Hi All

My son who needs the above for his kitchen has found a site called
http://www.woodandbeyond.com/

The prices look very good and the samples sent to him look fine as one would
expect

Me being of the school of 'If I can't see it touch it and select my own I
won't buy it' am suspicious of all on line sites

Anyone had dealings with this company or can recommend another budget
supplier

Likely choices are beech or bamboo or maybe a walnut if swmbo decides thus

I know to avoid oak due to the iron/steel staining

They do not want to go with laminate

any input appreciated

Regards

On Jun 15, 2:28*pm, "TMC" wrote:
Hi All

My son who needs the above for his kitchen has found a site calledhttp://www.woodandbeyond.com/

The prices look very good and the samples sent to him look fine as one would
expect

Me being of the school of *'If I can't see it touch it and select my own I
won't buy it' am suspicious of all on line sites

Anyone had dealings with this company or can recommend another budget
supplier

Likely choices are beech or bamboo or maybe a walnut if swmbo decides thus

I know to avoid oak due to the iron/steel staining

They do not want to go with laminate

*any input appreciated

Regards

I recently bought 3m + 4m of American black walnut worktop from
www.topworktops.co.uk and quality and service were both good.
I chose them because they were close enough to deliver in their own
van with 2 blokes to carry in, supplied 650mm width to allow a bit of
leeway with non-square walls, and because the lady (eastern European
accent) who answered the phone sounded businesslike and turned out so.
Apart from forgetting to make the 1-hour-ahead courtesy call from the
van, all went smoothly and our carpenter did a great job with it.
I've read that beech may shift, and I've seen some beech marked almost
photographically by wet iron; couldn't find iroko in stock anywhere
(perhaps because it isn't farmed sustainably yet); walnut was more
expensive but the difference works out as a fraction of the total
cost.
Hope this helps.
Al

"TMC" wrote in message
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Hi All

My son who needs the above for his kitchen has found a site called
http://www.woodandbeyond.com/

The prices look very good and the samples sent to him look fine as one
would expect

Me being of the school of 'If I can't see it touch it and select my own I
won't buy it' am suspicious of all on line sites

Anyone had dealings with this company or can recommend another budget
supplier

Likely choices are beech or bamboo or maybe a walnut if swmbo decides thus

I know to avoid oak due to the iron/steel staining

They do not want to go with laminate

any input appreciated

Regards


In europe beech has always been the wood for food preparation surfaces and
utensils. Partly because it's cheap, knot free and available in wide boards
but also because it has no taste or smell and has a 'closed grain' meaning
no pores in the surface. It is also strong across the grain so used for end
grain chopping boards. It is not particularly pretty, tends to grey with
water and has quite a high degree of movement when drying (or getting wet ).
It is not resistant to rot (yes this can be an issue if a tap leaks for a
few months). Maple has similar properties to beech but is prettier and
moves less. They will both stain blue from iron/steel but not as much as
oak.

Tim W

On Jun 15, 2:28*pm, "TMC" wrote:
Hi All

My son who needs the above for his kitchen has found a site calledhttp://www.woodandbeyond.com/

The prices look very good and the samples sent to him look fine as one would
expect

Me being of the school of *'If I can't see it touch it and select my own I
won't buy it' am suspicious of all on line sites

Anyone had dealings with this company or can recommend another budget
supplier

Likely choices are beech or bamboo or maybe a walnut if swmbo decides thus

I know to avoid oak due to the iron/steel staining

They do not want to go with laminate

*any input appreciated

Regards

We've had an oak worktop for 3 -4 years now and I haven't seen any
marking at all: Maybe it's prevented by oiling it thoroughly? I used
danish oil (after many applications of 'worktop oil', which never
seemed to saturate the wood) and re-apply every 6 months or so, when
it starts to look like it needs it.

Ours was bought unseen online (can't remember who it was but the price
was good) and the whole thing turned out absolutely fine, with two
lads delivering it straight through to where I could work on it.

At 40mm though, it was *very* heavy to move into place with very
little leeway to get through the door etc, but cutting and jointing
were easy, using a circular saw and a router, then jointing using a
biscuit cutter in the router and clamps. Cutters all came from
Transtools and have lasted fine for other jobs since.

The only thing I would consider in doing it again (and I might be
soon) would be to think about profiling the front edge: A square
edge, as supplied makes joints easy, but is prone to damage. It's
hard to put a profile on once the whole thing is fitted, as you can't
get the router all the way to walls etc. but, of course, any profiling
has to be done after the joints. So it seems the best way is to make
joints but not to fix, then profile the edge while it can still be
manoeuvred to a suitable position to reach the ends of runs.

Overall, IMO, hardwood gives a good look and is a fraction of the cost
of some of the 'stone' worktops you can get. It just takes a little
bit of looking after, but does have the advantage that you can re-
finish it easily with a sander if necessary.

On Jun 15, 2:28*pm, "TMC" wrote:
Hi All

My son who needs the above for his kitchen has found a site calledhttp://www.woodandbeyond.com/

The prices look very good and the samples sent to him look fine as one would
expect

Me being of the school of *'If I can't see it touch it and select my own I
won't buy it' am suspicious of all on line sites

Anyone had dealings with this company or can recommend another budget
supplier

I can't remember who we bought our rubberwood top from about three
years ago, but it was fine when it arrived (and very reasonably
priced).

"TMC" wrote in message
...
Hi All

My son who needs the above for his kitchen has found a site called
http://www.woodandbeyond.com/

The prices look very good and the samples sent to him look fine as one
would expect

Me being of the school of 'If I can't see it touch it and select my own I
won't buy it' am suspicious of all on line sites

Anyone had dealings with this company or can recommend another budget
supplier

Likely choices are beech or bamboo or maybe a walnut if swmbo decides thus

I know to avoid oak due to the iron/steel staining

They do not want to go with laminate

any input appreciated.


The best wood is Iroko that's if your happy with the laboratory bench look.

mark