I'm going to buy some hardwood

#1

for some picture frames.

Does anyone else need any? I’m getting in from slhardwoods.

Cheers

Pete

#2

alternatively, is upcycling this a dumb idea?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sanded-Solid-Oak-table-top-510-x-810-x-30mm-/272639687172?hash=item3f7a977a04:g:Mz4AAOSw2gxYz6-h

#3

Yes I do

I need 8ft of 2x4" sawn ash

#4

I’d like to get 2 sheets of 12mm birch ply from them

#5

That’s equivalent to about 3-4m of 130mm wide boards 30cm thick
SL harwoods do 150mm wide at 38mm thick for £16/m, so taking into account what you’re going to plane off you should be able to make a slightly larger (580mm) surface for £64 providing you don’t hit any defects in the boards.

Those tops are a nice big blemish-free surface though so i’d go for it, but keep it as a top!

#6

Also given they’ve been glued and kept like that for years you can be pretty sure they are stable

#7

I probably have enough hardwood in my hord to cover a frame or two how much do you need

#8

I have 5 or 6 I want to make, but I want them all to have a different character, so a range of woods would be a nice thing.

The first one I want to make is to contain a mirror that is 750 by 600 though… Would be grateful if you did have some I could start out with :slight_smile:

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#9

Will have a look

#10

you are a scholar and a gentleman.

#11

Er, so are you still buying some hardwood from SL ? :smiley:

#12

yeah, I will be, in many shades of different wood.

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#13

I’m going to add some oak to my list I think
Would love to order this for next week. Is that do-able ?

#14

I might want to get some sapele. I’ll work out what I need.

#15

Yes, please! I’m copying Howard and wanting Sapele

#16

Time to make an editable list perhaps so we can place an order?
Does anyone have a club account with them?

dimensions and prices are here
https://www.slhardwoods.co.uk/products/solid-timber/sawn-boards

#17

Yus! This here be a wiki post: edit at will!

  • @tomnewsom 8ft 4x2" sawn ash (in one 8 or two 4ft pieces)
  • @Barnaby_Coote 1 sheet 12mm s/bb superior grade birch ply long grain
  • @Esther_Gladstone 3m of 38mm x 300mm Sapele (can be cut in to two pieces of 1.65m and 1.35m), a pair of Australian Banksia nuts
  • @Howard sapele sawn 63x125mm x 6m
  • @hannahintech 18mm ply 2.4 by 1.x however it comes!
#18

Is resawing wood on the band saw a particually stupid thing to be doing at the space? I’m trying to economise on my order…

#19

Nope, use the fence and one of the wider blades and it should be fine. Resaw capacity is probably ~8" though.

#20

Excellent! Thanks