Timber very expensive

[bsrlee]

Definitely ring around for timber, most timber places won't put their prices on the Internet, but some will - I tend to partronise them to reward their honesty. A few phone calls are a lot easier than driving all over the place, and can give you a surprising difference in price. In Sydney the yards I've been to charge about $1 per cut.

Another route is to ask the people at the club you go to where they buy from - you should find out who the gougers are too.

[jerryc]

Diana,

Welcome to the forum. It's a great place to get good advice and sometimes watch an argument generate between opposing viewpoints.
On the timber prices I use Mathews and while is a trifle expensive, the quality is good. Studley's reject packs are excellent value and I suggest you take advantage of them if you can.
I would suggest that a thicknesser/planer would be a very useful addition to the workshop. As for scrap -second hand timber it's OK providing you are extremely thorough in hunting for stray metal it plays havoc with finely sharpened edges.

Jerry

[bpj1968]

Considering the cahir you are making, did you consider using decking boards. 70x19, 90x19, and 140x19 are all readily available.
at $3.50/m for 90 mm you could have had 128 metres
at $6/m for 140, you could of had 75 metres.