Biblu
Established Member
Hi, new to the forum but looks a great place - been very envious looking through the quality of work!
My woodworking in the past has been confined to pallet wood projects in the garden (planters/raised beds/bin shed/rabbit hutch etc) - so buying timber is a new ball game for me. I'm trying to price up some oak for a double pedestal desk that the boss has commissioned for our box room (for which I might start a project thread because I think I'm a little out of my depth!).
I looked at the great timberyard sticky and got in touch with my local, Ternex (who are fantastic for novices like me btw) and compared with some prices online...but the prices don't seem to align.
I'm not sure if I'm working out the numbers wrong, if there is just large variation in timber cost, or whether you get what you pay for and the cost variation I'm seeing will be reflected in the quality of wood delivered?
Based on the desk top of (roughly) 2600mm x 500mm x 30mm, I conclude the following prices. All rough sawn, inc VAT and I used 2.8m length to have some wastage (probably should have included some wastage in width too but the concept of price comparison still stands):
So a variation from £100 -> £342...where am I being an silly person?
My woodworking in the past has been confined to pallet wood projects in the garden (planters/raised beds/bin shed/rabbit hutch etc) - so buying timber is a new ball game for me. I'm trying to price up some oak for a double pedestal desk that the boss has commissioned for our box room (for which I might start a project thread because I think I'm a little out of my depth!).
I looked at the great timberyard sticky and got in touch with my local, Ternex (who are fantastic for novices like me btw) and compared with some prices online...but the prices don't seem to align.
I'm not sure if I'm working out the numbers wrong, if there is just large variation in timber cost, or whether you get what you pay for and the cost variation I'm seeing will be reflected in the quality of wood delivered?
Based on the desk top of (roughly) 2600mm x 500mm x 30mm, I conclude the following prices. All rough sawn, inc VAT and I used 2.8m length to have some wastage (probably should have included some wastage in width too but the concept of price comparison still stands):
- Ternex -> 41mm thickness @ £3986.00 cu.m = £175.19
- British Hardwoods -> 41mm thickness @ £49.99 cu.ft = £101.33
- ToolsAndTimber -> 2400 x 110 x 38 @ £34.27 * 5 (for desktop width) = £171.36 (granted this is slightly shorter at 2.4m)
- SLHardwoods -> 38mm x 125mm @ 26.35/m *5 (for desktop width) *2.6 (desktop length) = £342.58
So a variation from £100 -> £342...where am I being an silly person?