shropshirelass Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Can anyone recommend a good place to buy some lengths of oak (preferably not green oak) approx 6" square by 6ft in length please within an hour's drive of Montreal du Gers (north of 32)?Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 A wood yard or Point P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Dog is right - you should be able to get a wood yard to cut you something that size, but whether it would be seasoned or not is another matter.On the old forum there was a long discussion on green oak, and I'm not sure if it ever reached a conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobc Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 "Can anyone recommend a good place to buy some lengths of oak(preferably not green oak) approx 6" square by 6ft in length pleasewithin an hour's drive of Montreal du Gers (north of 32)?Many thanks"You need a decent specialist wood yard that carries stocks of salvaged oak beams or has air or kiln-dried oak.If they are salvaged old beams then they will probably be over the size that you need and will need to be planed down.Builders merchants such as Point P only stock (in our area) constructional (green) oak.I do not know of any suppliers within an hours drive of your locationbut if you want to take the time then Ets Coste are very good for alloak supplies:La Chapelle Pechaud24250 Castelnaud La Chapelle0553295205www.parquet.coste.com[email protected]They also have green oak around 40% cheaper than Point P, plusair-dried hardwoods for cabinet making, floorboards in pine, chestnutand oak, which they make on their own production line.If required they will deliver anywhere in France.Another supplier (and Forum member) who could probably supply you withyour beams cut to size and prepared is Chris Head (www.chrishead.net).If you let me know what you need the oak for then I may be able to help further.Kind regards,Bob Clarkehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobc Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 "Dog is right - you should be able to get a wood yard to cut yousomething that size, but whether it would be seasoned or not is anothermatter.On the old forum there was a long discussion on green oak, and I'm not sure if it ever reached a conclusion.RegardsDick Smith50/Surrey"A long memory Dick!The 'dangerous to build with green oak" thread died a death, but Inotice that the poster of this theory has reappeared on another Forumwith useful information.Interestingly his website contains no Siret/TVA number, etc.My green oak structures are still standing!Kind regards,Bob Clarkehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Interestingly, green oak furniture is in one of those freebie catalogues that arrive in gardening magazines - our green oak that we had cut is now destined for turning into useful bits like coffee tables rather than being given to people in the commune.There is an excellent wood yard in Alles-le-Mine, in 24 though it's probably far too far for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I have to admit I'm a total amateur at carpentry, but I had some green oak boards a few years ago which I planed and stored. When I came to use them they were so hard and brittle that in one case they simply broke up when bandsawed, and when trying to cut plugs from another I blunted the cutter instantly and almost had the wood catch fire rather than be cut. This wasn't the case (so much) when they were new boards.What did I do wrong? Presumably something to do with the moisture content? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shropshirelass Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 Thanks for all the replies. We have used green oak in our house in Shropshire and it looks great but the shrinkage has caused a few problems so we would rather not use it for this job. We are going to divide a room by building a low wall and then oak beams rising to the ceiling on top of the wall at intervals of about 3ft. We have a room downstairs where they used this method and it is very effective - it divides the room well but keeps each room light.Kim [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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