Where to get hardwoods in the Rhein-Main-Gebiet (Germany)
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5 March 2015 at 9:06 am #125267
Hello, perhaps someone here is also living in the german Rhein-Main-Gebiet and can give me
an advice where to get hardwoods like oak, cherry and beech. Or just one of that kinds of wood.
I now have contacted 3 so called wood speciality shops which sell everything but no wood.
So why they called themselves wood speciality shop I think only god knows. (Very misleading)
I also have contacted one sawmill which sells only unsuitable green wood. And mostly of that is pine which I can get easier in the hardware shop but then it is dried.So I keep on searching but perhaps someone here can get me more quickly to my obejective.
Best regards from Germany
Dominik
6 March 2015 at 11:36 am #125297Hello David,
no I didn’t but I will give it a try. Looks very very promising.
There are 3 dealers near my home.Thank you very much for your advice!!
You’re welcome.
I had some bad experience with construction grade rough lumber, which was still wet, full of sap and mostly sap wood spreading fungus in no time. The oak board I got and other dried woods were okay, though. I could select from the boards they had, which I think is essential for hard woods. I suppose it’s kiln dried and cupped quite a bit, so take this into consideration regarding thickness of the finished piece. I plan to use up the oak and get a board of cherry next.
9 March 2015 at 2:03 pm #125376Hello David,
I can follow your bad experience with rough lumber in the hardware store. There is often a lot of material that is only usable in a stove. Thick cracks or knots, twisted and bowed…
I always select my wood and measure the moisture before I buy it.
But also the wood they sell planed is always bowed and twisted. So why paying the double price when I have to plane it again. I would pay the price if it is straight and square.
However I have to plane to the dimensions I want.Currently I am searching a new project but then I will test your advice.
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