Wood + Jointer?

[Steve Maskery]

Ron Currie's is just down the road from me. It's expensive and they are neither knowledgeable nor helpful. Conversation:

"Have you got any MRMDF?"
"What's MRMDF?"

I jest not.

And a mate of mine bought something, I forget what it was, but as he was putting it into his car he noticed it was not straight. He went back in to swap it and they refused. That's why I drive a bit further over to Rainworth.

 

[Lonsdale73]

Ron Currie's is just down the road from me. It's expensive

Interesting observation. What would you expect to pay, e,g, for a 2.4m length of oak, 44x20mm? It's about £12.95 and I have no idea if that is good, bad or average.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Sorry, no idea, it's not the sort of stuff I would buy. But isn't that about 6.5K per cubic meter, or £185 per cu ft? Sounds expensive to me.

 

[kevinlightfoot]

I had a similar experience at Ron Currys more a place for DIY than a woodworker.Not much idea and that's why I didn't reccomend them.

 

[loftyhermes]

Steve and Kevin, well I must have been lucky, I went to them originally for Oak faced mdf as it was he only place local that had any, admit I've not used them a lot but what I have bought from them has been good.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Fair enough, Lofty, take as you find.
Can you tell me what you paid? Oak-flavoured MDF is something that I have bought recently.
S

 

[loftyhermes]

Steve, it was a few years ago but IIRC it was something like just over £10 for a piece 4' x 2' x 1/4"

 

[bourbon]

+1 for Rowan Woodlands Products. Send them an e-mail with what you need. Next sale is 1st February, usual place.

 

[Racers]

+1 for Rowan Woodlands Products. Send them an e-mail with what you need. Next sale is 1st February, usual place.

We should all meet up for wood and cake!

Pete

 

[BrodieB]

+1 for Rowan Woodlands Products. Send them an e-mail with what you need. Next sale is 1st February, usual place.

What’s the usual place? What are prices like for slabs and lengths?

 

[Racers]

Prices are good for air dried timber and the coffee and cake are excellent.

Venue: St Joseph's tea room, Abbey Grange, Oaks Road, Whitwick LE67 5UP

Pete

 

[Steve Maskery]

If we are having a meet-up, count me in.

 

[Racers]

Brodie I have had a sort out and found a Stanley 60 1/2 block plane I can sell a couple of marking gauges and a mallet I can throw in. Are you interested?

Pete

 

[Jacob]

One way of doing it, but generally if you want to do woodwork you don't buy wood and pay someone else to work it.
Would be simpler and cheaper to just go out and buy ready-made wooden things.
Just see it as a steep learning curve - having bought wood then how do you get it flat, straight, smooth, yourself alone, without calling in the cavalry?