AntonyUK Posted February 9, 2014 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2014 Hi. I thought I would share with you my method of sourcing good quality timber. Well EBay is my answer and not buying raw timber but buying furniture like the one I picked up today. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201030613704?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 Hopefully the link works. But the item number is 201030613704. It's dry and easy to mill down using a small bench saw. And to buy that much timber would cost me approx £130. There is a thin coat of clear varnish on the surface but because it's hard wood it does not penetrate to deep. Less then a 1mm. Regards Antony. dgbot and tkay11 2 Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted February 9, 2014 Share #2 Posted February 9, 2014 Old furniture is a great source of model making timber, Antony. The junky style of second hand furniture shops is also a great way to pick up good timber. John AntonyUK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted February 10, 2014 Share #3 Posted February 10, 2014 What a great idea. Several years ago a modeler I know was out walking his dog and he saw his neighbor getting rid of a dinner table. His neighbor said it was getting to old and scratched and he was tired of it. My friend offered to take it off his hands. So they hauled over to his garage. He had a very large supply of aged cherry that he has been cutting down for several years now. That old furniture was made from solid wood no particle board or mdf. David B AntonyUK 1 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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