Simonpk
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Next on my list is to make myself a new tiller, so I thought I'd enquire here first as to who supplies either Mahogany or Teak in North Essex or South Suffolk?
Many thanks
Si
Many thanks
Si
Mahogany/Teak suppliers in N Essex or S Suffolk
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tillergirl
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Thorougoods, Ardleigh. http://www.thorogood.co.uk/timber-species.php
Can I suggest you don't use mahogany or teak. Ash is much better in my view.
Can I suggest you don't use mahogany or teak. Ash is much better in my view.
sailorman
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My Co32 had a very nice varnished Teak tiller
Simonpk
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Brilliant I'll give Thorogoods a visit as I go past Ardleigh virtually every day.
The old tiller is Mahogany so I thought I'd keep it the same, but I did laminate up a lovely Ash tiller for my previous boat.
I'll see what they've got & decide from there.
Many thanks
Si
The old tiller is Mahogany so I thought I'd keep it the same, but I did laminate up a lovely Ash tiller for my previous boat.
I'll see what they've got & decide from there.Many thanks
Si
tillergirl
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My tiller is made of iroko, spliced to repair after 40 years (ten years ago) with ash.
Thorougoods need 5 days for machining at the present.
Thorougoods need 5 days for machining at the present.
Simonpk
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Thanks, I'll check out Iroko as well and I'll just get a 4" x 4ft length & quite happy to spend a nice spring evening planing & shaving to shape.
Cheers
Si
Cheers
Si
sailorman
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Iroko is in my vho, a very poor substitute for teak is ok for old fashioned draining boards
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ianc1200
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Just had a new tiller for Storm in oak.
tillergirl
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If you are interested in oak, you might try Tutton Timber http://tuttontimber.co.uk/ in Halstead (and probably the most difficult place to find). I bought green oak for steaming some frames and I recall cost me about £2 for 6ft x 1" x 1 1/4"! A few years back. I made the point that I needed clear green oak and that's what I got. Worked fine for steaming. Just bought some oak by Gard of Hannifield for new cockpit floor beams. Good service, machining in one day. Oak was 1.87 a metre (1" x 1") so picked up £150's worth including the VAT. Gard are quoting Ash as £1.53 a metre - 4" x 4" a metre at £37.95 PAR plus VAT (Oak for the same would be £91.35 a metre . (Gards are http://www.gards.co.uk/). Thorougoods recently supplied some iroko for the cockpit 'floor' planks but I can't work out a representative price. Significantly more expensive than the oak.
chinita
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Wear a good dust mask and be aware that the grain of iroko can 'tear up' at inconvenient times. Take planing steadily.
sailorman
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Ash snd te
Eak would look very nicw all varnished ul
davidej
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Please get another spellchecker!
Bru
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sailorman
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I have some teak but unzble to get too it or rip to size at the moment
sailorman
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Mj co3w had a teak tkller s zjapdx ax a thinv og esty sktb cresh vsrnisblaminated tea.
AntarcticPilot
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Probably too far from you, but AC Timber - Home are not a million miles from you.