Sourcing Timber

[Andycase]

Hi All

Have just started with woodwork. I use ebay a lot for getting reclaimed pine etc. But i want to move onto Oak for a bit.
Does anyone know anywhere in the North West (i live in Morecambe) that i can get oak? I am new to this, and a lot of prices on the internet are for m3 or cubic feet. All i want to be able to do is get a price per mtr of, say, 4x1 or 6x2, a couple of lengths per project.
I just dont know where i should be going and what to expect

 

[bosshogg]

Hi Andy...have you your local Gumtree, or Freecycle page...bosshogg

 

[Andycase]

I use Freecycle quite a bit - Preston, Lancaster and Blackpool. Theres not much that comes up on these, unless i miss them.
Will have a look at Gumtree, ive never used it before.
I dont mind buying from a proper supplier, and i thought there would be loads up here in the Lakes and surrounding areas, but when i google it, very little comes back. Those that do, their prices are astronomical. I know oak is going to be much more than what i am used to, but when i compare the price of oak from somewhere like Rustic Touch in Chorley (granted its all freshly sawn), then these ones up here are way out in price.

 

[moz]

Try Hoghton Timber, at Walton le Dale. Oak prices fair and I've always got nice, clean stuff from them. Very helpful too.

John

 

[digitalsmokehead]

British Hardwoods online in Yorkshire have some really nice oak. Not too local but they do deliver. I was bought a hobby pack of oak which contained some really decent sized offcuts.

 

[SteveH]

Try Niche Timber in Wakefield W Yorks, they also deliver.

 

[dickm]

Don't know if they are still working, but the Clapham Estate sawmill used to do some useable native timber. If nothing else, it's a nice run out there through the Lune valley

Again it's probably history, but there was also a very helpful sawmill on the A6 just south of Forton.

 

[Andycase]

Excellent, thanks for all your help