West African in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Very durable and also insect resistant
Treatability - Very Resistant
Workability - Works well except for picking-up with interlocked grain, splits with nailing, polishes well
English in Origin
Movement - Medium
Durability - Perishable
Treatability - Moderately resistant
Workability - Works moderately well except in harder samples, finishes well, requires pre-boring.
North American in Origin
Movement - Medium
Durability - Perishable
Treatability - Moderately resistant
Workability - Works moderately well except in harder samples, finishes well, requires pre-boring.
European in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Durable
Treatability - Moderately Resistant
Workability - Easy to work and finishes well
European in Origin
Movement - Medium
Durability - Moderately
Treatability - no information
Workability - Works well, dependant on the irregularity of grain
Red Grandis or Yellow Balau decking for the 2012 season. Timber Decking zoom icon Click image to zoom Red Grandis stock is FSC certified. Timber Decking
Africa in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Very Durable
Treatability - Very resistant
Workability - Easy to work in general but grain direction or deposits can cause problems, finishes well with filling.
South East Asia in origin
Movement - Medium to large.
Durability - Moderately Durable.
Treatability - Moderately resistant at least.
Workability - Fairly difficult owing to grain and gum.
African in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Moderately Durable
Treatability - Very resistant & also the sapwood
Workability - Easy to work with except for planing quartered stock, heavier species are harder to work.
South East Asia in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Moderate
Treatability - Resistant & also the sapwood
Workability - OK to work
USA & Canada in Origin
Movement - Medium
Durability - Durable
Treatability - Very resistant & also the sapwood
Workability - Tends to be easier to work with than European Oak, finishes well but needs pre-boring.
European in Origin
Movement - Medium
Durability - Durable
Treatability - Very resistant
Workability - Finishes well but needs pre-boring.
African in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Non-durable
Treatability - Resistant
Workability - Easy to work and finishes well
American in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Moderately Durable
Treatability - Very resistant & also the sapwood
Workability - Works well, excellent timber for carving
Movement - Small
Durability - Durable
Treatability - Very resistant & also the sapwood
Workability - Easy to work. Good screw holding properties, with pre-boring recomended. Finised and takes stain well.
African in Origin
Movement - Medium
Durability - Moderately
Treatability - Resistant including the sapwood
Workability - Works well, finishes well except for planing quartered stock
Asia in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Very durable
Treatability - Very resistant
Workability - Works well, sharp tools required for good finish
African in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Moderately
Treatability - Very resistant
Workability - Works well, except quartered stock, sharp tools required for good finish
American in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Moderately
Treatability - Very resistant
Workability - Works well, except quartered stock, sharp tools required for good finish
European in Origin
Movement - Small
Durability - Durable
Treatability - Moderately Resistant
Workability - Easy to work and finishes well
Special offers
CUTTING SERVICE AND BESPOKE CUTTING SERVICE
We pride ourselves in being one of the very few timber merchants in the area who can cut a profile to match your existing skirting board/architrave for instance. Just bring in a sample of your old skirting board and we will match it!
We also offer a general cutting service.
CUSTOMER FRIENDLY DIY SHOP
We have a well stocked DIY shop for all of our customers whether DIY or trade with products ranging from screws to paint and from tape measures to door hinges!
WE STOCK THE LOT!
SHEET OFF CUTS
If our 8ft x 4ft sheets are too big for the job, we also have an off cut section for you to browse.
LARGE BAGS OF KILN DRIED FIREWOOD & SAWDUST
Kiln Dried Firewood £9.50 + VAT per large bag
Bags of mixed general sawdust £4.00 + VAT per large bag
Contact us
Address:
Unit 4
Timmis Road
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY9 7BQ
Telephone: 01384 898888
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Information: Opening Times Monday to Thursday 8am - 5pm Friday 8am - 4:30pm
