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By *HAGADELIC OP Couple
over a year ago
south london |
Isn't the wood you buy today for joinery utter CRAP!!!
Open grained too soft full of knots.
Have just been working on some wood that was ORIGINAL to our house which was built in 1905 so the woood used for the doors etc had already being growing as tree for 200 years in probably Canada. And grew naturally in a forest.
( quite a thought that the doors were "growing" in 1700)
The saw went through it beautifully and the plane slid over it making lovely shavings
compared to modern timber probably younger than me, factory farmed in a forestry commission plantation that rips and splits and tears.....
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yeah our local DIY outlet sells 'wood' Fortunately if I ever need any, I go to a place where I can get some decent stuff - yes it is still available if you know where to look, but expect to pay for it too, but back to the DIY place .......
There isn't a straight bit on their racks - every bit of it is warped and twisted in every conceivable way, it's soft as shit and total utter crap. Great of you live in a windmill or want to create a replica of Robin Hoods bow -but for anything else, forget it ...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Agree with the above, if you want the old style decent quality stuff it is there in an abundance but if you want something that has taken hundreds of years to produce you have to pay the price, the stuff available at the DIY is grown to price and serves it's purpose in that way. |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
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If you can get away from it, have you thought about buying your wood from demolition sites or salvage yards? If you`ve got the kit to saw it down, why not. OK you may have the problem of nail holes or even nails left in the wood so no good if you want the docorative finish, but if it`s to be covered up with paint it should do the job nicely, and doing your bit for recycling as well!  |
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By *HAGADELIC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"If you can get away from it, have you thought about buying your wood from demolition sites or salvage yards? If you`ve got the kit to saw it down, why not. OK you may have the problem of nail holes or even nails left in the wood so no good if you want the docorative finish, but if it`s to be covered up with paint it should do the job nicely, and doing your bit for recycling as well! "
Oh yes a notorious raider of the local skips here where cowboy developers are still ripping out original stuff and bunging in MDF |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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DIY timber is too young to work with. Timber for joinery should be seasoned for a couple of years prior to cutting, sizing and planing.
As other posters have said, go to a reclaimation company. Old floorboards are great for a lot of jobs.
You can get proper seasoned timber, but you will pay for it |
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By *HAGADELIC OP Couple
over a year ago
south london |
Great comments .
Two things (moving into a general rant now!)
On James May's Man Lab the other day the Fact was revealed that in the UK a new fitted kitchen has an AVERAGE life of JUST FIVE years until it is ripped out and replaced.
And... Talking about reclamation....
Walking past the local parade of shops
(Used to be really busy then we had a big Sainsbury's and a Tesco Express that killed it all dead)
The old butcher's shop ( went the way of the PO the second butchers, the dry cleaners, the general stores, the chemists etc etc)
Anyway the butchers shop was v old traditional and now, a developer is turning it into flats...
It had the original victorian front window that winched up to be completely open to the street- there it was just sliced up into pieces with the lovely brass winching mechanism smashed into bent scrap metal   |
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