Victor von Void

I'm currently sourcing materials for my next #woodworking project, but it's so f*ing hard, especially if you need preformatted (planed to thickness) stuff.

As a hobbyist you can only buy wood at the DIY store. Professional wood dealers only sell large quantities and only to professionals.

The wood I got from the DIY store is mostly glulam of questionable quality, but I still had to pay an arm and a leg for it.

So I prefer using salvaged boards, but it's hard to find any these days.

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Apr 24 at 12:41pmWeb
Show threadrag. Gustavino BevilacquaApr 24

@vvv

To repair an old door with decent wood (the previous owner fixed it with… silicone  ) I had to cut the side of a 1911 bed frame 

Show threadVictor von VoidApr 24
@GustavinoBevilacqua
We've got a "bulky wast day" every month, where people put their bulky waste (i.e furniture and other stuff too large for the usual trash bins) out on the street. Sometimes there are old tables, beds or closets in between that were made from decent wood, but mostly it's unusable IKEA trash nowadays.
Show threadrag. Gustavino BevilacquaApr 24

@vvv

Here the same.

I have to kick away from my workshop people trying to leave me furniture made with particle board (BTW, it also absorb the smells of the place where it was, and some are not pleasant!) thinking I can convert it in something useful.

Show threadTito SwinefluApr 24
@vvv
1: buy a planer. You'll love having it. I have a dewalt benchtop planer and it makes all the difference.
2: do you live in the us? If so, there's gotta be somewhere nearby that sells hardwood by the board foot.
Show threadVictor von VoidApr 24

@tito_swineflu

1. I would love to, but I'm working in a 4 square meter (36 sq.feet) workshop that alss contains my workbench and wood storage (and other stuff), so there's no space for a planer.

2. Nope, I'm in Germany. getting decent timber is generally a pita here, due to the fact that lumber yards are unsually unwilling to sell small quantities (i.e. one or two boards) and carpenters etc. don't sell their stuff for tax reasons (at least that's what one of them told me).

Show threadTito SwinefluApr 24
@vvv I used to work on a tiny deck that meant I had to carry the planer out of storage every time I wanted to use it. It was still worth having.
Show threadVictor von VoidApr 24
@tito_swineflu I'm living in an apartment complex, there is no deck to work on :D
But you are right: should I ever have the space for it the planer will be first thing on the list to buy (next to a miter saw)
Show threadJason844 🙃Apr 24

@vvv I hope you can find what you need for your project. Good luck.

So no internet wood suppliers in Germany? No one who you can order on-line and have it shipped? (And yes, shipping cost stink.)

Show threadVictor von VoidApr 24
@Jason844 of course there are online sources but shipping costs are outrageous. And you don't see what you're buying before you buy it. Also the online sources are usually even more expensive. In the end buying a finished piece of solid wood furniture will cost half as much as just buying the timber to build the same piece.
Show threadOllieApr 24
@vvv Kontaktiere mal Jonas Winkler (YouTuber). Der verkauft Holz in seinem online Laden. https://www.vlvr.de/ Der hat vielleicht was du suchst.
VLVR | VLVR

Unsere hochwertigen und nachhaltigen Produkte sorgen für noch mehr Freude beim Arbeiten in der Werkstatt! Suchst du eine Holzpflege und möchtest wissen wie du sie am besten Anwendest? Jonas Winkler zeigt dir wie du Ergebnisse in Profiqualität erzielst.

VLVR
Show threadVictor von VoidApr 24
@OliverS ich kenne VLVR. Leider bekomme ich da auch nichts, das länger als 1,2 m, dünner als 30 mm oder schon zu einer Platte verleimt ist.
Ich habe leider sehr wenig Platz, weshalb ich keinen Dickenhobel habe oder Dinge zum Trocknen ablegen könnte. Wenn ich also etwas verleime, ist der verfügbare Platz blockiert und ich muss warten, bis alles getrocknet ist.
Deshalb nutze ich gern Leimholzplatten in passender Dicke, weil sich das Projekt sonst ewig hinziehen würde.