Mahogany/Teak suppliers in N Essex or S Suffolk

[Simonpk]

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

 

[tillergirl]

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.

 

[sailorman]

My Co32 had a very nice varnished Teak tiller

 

[Simonpk]

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

 

[tillergirl]

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.

 

[Simonpk]

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

 

[sailorman]

Iroko is in my vho, a very poor substitute for teak is ok for old fashioned draining boards

 

[ianc1200]

Just had a new tiller for Storm in oak.

 

[tillergirl]

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]

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

Wear a good dust mask and be aware that the grain of iroko can 'tear up' at inconvenient times. Take planing steadily.

 

[sailorman]

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.

Ash snd te
Eak would look very nicw all varnished ul

 

[davidej]

Ash snd te
Eak would look very nicw all varnished ul

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[Bru]

Please get another spellchecker!

Roger is recovering from a serious stroke, be kind

 

[sailorman]

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

I have some teak but unzble to get too it or rip to size at the moment

 

[sailorman]

Thorougoods, Ardleigh. Timber Types & Species - All Available Wood | Thorogood

Can I suggest you don't use mahogany or teak. Ash is much better in my view.

Mj co3w had a teak tkller s zjapdx ax a thinv og esty sktb cresh vsrnisblaminated tea.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Probably too far from you, but AC Timber - Home are not a million miles from you.