More newbie questions

[Kane]

Is there a website that has a glossary of woodworking terms - latest confusion is with wood measurements on the SL Hardwoods site :-

"Prices are per metre, and discounts may be available for larger orders. The minimum order length is 2.4 running metres per board, and all lengths supplied are as running lengths."

Now for the wood I was looking at I could work the price out from the matrix with 25mm thick by 100mm wide by 1000 long but what is a "running metre" and a "running length"?

Kane

 

[Jake]

The minimum order length is 2.4 running metres per board

You have to order at least 2.4m

ll lengths supplied are as running lengths

If you order over 2.4m, they can give board of whatever length they choose as long as they are longer than 2.4m each. So if you order 48m, you can't expect to get precisely 20 boards at 2.4m each, you could get 16 boards at 3m. What they are saying is that you cannot rely on getting more than 2.4m per board, although you might. They are warning you to expect wastage.

 

[Kane]

That's great Jake - much appreciated

Kane

 

[jasonB]

A lot depends on who is selecting the boards in the timber yard. The better the person and the larger the amount of timber they have to choose from the less waste you will get

If you ask for a 2400lg, 100w 25mm thick board it s is likely you will get a board that is 2.700x125 x25mm thick. You will be expected to pay for the amount of timber actually supplied not what you asked for. SLH's table is only a guide to make working out the costs easier, they will charge you by the amount of timber supplied in cubic feet.

This is standard for all suppliers as it does not pay them to trim a larger board down to the exact size and try to sell the waste to someone else. Also don't be supprised to get a board quite a bit bigger as any sapwood or splits may have been measured out, in other words you will have a usable piece of wood the size you wanted but a lot of waste around it.

Jason

 

[Kane]

I can see why you go to a yard to buy now - at least in B&Q if you buy something at a particular size thats what you get - course it will also be warped, twisted and full of knots but you can't win them all

Kane