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Been looking for a supplier of green oak so that I can make a door canopy and one or two other things and came across a place called Kayser building supplies in Scunthorpe. Has anyone got any experience of these people please? http://www.kayserbuildingsupplies.co.uk ... hp?sid=150 They also...

Used to enjoy the Tour so much more when Merckx, Fignon, Lemond, Hinault and Roche were riding it. It seems to be so much more clinical now with riders just doing enough to stay ahead of their competition. The best years had the overall winners winning numerous stages. The 2008 winner Sastre...

Have only managed to find one company that can supply green oak in the north east and they're asking £39.50/cu ft. :( So far it'll work out a lot cheaper if I hire a van for £50/day and spend £50 on diesel.

Quite shocking your stories about uk sleepers/oak, beyond belief to be honest. From ramming Moose's truck, being incapable of reading a map (what did we do before sat navs?), selling soaking wet kiln dried wood, woodworm infested wood etc etc. It really does make you sick that people like this...

Many thanks for the very warm welcome and advice. Have just managed to find Ian John's Tuffsaws shop on ebay and noticed that I had already looked at his blades before getting his recommendations on here. :) I've also spotted the 'timber merchants map' which is a great help. You're not...

Hi all Am looking to buy some green oak to build a door porch but need some advice please. Would the quality of new green oak sleepers be ok compared to 'constructional' green oak? A lot of places selling sleepers have sizes as low as 200 x 100mm so surely because the section is so small, are...