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timber supplies
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 23:24
by rayza1
Hi Guys, a friend of mine is starting a new build and is looking for advice around timber for the frame work. He's wanting to know of any potential suppliers of Douglas fir or mahogany around the melbourne / geelong region. cheers and thanks in advance
Re: timber supplies
Posted: 23 Mar 2021, 08:11
by Alan
Ray, did you see Bob's post (Nirvana page 5) it's in Dandy but looks like good stuff.
Re: timber supplies
Posted: 25 Mar 2021, 12:00
by Bob Vic
Here are the details again. They have KD Douglas Fir (which is what I bought) but also a lot more green stuff. Lovely timber and I think that the price is reasonable.
Re: timber supplies
Posted: 25 Mar 2021, 21:09
by rayza1
Thanks Bob
Re: timber supplies
Posted: 26 Mar 2021, 07:09
by Bob Vic
Mathews Timber in Knoxfield also stocks Fijian mahogany in a good range of sizes. Very good people to deal with.
https://www.mathewstimber.com.au/
Re: timber supplies
Posted: 19 Aug 2021, 23:17
by gwhastie
Tile Importers in Oakleigh have a huge timber yard and a wide range of merchandise grade timber at extremely competitive prices. As an example, they sell 6 metre lengths of Philippine Mahogany and dozens of other varieties of soft and hardwoods.
My last 16' hull was laminated in $2000 worth of Geerangang - a variety of Indonesian mahogany, but I was able to laminate my current 16' hull in Philippine mahogany - similar grain but a lighter base colour - for a fraction of that cost.
They also sell marine ply of varying thicknesses, but you need to carefully hand pick the sheets.
They're only open on weekdays.