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Timber Selection

Coordinating two or more different timbers for your project is a very rewarding exercise.

JP and his team bring years of experience and sheer enthusiasm in helping customers find the best timber for their project.

We can help you find the right board or slab for a particular look or impression you’re trying to recreate, matching an existing piece, or a feature in grain, pattern or shape.

Everything from a jewellery box, to a large piece of furniture, to a whole kitchen can be enhanced by using different coloured timbers. Inlays are also available for that fine piece.

We always try to picture the finished product thereby helping you to find the best pieces of timber to gain the optimal outcome for your project.

 

Buy Timber Slabs in Perth

Most slabs are air dried first, then kiln dried to the finished moisture content. At The Fine Timber Company, we kiln dry our slabs to help ensure that our customers don’t experience issues like twisting and cracking, after their project has been completed. Some slabs are air dried only. In this case they are air dried for several years. Air drying of slabs only occurs with about 1% of our slabs.

​​Unless otherwise stated all slabs are machined flat ready for sanding. We can also sand if required.

The dimensions are written on the slab in chalk. Length (m) x width (mm) x thickness (mm).

The width is that as measured where there is a chalk line drawn across the slab. It is not the widest or narrowest or average. It just gives you some idea. The actual length of the slab will usually be about 50-100mm longer than the length written on the slab. This is to allow for the ends to be cut square. Please note that the slab will look WIDER at the end nearest the camera, than it actually is. Read the width written on the slab in chalk at each end.

The number written on the bottom of the slab is our database reference number. Refer to this number in any correspondence with me about the slab.

Please note that if you do not collect your order within two weeks without having made alternative arrangements WE WILL CHARGE A STORAGE FEE OF $110 PER WEEK. NO EXCEPTIONS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL ORDERS NOT JUST SLABS.

 
 

These are NOT ALL of the slabs that we have in stock.

Please browse through our catalogue and if you can’t find something you want, please contact us.

Timber Packs

We also package timber into bundles cut from the same tree so you can complete a project with matching grain and features.

 

Figured Timber

We are always keeping a special eye out for highly figured timbers for that special woodworking project.

In addition to that which we can obtain as logs locally, we import figured boards from the US, especially Maple. Generally in stock we have birdseye, curly, figured, and spalted boards.

Depending on the type of figure these boards will be either quarter sawn or back sawn to bring out the best of the figure onto the face of the board.

Very often figured timber is sold as a complete pack, so check out the timber packs section.

You can also use the catalogue to search for figured, fiddleback, spalted, curly, birdseye and flame timber.

Mantlepieces

Many of our slabs are ideal for that feature mantle over your fireplace. Have a browse through our catalogue of mantlepieces for something unique. We classify them as mantelpieces because they are around 200-400mm wide, one side natural edge and much thicker than normal slabs - usually 70-100mm.

These are also suitable for nice thick resin coffee tables.

NOTE: UNLIKE our normal slabs, the width is measured to the bottom face of the slab. This is so that you know how much overhang you will have when mounted.

Please read the information on how our slabs have been marked at the beginning of the slabs page at the top of this section.

 

Timber Boards

Normally boards are cut from 50 to 350mm wide and 19, 25, 32, 38, 45, 50mm thick. Often we also have 75mm thick boards. Each board is marked for length, tree identification and any special feature that it may contain. This allows us to try to supply all the timber for a given project from the same tree so that it matches.

 

Some of the timber species that we usually have in stock are: Pine, Norfolk Island Pine, Jarrah, Marri, Blackbutt, Wandoo, Sheoak, Red Ironbark, Salmon Gum, Mallet, Banksia, Rock Maple, Tiger Maple, Ambrosia Maple, American Black Walnut, American Cherry, Alder, American Ash, American White Oak, American Red Oak, Spotted Gum, Rose Gum, Tuart, Sugar Gum, Tassie Blue Gum, Southern Mahogany, York Gum, Poplar, Kauri, Black Wattle, Cape Lilac, River Red Gum, Rock Oak, Swamp Oak, Karri Oak, Camphor Laurel, and Raspberry Jam. And sometimes we have other stuff, so check in with us regularly.

PLEASE SEE THE PACKS SECTION FOR PACKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION ON OTHER BOARDS. WE USUALLY HAVE ABOUT 50 CUBIC METRES OF BOARDS IN STOCK AT ANY ONE TIME.

 

Table Legs & Posts

We have a good stock of posts for table and bed legs in both 75 and 100mm size, occasionally up to 200mm. We also cut triangle and four sided posts with one side natural edge. We can also supply stainless steel, mild steel or wrought iron legs for your project.

 

Burls & Veneers

We stock burl caps and burl slices. Usually we have stocks of Jarrah, York Gum and sometimes other species. We have a limited supply of highly figured veneers.

 

Musical Instruments

Although we do not specifically cut large quantities of, or specialise in timber for musical instruments, we do usually have some beautiful pieces that are suitable for this purpose.

  • We usually have instrument grade, quarter sawn, book matched Sheoak.

  • We usually also have a supply of tiger Maple in soft Maple. Boards up to 350 wide and very highly figured. Sometimes also in Hard Maple.

  • We have a limited supply of birdseye Maple, although often sells out very quickly when it comes in.

  • We usually have American Alder in stock in 50mm thick boards.

Please contact us if you are looking for something special.