there are a couple of timber recyclers in Melbourne area that have a large range of recycled timber at a cost of course!
Shiver Me Timbers in Williamstown and Australian Recycled Timber in Campbellfield can supply you with a range of timber.
Enjoy your stay!Smithy
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23rd June 2016, 12:04 AM #12New Member
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I have a large selection of timber at our Scottsdale timber yard here in Tassie. Red wood, celery top, Oregon, Blackwood, sassafras, English oak, myrtle, Dutch elm, bancsia, macrocarpa, tas oak, musk, etc etc. More than happy to show you what is available. Call Steven on 0468372468