While checking out the round panel deal then heading to the timber yard I noticed this stack of panels for $20.
1200x600x18 Red Oak panel
1200x300x33 Okoume panel.
I don't know much about different timbers but Google tells me Okoume isn't that much of a hard-hardwood.
Might suit some people who had ideas for the other timber panels or a cheap solid wood desk?
Also that stack of pine 450mm round panels is only $2.50 here rather than $5.
Merbau was out of stock but plenty of the rest that I looked.
It looks like a long term price drop because the new prices were proper printed stuck labels on the racks, not new prices taped over the top.
Does anyone know if 18mm is thick enough for a simple bench?
I’ve got the longer Merbau panels as my office desks. They’re nice. Simple legs added on and they worked fine.
I’ve got 18mm ply wood as the surface for my garage work bench. It’s if anything excessive. It’s on a steel frame, but 12mm would have been fine.
Too thin for a serious work bench. Maybe adequate for a simple one
I’d say not really, but depends on how you use it.
I put a 20ish kg tv on mine and it began to sink in the middle after a few days until I reinforced it with a central leg. If you keep the load very light it’ll be fine though
Buy 2 and laminate them together :P
janka rating for oak is pretty damn low
Depends which oak - American White, Red, European, Tasmanian ?? Tassie oak is about the softest.
Also, the Janka rating is used to measure flooring timber hardness - oak doesn't often get used for floors, and especially not in boards this size.
Oak actually gets used a lot for fancy floors, its soft though. Its come from Europe where they didnt really have anything harder.
My brother put down imported Oak in his place and the dogs are leaving dents everywhere.
Tassie Oak is fine for most furniture pieces. I made a bench seat for the kitchen with it, as long as you build a strong frame itll hold up a person or 4. I'm 125kgs so it does fine for me.
I have made lots of furniture (tables, wall units, breakfast nooks, headboards, dressing tables etc etc) out of American white oak, and it is a fairly hard timber (hard enough to break brass screws if you don't pre-drill). I usually use an industrial 100mm belt sander starting with a 40 grit belt to tear down the planer marks that my thicknesser leaves - a finer belt just polishes the top, whereas a soft wood like pine can almost be sanded by hand to remove the machine marks. It is about 2/3 times as hard as Jarrah and more than 3 times harder than pine.
The likelihood of dogs (not horses) denting proper oak is very slim (unless that are really massive dogs with very long claws). I would doubt that most ladies high shoes would dent proper oak flooring - a lot of solid timber is marketed as oak (because it is veneered or stained to look like oak) but it isn't. Just have to go into a shop like Early Settlers (or hardly Normal) to see this. And then of course, a lot of flooring is sold as oak (in various shades, including greys) and is actually just laminate.
Looks like an in-store only price… not the same on the site.
I couldn't even find this on their website. What's the link?
Shame I want some. Easy floating shelves.
Damn covid and bushfire timber pricing hikes
Was $20
Then $69
Now $20
Has timber prices gone down now?
same with combined crypto / covid impact on PCs - video cards RRP $899 - was $899 then $1499 now 2 year old models at RRP $899 are a sought after bargain!
Is the 600mm the big one at the front.
I'm looking to make an outdoor dog house have the base but this would make good walls I believe
These won't be good for outdoor. It'll fall apart. Indoor use only.
Uh what type of cheap wood would he best for outdoors?
Treated pine (what most playgrounds and forces are made of) is the cheapest that would be used outside.
But if your dog likes to chew on it, don't use it as it's poisonous, I think it's banned on new playgrounds too.
Otherwise hardwood.. but that ain't cheap.
An alternative is to have cement sheeting or sheet/ poly panels and have standard pine inside.
However can just used bornal pine and replace it after 3 years.
@dufflover: You mean fence palings? They are pine these days and only if you hate the dog as you'll never seal it up properly.
Which is rare for a fence but not impossible.
Seems the opposite of rare for me. Remember I'm talking about all those greyed out fences that people rip out when they demolish an old house or are upgrading to a Colorbond style fence.
Pretty sure those are hardwood. But yeah not all kerbside fences are in the same condition. Just keeping to the cheapest as possible criteria lol.
A similar one that comes to mind are pallets, if you can be sure they're clean, not chemically treated, etc etc.
(Just to clarify I'm not building a dog house myself, just chipping in an idea having used some old wood recently)
@dufflover: Nah. Those greyed out panels are most likely pine.
Inspect how close the grains are together. Fine grained is hardwood. Course grain is softwood/ pine.
Most houses since the 90s are most likely cypress posts with treated pine panels. If you're lucky you might come across iron bark or red gum posts.
@dufflover: Those would work well if good condition.
Otherwise if untreated pine make sure it's not in an area where it gets wet then dry then wet again. That's what causes timber to rot.
@[Deactivated]: I built a dog house a few years ago. The research I did advised not to use treated wood because the chemicals used to treat it can be harmful to your pet.
If you can get the longer bits of wood from Bunnings instead of buying them in 1.5/2m lengths you'll save some money. You'll obviously need a tow bar. You can hire a trailer from Bunnings for free for 2hrs.
Get a colorbond roof and trimmings from a scrap or metal yard, it's generally cheaper from them over Bunnings. This will help protect it from the elements of its not stored under a pergola.
@[Deactivated]: Wood frame with cement sheet, silicon the gaps and paint it and will be super solid for longer than any dog will live.
@[Deactivated]: Go for a pine frame with fibre cement cladding and paint it. Looks good with some prep work. Put a roof to match your house and paint with the same scheme
1 large panel of marine grade ply. Cut it to size yourself.
If you want it to last "forever" you can go one extra and use some Epoxy enamel on the outside.
Are you sure about that? The round ones specifically mention that they are suitable for outdoors and are glued with A-Bond.
This different. Read bunnings website.
Are you sure?
I have a 1800 x 750 merbau one on a omnibdesk. It's a beautiful setup and looks a million dollars. Will need to finish it yourself though.
should not use any oil based paint, my bad experience.
smell very bad, forced to put at backyard almost 3 months before start to use it.
Would look great. Check out Osmo hardwax oil finishes. Doesnt smell bad at all, looks great and since it was designed for floors its really hard.
I'll keep my eyes out. I'm planning on building a bunch of work benches and this would be really nice for the clean area.
This could be a nice hall table
I think the buggers changed the prices last night
Are they back to normal price?
I can’t find the display of your photo. I can see 1200x300x18 FJ okoume for $39. Circle panels are all by themselves end of aisle and under shelves
Bunnings Frankston have the red oak 1200x600 at $69 (full price). The only discounted round ones are pine at @ $5.
Thanks OP. Found them still listed at the price and got 3-4 of each for no reason at all…Thought the round one would be good as dart boards then i got the other panels because why not.
Any more left?
![[VIC] SpecRite 1200mm X 600mm X 18mm Oak Timber Panel, $20 (Was $69) @ Bunnings West Footscray](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/60/693860.jpg?h=d657c2dd)
Many round panels left?