Wood - why so expensive?

Just looked on Yell.com, not many timber merchants, 2, but a few timber importers thought not many in SG1. Timber Yards are the cheapest place to get lumber, up north it's Howarth Timber that I use.

Cheers Jonathan

Blimey, then either Elmes are giving me a good price. I do indeed mean

Damn! Sounded good until the last half sentence :-)

Cheers,

Andy

------------ Seems OK to me. I've just dug out my last bill from the Timber merchant that I use and the prices are as follows:

The wood is just pine and it is planed all round or P.S.E. as they call it now. The dimensions are nominal and will be just under what's quoted, i.e. 2x4 is not still 2x4 once the planer has been at it.

------------ It's not like it grows on trees you know.

Incidentally, as you're making a bench, my bench with all the wood, the glue, screws, some sawing to size charge for the MDF cost altogether 102.96. But I've since spent another 20 odd quid on a vice. And boy is this bench a beast. It will last forever (so long as it doesn't get wet). So, providing you ignore the hundreds of pounds worth of 'got to have' power toys you'll use building it, a home made bench is cheap.

They're probably quoting you for construction timber/studding. Sawn rather than planed but these days it's a very good finish. You wouldn't make a staircase out of it but fine for a bench.

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