I could have had beech. There's a fair bit of 2" beech around, and
it's a little cheaper than the oak. If I was paying for it, it's
£25/cube foot vs. £35/cube foot for 2" boards..


That oak is a sweet find for you! but I am curious about the cube foot, would
that measurement be the same as our board foot of 1"x12"x12"? If so I do find
myself blessed since I can get Euro beech for $6.95/bf. Your £35 ='s $65! ...
which is quite outrageous unless that cube means 12"x12"X12"... then, in our
B/F this is $5.41 each. Not bad for here. I paid $4.79/bf for my 32/bf of maple
for my bench top.

Alex