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edmund
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Location: South Croydon, Surrey
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| Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject: Exotic hardwood supplier |
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I popped down to Tonbridge last Friday to this place http://www.exotichardwoods.co.uk/ to pick up some ebony square lines. They had a really good selection of wood, especially tropical woods, so I can recommend having a nose round to anyone that's in the location.
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Pete W
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:35 am Post subject: |
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Nice website - I especially liked the wood catalogue for the good photography of the samples.
Prices are a bit eye-watering though!! |
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Alf
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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I dropped in on Tuesday morning and managed to spend £65 (that I don't have  ) on one board...  Lovely place for the wood lover; wish I had the finances and boot space to ask for "one of the top of each colour, please"  With luck one of the pics I took of the shed will be in focus, but I haven't looked yet. I highly recommend downloading their catalogue; I've only flicked through but it strikes me as a useful education as much as a tool for purchasing.
Cheers, Alf
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CHJ
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Added to my suppliers list.
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Pete W
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:51 am Post subject: |
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| Alf wrote: | | I dropped in on Tuesday morning and managed to spend £65 (that I don't have ) on one board... |
That wasn't the bird's eye maple then... £175 a cubic foot  "I'll take a couple of inches of that, please!"  |
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ike
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Prices are a bit eye-watering though!! |
I'll say - noting the price of Honduras Mahogany . When I lived In Belize, teaching woodwork and building houses, I used to get prime grade boards for BZ$1.25c per board ft direct from the local mill. Thats about £5 cu ft! Rosewood was about £8 cu ft. The mahogany was up to 2ft wide. I used over 60cu ft in my own house for doors, skirting and ceiling and other trim! |
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dedee
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Location: 14860, France
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: |
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When I go to their download page all that comes up is General Brochure NEW and Tone Woods NEW. There is no button or link to download the brochure.
Andy at work on PC Win2000 and IE |
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Alf
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Pete W wrote: | | Alf wrote: | | I dropped in on Tuesday morning and managed to spend £65 (that I don't have ) on one board... |
That wasn't the bird's eye maple then... £175 a cubic foot "I'll take a couple of inches of that, please!" |
Close. Sonokeling Rosewood at £167.50 a cubic foot. Plus vat...  Painful, especially when I had to have it cut in half to get in in the stupid little car. 
Here's the shed - just snatched it on the way out so it really doesn't do it justice. But yes, it is as crowded as it looks.
Cheers, Alf
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Adam
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Alf wrote: | | Close. Sonokeling Rosewood at £167.50 a cubic foot. Plus vat... |
Making an infill? Or a piece of furniture?
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Pete W
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| dedee wrote: | When I go to their download page all that comes up is General Brochure NEW and Tone Woods NEW. There is no button or link to download the brochure.
Andy at work on PC Win2000 and IE |
Same here, Andy, in Firefox. Perhaps Alf will reveal the secret - or maybe she picked up the printed version while investing in rosewood?
Nice score, Alf. Should get some nice tool handles out of that |
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Alf
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Ah yes, I got the printed version. Might be worth dropping them an email about that, but don't expect a quick response - things seemed pretty busy.
Adam, I fear Pete's on the money. Furniture? Hah! You jest.
Cheers, Alf
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