Where To Buy Wood / Timber / Lumber

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In this video I talk about where I buy wood / timber / lumber. I prefer to work with salvaged / reclaimed timber as much as possible. And as I moved out away to a more rural area, materials are more difficult to come by - however there are still places to look - both online via the internet and by using timber merchants, builders merchants, recycling centres and even DIY stores (but only as a last resort!).
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[@cjhification]

I love going to timber merchants, 20 sheets of OSB, fork lift gets me 10 at a time on the top of the car, and I just make a couple of runs. So much easier than picking sheets at Wick's/B&Q/Focus, and having to move them through store and on to car. Robins Timber in Bristol is great on price and quality and always C24+. I do see a place for the superstores; it's Sunday afternoon at 3pm when I realise I should have measured that 6 by 2, 3 times! We also have the Bristol Wood Project, which is a social enterprise, that does exactly what you described.

[@SeanBZA]

Important thing about builders merchants and DIY stores is they often will cut your wood to size, provided you make a sane cut pattern for them, that is only straight lines and no interrupted cuts. 5mm kerf pretty much on all cuts, so remember that in your plan, and I always take the offcuts as well, along with any spare scrap wood offcuts they have from others if possible, because that can be part of the next project. Yes stay away from MDF and shyteboard, the modern low VOC stuff is rubbish, though you can get fair quality if you ask (and pay through the nose too) for the marine versions, as those are still formaldehyde resin bonded wood, so are less likely to delaminate and do not get eaten. If possible use shutterply instead, slightly thicker, a lot heavier and generally has one fairly good surface, though you will get a lot of voids, so worth if possible looking through the stack to find the best one, as many shops keep a small stock vertical in a cage to pull from for single orders or part sheets.

[@vjosullivan]

I also live out in the sticks. Facebook marketplace was a real eye opener! 👍

[@jetteraismabash4186]

Great video! I got a load of old decking planks for free off FB market place and built garden beds out of them.

[@craigpeel5995]

B & Q should be banned from selling wood fullstop.

[@AndyJSThomson]

I thought B&Q only sold bananas...

[@traceyprescott8347]

They all should be, including Wickes. Its Its nearly impossible to buy a straight lth of timber, as Keith points out.

[@dantadman141]

B and Q never have anything I bloody need anyway!

[@JuiceBanger1]

And homebase

[@Hibbo89]

Craig Peel B&Q is like a shelter or rehab centre for warped wood.

[@HoveWoodwork]

Great tips! I personally just use reclaimed wood and I’m lucky enough to be in town where there’s always plenty about. In Brighton we’ve also got a wood recycling unit which is brilliant to pick up most things from, highly recommended if you’re near and haven’t tried them!

[@simonstone4763]

Tufts in Bradenham has a decent offcut section you can browse Keith

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Proper solid advice there Keith exactly my experience as well. I just wish it was simpler to buy decent timber all round, it's like a constant battle trying to locate what you need. I'm lucky enough to have a couple of mates who work on the docks in Hull and they give me some lovely skids made from rand hardwoods I'm just collecting them at the moment lol wondering what to make. I was thinking of a chess board made from ekki and oak🤔

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Yeah, so true. Great to have mates in the trade 👍

[@ИгорьДьяченко-м5б]

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[@Brassbullets-iw7yb]

Surrey timbers is a excellent place cheap and fast delivery all over the country you can’t go wrong

[@RagnBoneBrown]

I've heard nothing but good things about them 👍

[@julianarevill6166]

Very useful info, thank's for that.

[@NomadMakes]

Thanks for some great tips :D

[@stephencarlisle3743]

Has anyone used JMD building & DIY Supplies ? I order some treated 2x2 two weeks ago , they were supposed of delivered it yesterday 18th June but nothing . They have took the money but they won’t answer phone

[@jisunahammad5372]

I m a business man if you need any wood inform .

[@Daninashed]

Unfortunately I've resorted to using my local B&Q, I've got a great timber merchant only slightly further away but I can't face dealing with the guys in the warehouse. A miserable bunch of gits who just want you out as soon as possible

[@figrollin]

.... This has often been my experience. "whats this guy here for?". A lot of gatekeeping, really.

[@Daninashed]

@@figrollin strange isn't it, they're obviously getting enough trade from their bigger account holders - I can understand they haven't really got time for the DIYer but that doesn't mean they can treat me like shite

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Yeah I have to admit I know that feeling. It can feel a bit inditmidating or just not worth the effort. But they're not all that unpleasant to be fair 👍

[@Daninashed]

@@RagnBoneBrown only all the ones I've ever been in - wait, maybe it's me 😂

[@alpachino468]

Anyone else read the title as "Where to buy good weed?" Nope, just me then...

[@RichardMartin]

B&Q banana wood! Good luck finding a long piece of wood that isn’t warped, bent, cupped or even a combination of all three. By the time you’ve finished sorting it out you’ve enough wood left to make a short ruler. 😆

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[@kristianjulian6255]

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[@marcelarthur4294]

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[@marcelarthur4294]

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[@kristianjulian6255]

@Marcel Arthur glad I could help :)

[@PhillWyattProjects]

"Some people think that anything made of wood is Oak"😂

[@df9177]

Know what you mean. I recently had someone ask me to make them a coffee table to match the oak TV stand they had bought for £80 at B&M. When I told them it was not actually solid oak but oak veener, they said 'well it's still oak'

[@jeffcarr392]

Solid wood is always a good term, that includes chipboard, OSB, MDF, I guess if it's not hollow, anything is solid, rather than natural or whatever people call proper timber.

[@markharrison1884]

I'm fortunate to have the Bristol Wood Project near me. They have all sorts of reclaimed material and are very friendly and helpful to a novice like me.

[@hythewoodworkdesigns]

Hi Keith. If I remember correctly, because I'm an old git, decimalisation actually came into force in Feb 1971, not 1965

[@traceyprescott8347]

Lol yesi noticed that, sorry Keith 😁 no offence intended.

[@geoffpriestley7001]

Metric was usedwhen iwas a collage 1970 we touched on it at school in the late 60s

[@detroutspinners9933]

That was just with money wasn't it? Weights and measures was 1965 though?

[@hythewoodworkdesigns]

@@detroutspinners9933Ok, here goes. Did you know that metrication was oiginally discussed back in the early 1800's. A formal government policy to support metrication was ONLY AGREED in 1965, it never came into force then. The treaty of accession to the EEC (which it was then known), which the United Kingdom joined in 1973, obliged the United Kingdom to incorporate into domestic law all EEC directives, including the use of a prescribed SI-based set of units for many purposes within five years. By 1980 most pre-packaged goods were sold using the prescribed units. Mandatory use of prescribed units for retail sales took effect in 1995 for packaged goods and in 2000 for goods sold loose by weight. So the question still remains, when did it come into force? It certainly wasn't 1965.

[@mickjay2579]

@@hythewoodworkdesigns I think the construction industry went metric in 1970. When I say metric I obviously mean they converted the numbers from inches to mm rather than actually changing the sizes, the exceptions being bricks and reinforcement. I believe all drawings for new projects after a specific date in 1970 had to be produced in metric.

[@Khalagata]

Back when Wood magazine first started they ran a series of articles or rare species of wood. One I particularly remember was Pink Ivory, which the article said was the rarest wood in the world. It's the only wood regularly sold by weight and is often used in jewelry. Found only in two small areas, estimates are that less than 50 trees exist. In one of those areas only the chief can harvest a tree and then only to make a spear for his son when he comes of age.

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

Wonder if it could grow in a greenhouse. If so that would be some good genetics to start

[@jamesw7223]

We in the UK use a weird hybrid of metric and imperial - I was taught how to work with both in school and from my grandfather. I like it :)

[@JohnColgan.]

DIY store timber feels like it probably still had leaves on it few months ago !!

[@rogerbean393]

'Looking for wood in backstreet alleys ' blimey !

[@garyharris8082]

I'm a little surprised there was no mention of sawmills but I guess that depends where you live.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

My local sawmill only deals mostly in exterior grade softwood timber really, great for sheds, fences and gates but no good for furniture making. I guess that's why I didn't think to mention them but it's a good point

[@chandraasutube]

Hi Keith, just came across your channel for the first time. Excellent videos. Going to digest them slowly, and one by one. Regarding getting good quality timber - I go to my local door-replacement company. They regularly remove hardwood doors, which they replace with uPVC. They are glad for someone to take them away, as otherwise, they throw them away into a skip. You can get really good hardwood with interesting grain pattern.

[@VirtualCrash]

when i was in the trade 15 years ago i used a company call colks of acle now Halls of acle (on the way to yarmouth) and jonary softwood (also hardwood ) north walsham and R S TIMBER hardwick timber (kinglynn ) pronto joinery Horsford and Thaxters Timber and Forestry ( holt) very good place oak suppler in hevingham ( brick kiln road holt road end last place on left .timbahaul oh and patrick and thompsons @rag and bone brown

[@andyjames8612]

I don’t get the big deal with metric and imperial. If you’re a carpenter like I am you should be comfortable with both. Some jobs I measure in inches whereas others I prefer millimetres. As long as you know how to read a tape measure it shouldn’t be a problem. Good video Keith, spot on what you said about timber merchants. Being in the trade I use timber merchants rather than diy shops and they definitely treat diyer’s with a certain amount of contempt, unless it’s a good looking woman and they’re falling over themselves...

[@優さん-n7m]

UK has B&Q, HomeBase, The Range among others. Why not buy timber from them? Don't they sell something that can be used for making furniture?

[@Kosh42EFG]

Oxford wood recycling is good. Yandels in Somerset and Surrey Timbers are both excellent for small or large projects. Both fine with people coming in for one or two small bits.

[@kaoskrew8577]

I have wondered why local councils don't offer proper recycling services for wood (and other materials). I could cry at the sight of some of the wood which gets dumped in the skips at our local tip. Sawmills are good for offcuts too. They're often hidden away and unknown like the recycling centres.

[@johnmusgrave3179]

they just sell it to chipboard manufacturers which is why such boards often have fragments of metal in them. any wood with an odd hinge etc just get ground up as they are and made into chipboard.

[@xavioba6564]

Hi, i'm oba a Director for a company who sell wood from Bénin to others country, i'm looking for a good partner for this good business in uk, i'm now in uk but all my wood is in Bénin, if i find anyone who went i can work with that person for a good price.

[@Spencer4686]

I'm looking for a hardwood timber supplier in the East Midlands any recommendations?

[@Ikerix]

If it's on this year come October Ickworth house near Bury St Edmunds have a woodfest. Combined country fair and timber sales. Slabbed timber from the estate. Picked up a nice piece of Sycamore last year, may need some atorage though but a nice afternoon out.

[@ivan7453]

Hey Kieth, I simply plead ignorance when someone talks imperial to me. They soon reveal they understand metric perfectly.

[@platepixels4520]

‘Timber’? I thought that was a woodworker’s dating site!

[@Soilshifter]

Hold on 2x4 2x6 2x8 i'm sorry but on this side of the water I thought it was 4x2 6x2 and 8x2 whats going on. lol.

[@RFC3514]

6:44 - My guess would be macacauba. Mainly because I just like to say "macacauba".

[@jasongilchrist5096]

Hi Keith you said in your video that the uk went metric in 1965 I think that you were mistaken it was 1971

[@優さん-n7m]

How do I know if timber I am buying from anywhere for that matter is the correct grade for furniture making?

[@simonchiplin]

It never occurred to me to look for wood recycling centres, did a google search and there is one not to far from my normal hardwood dealer. Thanks Keith :-D

[@ayepee1954]

Don't get me started on metric versus imperial. I am in my sixties and have used metric all of my life. At what stage do people decide to drop imperial (especially temperatures)

[@jaymylotto8134]

Maybe you could have picked up some teak at the lumber mill.

[@deemdoubleu]

British Hardwoods are good, I've bought stuff from them.

[@herbertthecat]

What happened to North Heigham timber in Norwich? Loved going there when I studied cabinet making in Norwich nearly 30 years ago! {City college} you have made me homesick for Norwich...

[@RagnBoneBrown]

It's still there. Pretty expensive

[@fredericraymond2487]

Good place for cheep of free hard-wood are metal shop, the pallet for sheet metal is custom made for the size of the piece, so you can get pallets made of Maple or ash 6x6 timber 10 foots longs, were I use to work they were just pilling them outside until someone bring a chainsaw to make fire wood!

[@attilabori4734]

Yepp👍👍👍

[@MidtownSkyport]

Newcastle has a great community wood recycling place. it also has food places, artists studios and a tattoo parlour in the outbuildings. a great day out for all the family :D - welovewood.org

[@jimspeed1388]

Thanks for the tip I live in Teesside and struggling to find decent hard wood for projects 👍

[@MidtownSkyport]

@@jimspeed1388 no problem

[@arthurcornish4070]

The hardwood off-cut’s shop in Essex (check their website out) they sell good wood really cheaply

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Cheers, hopefully one day I'll visit

[@AndyJSThomson]

I'll second this recommendation. A great place to rummage through for some interesting and great value timber.

[@Mattydeee93]

4:50 the waves and lines in the oak are called Medullary Rays. Interestinly they are very important for making casks to mature whisky in

[@figrollin]

Huh. That is interesting. Can you elaborate on why?

[@Mattydeee93]

@@figrollin they allow the wood to be springy enough to bend and distort into the shape of a cask, rather than splitting or breaking, and give the casks strength. The staves that make up casks can be up to an inch thick so you can imagine the stress put on the wood when it's bent

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Interesting

[@Mattydeee93]

@@RagnBoneBrown living in spayside, and working at a distillery I'm around oak everyday. We can buy pallets of staves and cask ends for around £35 a tonne

[@figrollin]

@@Mattydeee93 whuuuuuuut.... So cheap. Where from?

[@MohoWU]

Theres a printing company in an industry campus near me. They always have loads of pallets and plywood piled front door used for packaging.

[@hughtattersall7583]

Just had Arnold Laver open in Milton Keynes, will be going there when I'm allowed out!

[@Grovesrussell]

Glad i saw your comment. I didnt even know we had 1 in MK. Will have to go have a wonder around when i can

[@frankslittleworkshop]

Nicely done Keith 😁. Some great tips in there for anyone trying to buy timber. I'm in Essex so a bit flooded with the usual B&Q level of quality 🙁, But, we do have "The hardwood offcut shop" that Peter Millard has championed in the past. They are very "maker" friendly and were even having monthly maker meets (Check out Peters videos), I met up with him a couple of times there, so it may be worth a day trip all the way from sunny Norfolk (after lockdown obviously)... that's enough from me. Stay safe Keith 😁👍

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Cheers Frank, yeah I'd love to visit and day, wish there were more hours in the day as it's a long journey for me

[@Astr0oo_zzz]

I’m from Essex too and been looking for a place to buy from. Cheers

[@raphaelelvish2430]

I wish this kinda of thing was true in Australia everyone over prices even pine pallets

[@michaelwillson6847]

I believe looking for these wood recycling centres there is one in Glasgow Edinburgh and Newcastle. The reclamation yard is somewhere I look can usually pick up good bargains. Beems and barrels are something I've picked up there before. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@rayboish]

1965 may be the 'official' date for metric measurements but I have worked in construction since mid 70's and from memory we were still having Imperial measurements on working drawings well into the 80's. !! in fact ply is still sold in imperial measurements.

[@McMonkeyful]

I've been seriously woodworking for about a year & a half & so far the only wood I've purchased is a couple of MDF sheets. The rest I've aquired from a couple of shop fitting jobs I helped with (a lot of teak doors & old teak & oak furniature), skips (a good haul of chunky mahogany), the local tip charity shop (small cost & for charity - lots of old oak furniature) and Freecycle (lots of pine & oak, especially old beds & bookshelves + 500 teak blocks from old parquet floor). If you're willing to rummage & have space to store it, you can build up quite a large stock of materials for next to nothing. Just set up a Facebook marketplace account, though the prices people are asking for seems a bit steep. Similar stuff being given away on Freecycle.

[@ca1obrien]

I'd recommend dwf (direct wood flooring) you can request for 4 free samples and depending on what you choose samples can be as long as 30cm for example their oak herringbone flooring they ship for free and you can request for the samples as many times as you want I've requested about 50 samples since I've found them

[@brianbentley618]

Hi, I am trying to decide whether to buy a benchtop table saw or would a bandsaw be a better purchase, I only have small workshop so not a great deal of space. Any advice would be welcome. Brian.

[@thepeginator2556]

Where in Norfolk are you? I live in Watton. Tufts of Bradenham are a top local timber yard / builders merchant. Perfectly happy serving DIYers, and they’ll do quotes by email if you need prices. They’re ruddy good on value, I usually compare prices using selco or build base and they’re almost always cheaper. Well worth a visit, they have all sorts!

[@swsfrancais7289]

Yeah Gary Harris - Sawmills. Just tell them your project. They will advise you of the best timber for the stated purpose, cut it to the required size & most probably deliver it. I found the quality & service of my local sawmill excellent & reasonably priced. Well worth consideration.

[@footle83]

for timber, Homebase isn't too bad. I've got some nice straight bits from there and it isn't really expensive. 2 X 3's for £2.75 for a 2.4m length

[@99tisard]

😱😱😱Speed limits should always and for ever be in MPH!!!! Clean your mouth out with a bar of soap sir!!!

[@thethirdman225]

Another reason to be careful of D.I.Y. Places is that the timber occasionally has “NON STRUCTURAL” stamped on it. I found this out the hard way. But since what I was building was nothing more than a lightweight facade, it really wasn’t important. The other thing I spotted, after going through about 30 pieces looking for a straight one (no such luck), I noticed it was stamped “Product of Brazil”. The company assured me that it was ethically sources and while it wasn’t a grade of rare Brazilian rainforest timber, it was a pretty bad vibe and I wouldn’t do it again. In the end, about 40% of what I got was waste because it was of such poor quality.

[@almostanengineer]

I’ve always found it quite tricky to find good timber, I don’t have many options near me, it’s either B&Q, Jewson, Bradfords or Homebase. (I don’t drive) I did find a couple online suppliers that seem reasonable, but delivery is normally an issue, think £40+. When your only after 2-3 sheets of Birch Ply for a furniture project, or a small sheet of OSB it gets rather expensive fast. I will have to give Facebook Marketplace a look though, never even thought about that, and I’ll have a look out for recyclers and reclaiming yards now too.

[@22illingworth]

As a "Newbie" to this hobby could you suggest or recommend a type of timber that would be suitable to add to my vice, to make a set of vice jaws? I was going to use Ply but I figured a hard type wood would be better.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

I've used plywood in the past and it's been fine, but if you want to use hard wood, pretty much anything will work fine

[@frantiseksram9741]

I would go soft wood so you don't damage anything you are clamping

[@dejanbrice8774]

One thing people should be aware of regards to second hand plywood is nearly always it's beyond useable. It's taken off privacy boards around building sites and other locations where it's been subject to weather and water ingress.

[@oven2066]

Very lucky to have Oxford Wood Recycling near me, great guys in there and they not only sell recycled wood but make items themselves, and train up volunteers/apprentices while doing so. Like you said, a social enterprise, and a very good one. Check them out on facebook

[@Just-u7q3l]

If you work on construction sites, their is always a lot of building materials that are thrown away in a skip, just ask the site manager and your more likely to get it.

[@stevemortimer1950]

'solid oak' newel posts: look at the ends of these - I acquired a few of these foc because they had started to come apart. These are made from 4 narrow planks of oak glued around a core of 40mm (+/-) cut offs. Handy for me as I can use the 'planks' in short sections. I would be very unhappy if I'd paid for them as solid... Another source is kitchen refits. I've managed to reuse some of our old units several times! Original cupboards relocated to utility room, then (after I'd got new stuff for there) modified and reused in garage/workshop. Leftover doors have been cut down to short strips of hardwood. Old solid wood worktops can be used for loads of jobs, but watch out for glue failure and be careful if trying to rip lengthways - nowhere near as strong. I've also seen these ' solid hardwood' worktops being constructed like cheapo doors ie cardboard eggbox core with a veneer carcass. I keep a close eye on wood/timber on FB - prices are rocketing!

[@tom314]

Random question, when getting scrap wood I'm assuming you check it for nails etc before using it, what do you use? Obviously other than your eyes :P

[@StuffInMyStudio]

New woodworker just outside of Norwich on the 146 here, this video was super helpful, thanks!

[@p9917j]

The 'fleck' you mention in oak are called medullary rays and are only really found in quarter sawn oak ( no happy/sad curve to the end grain) this means the most common method of milling timber only produces 1 or 2 planks with these ray's showing (the planks closest to the centre). It's tricky to work because the rays can cause shails like delamination from the main grain structure (think split but orientated 90°). They are also very desirable for both looks and uniform expansion and contraction (it won't cup because the grain is straight from 1 face to the other) see the house of commons centre panels, they are all quarter sawn oak. This wood would've been milled traditional way to maximise these desirable properties (looking at the end of the log, think of a union jack being the cut lines rather than simply sliced from top to bottom) it's not used that often now because it's a more wasteful way of processing a log.

[@harrybrooks7750]

Great video! I'm reluctant to open a Facebook account but that does seem to be the dominant platform for buying and selling second hand stuff currently. Anyone have any recommendations in Devon?

[@windsorSJ]

Mentioning selling wood by metric/imperial measurements made me laugh. About 5 years ago I needed some lengths of wood and I asked for details. I was told it was xx per foot and it was sold in 3 metre lengths.

[@mrsseasea]

Is cedar a good wood to use? my husband works at a mill running only cedar red and yellow, he will bring home pieces that would have been sent to the chipper,

[@paultay23]

Doesn't grow on trees.... Nice one, some useful info there Keith 👍

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Cheers Paul 👍

[@geoffpriestley7001]

I worked at b snd q in the 80s when wall boards were the in thing they came from Indonesia. the palates were 1" x5 " teak i managed to recycle a few until the manager realised the palate was worth more the wall board. I used some of the skids for fence posts they are just rotting out 35 years later

[@enabledworkshop]

marketplace is so handy, i’ve got most of my plywood sheets from there

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Sure is! Cheers

[@JuiceBanger1]

Off to it now ta

[@gkinlen]

I use Freecycle 'wants' for any old furniture. Often oak, mahogany and teak which is dry and stable.

[@ventonbros]

Finally! A video local to me! I live 4 miles south of the border (well the Norfolk border anyway...)

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Very good video Keith! Thanks for sharing it with us!💖👍👌😎JP

[@Muzzledoctor]

Champion Timber are excellent near me in Surrey. Superb service and excellent source of good quality and relatively inexpensive Birch plywood.

[@ketchupwtf6197]

My dad used to work in a bakery in mk, whenever a new heavy machine or stock came in on a massive palet, he would ask if he could take it home and every time is was a yes, it was only pine but it was for free and almost every time good condition.

[@darrenpaulgreen]

B&Q do a great range of banana wood though 🤣! Great run-down Keith. My experience of timber yards is very positive and I have a couple of great ones near me. My advice would be don’t be intimidated and ask for help. But avoid busy times (7-10am and first thing Saturday morning), this is when they are busiest with trade customers and even the best yards will give you short shrift at these times if you’re only looking for small quantities.

[@waveydaveydiver]

Top tips again Kieth. Building a bench out of reclaimed decking at the moment. Might get some nice trim to dress it up a bit 😀

[@twodcotors]

Thanks for the tip. Will you be doing a video on to prep the wood before your project? I'm think natural timber where there may be warps or twist, how to square it etc...

[@1959ticktock]

SH Somerscales in north Lincolnshire are fantastic for oak, ash, sapele, beech, walnut and so on. Either sawn edge or 'live' edged. Both local or imported. All sold per cubic foot. You can pick which boards you want to buy from huge stacks. Bit intimidating first time you get there, but they're friendly and helpful.

[@bobspeller2225]

Very useful information and a good insight for us not in the know to buying wood. Thank you. Cheers Bob

[@stevebosun7410]

Hi Keith, good sensible and useful info'. I came across some "solid hardwood furniture" a while ago, labelled as "Chinese Oak". It appeared to be Oak where you could see it, and Ash everywhere else.

[@jezwarren-clarke2471]

“It would be nice to have a rummage thought that shelf” 🤪🤪🤪

[@jamieshannon9809]

03:03 A 2nd hand kitchen for £999,999 - are they sure?!!!!!

[@big-irish-git]

I also find nice (mostly free) wood and furniture on Facebook community groups. Problem is, I clicked delete on some women's clothes, because I didn't want to see that sort of 'ad' - now that's all I get served, because I interacted with them.

[@jeffcarr392]

You need to delete more wood listings, hopefully the same will happen. 😊

[@mattgreen8962]

That was fantastically useful. Thanks so much for putting that together!

[@andljoy]

There is an independent DIY/ Home store by me, whist it is expensive , they do some decent quality stuff, nice thick and wide tong and groove etc , i think they buy it from a lumber yard and just put a small markup on it, expensive yes but easy to get when the wu flu is on.

[@xMrXMatty]

Facebook Marketplace can be a gold mine, particularly for existing pieces to upcycle etc. I’ve picked up a steel filling cabinet and a solid pine table for free this week which make good projects for someone willing to put some effort in.

[@mariashippam6546]

Many thanks, brilliant information. I’ve moved to a new area, no wood and various projects. Now I know how to start finding some wood. 👍🏻

[@RI-uv3lm]

This is an FB marketplace plug

[@RagnBoneBrown]

😂you think Facebook paid me to make this?

[@arnolddavies6734]

Liked the comment “wood does’nt grow on trees”. Very funny.

[@glyndevonport7802]

One of my local merchants has offcut bins for sheet materials and timber (hardwood and softwood). I have had ply, osb, mdf and phenolic coated ply in many sizes and thicknesses. same with oak and sapele. A few months ago I got a 1200mm x 900mm x 25mm piece of osb3 for £4. but i have noticed that if i only buy the offcuts i pay more than i would if buying other timber as well

[@MrFuggles123]

Moss & Co. Timber merchants sell a wide variety of hardwoods and softwoods, sheets too

[@aaronharris5275]

I hear that there are small off cuts available in Moss and Co and they are out in West London.