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Title: oak L strip
Post by scotspark on Nov 16^th, 2010, 12:36am

Hi I am looking for some Oak L beads to frame a window i want to fit in a door.

anyone reccomend somewhere for this?

Title: Re: oak L strip
Post by Joiner on Nov 16^th, 2010, 8:41am

Some of the sheds do quite a wide range of mouldings, but none of them seem to display the sections they might have so going online doesn't help there, as you've doubtless discovered before coming on here in desperation!!

And, of course, the chippies on here will make their own.

I have occasionally bought the simpler "hardwood" mouldings (sold alongside the pine) because it's quicker (and therefore cheaper overall) than cutting them down and machining them out of oak stock, and they stain OK to be 'got away with', but on a quality job I'd do them myself out of stock.

Try to get pine to look like oak and you'll end up with pine trying to look like oak. :-/

Have a word with your local joinery shop? But I suspect the cost will surprise you. You could always do a back-scratching deal with him ;)

Title: Re: oak L strip
Post by woodsmith on Nov 16^th, 2010, 6:05pm

What size do you want, and how long?

Title: Re: oak L strip
Post by scotspark on Nov 16^th, 2010, 9:13pm

6 Metres of 20mm*20mm or 15mm*20mm

window is roughly 1000mm*500mm (at the moment anyway ::) )

Cheers

SS

couldn't find anything in the sheds or local merchants.

Title: Re: oak L strip
Post by Joiner on Nov 17^th, 2010, 7:19am

Bet you wish you hadn't asked now, don't you Keith! ;D ;D

Title: Re: oak L strip
Post by TIMBA-WOLF on Nov 17^th, 2010, 11:59am

woodsmith wrote on Nov 16^th, 2010, 6:05pm:

What size do you want, and how long?

He wants to KEEP THEM, PERMANANTLY!!!

Title: Re: oak L strip
Post by Joiner on Nov 17^th, 2010, 12:07pm

The hairy one is back on form I see. ;D ;D

Title: Re: oak L strip
Post by woodsmith on Nov 17^th, 2010, 12:56pm

What I need is a scale (ish will do) drawing of what you need and I assume you need 4 off 1m and 4 off 500mm (or 6 off 1m)

Pm me or contact me through the website and I'll see how much it will be to make them and post them to you.

Title: Re: oak L strip
Post by scotspark on Nov 17^th, 2010, 6:28pm

will PM you later keith. swmbo has decided on a change ::)

gonna be 3 smaller windows now.

and yes Wolf is right i want to keep them ;D