- Description
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Details
Our European Oak timber is sourced from France and planed to order in our factory here in Yorkshire. The heartwood varies from light tan to biscuit or deep brown, with distinct bands of earlywood and latewood. The grain is usually straight, but irregular or cross grain can occur including some small knots. Rays and growth rings show an attractive figuring ("silver grain") when quarter sawn.
Properties
A fairly hard, heavy and dense hardwood, with high crushing and bending strength, low stiffness and resistance to shock loads. Preboring is advised for nailing and screwing, and a reduced planing angle is advised for irregular or cross-grained stock. Oak timber turns satisfactorily, is good for gluing, painting, sanding, staining and varnishing and will take high polish. European oak can be darkened by fuming with ammonia. Due to tannins present in the timber, oak wood will react with ferrous metals when wet. Select non-ferrous (brass or stainless steel) fixings where possible.Durability
Extremely durable.Typical Uses
Oak timber is often used for furniture and cabinetmaking, quality joinery including church pews and pulpits, office furniture, kitchen cabinets, flooring (including parquet), coffins, boats and harbour work, truck bodies, cooperage for wines, cognac and beer. Planed oak timber is sliced for decorative veneers and rotary-cut to make plywood.Interesting Facts
Grows: this species is known to grow across Europe, Turkey, North Africa, Southeastern Canada and Northeastern USA
Typical height: 60-100 ft (18-30m)
Trunk diameter: 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8m)
Specific gravity: 0.72
Typical dry weight: 45lb/ft3 (720kg/m3) - Additional Information
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Additional Information
Manufacturer British Hardwoods Country of Origin France Timber Species European Oak Timber Grade Prime Moisture Content Kiln Dried to 9-11% Moisture - Reviews
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- Quality product perfectly cut
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Really easy to order, great communication and service. Great quality wood and perfect sizes for what I needed.
Price Quality Value - Planed European Oak
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Oak arrived, later later than advertised. I was in no great rush so wasn’t too fussed. The packaging was perfect, nice and solid. It was when I unpacked the oak, I noticed 3 or 4 deep dents to the sides of the wood. Again I wasn't too fussed about this as luck would have it, I was going for a rustic look. If I was going for a clean modern look I would have complained. To sum up, could be better.
Price Quality Value - Click & collect
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Decided to do click & collect, and very pleased with both service and product. We also had a great day out in nearby Skipton!!
Price Quality Value - Exactly as described
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Arrived in two weeks, quicker than expected and exactly as described.
Price Quality Value - Good quality and service
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Very pleased will be happy to buy from again.
Price Quality Value - Great product
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High quality timber, well packaged. Very pleased.
Price Quality Value - Looks brilliant
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Wood was well packaged, sized as ordered. Looks brilliant now it has been used as a fire place surround.
Price Quality Value - Excellent quality
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Thank you everyone involved in the production, packing and despatch of my amended orders. Quality of wood and workmanship are excellent: responses to my phone calls were helpful and accurate.
Price Quality Value - Top quality
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Just top quality and service as usual .
Price Quality Value - Great quality
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Ordered 4m of planed and 4m mopstick handrail great quality and arrived to the lead time stated. Well packaged too. Great service well chuffed.
Price Quality Value - Great quality and service
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Superb quality replacement oak bench slats. Service was excellent from advice before my order through to final collection.
Price Quality Value - Very happy
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Prior to purchasing this I did a lot of research on the best place to buy a piece of oak in the UK (both locally and nationally), and this particular product came in top for price, shipping price, lead time and apparent quality. The wood was delivered well within the lead time, was packaged well with no shipping damage, and is of superb quality. I purchased a single piece of 19mm x 121mm x 2m wood which is now a backing board for 6 wall-mounted guitar hangers, and it looks great. Only required a light sanding on the edges / corners and a single coat of Osmo oil.
Price Quality Value - Excellent
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The third order of oak quality delivery as always was excellent.
Price Quality Value - Wood for Ukulele neck
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Perfectly prepared, well wrapped and delivered.
Price Quality Value - Great quality wood and service
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First time trying this company and I can recommend. Beautiful quality wood ideally suited for the intended use. Love that they asked what the intended use is and supplied ideal quality. Will be using again.
Price Quality Value - Excellent service and product
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Quick service readily answered my queries, prompt delivery which was well packaged to ensure no damage, wood was of beautiful quality.
Price Quality Value - Very pleased
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During Covid started all tasks I had been avoiding. However I enjoyed renovating one bench and re building another with timber bought from British Hardwoods. Oak is generally expensive, but accepting this was a quality product fair. Very pleased with the wood, easy to work with and now a pleasure to sit on. Have ordered more timber for my next project. Staff too were extremely helpful. Will use this company again.
Price Quality Value - Excellent quality
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I have used British Hardwoods on three projects now, two different hardwoods and on each of the three occasions I have been impressed by packaging and wood quality. During the last few months I am sure it has been difficult to plan work yet my timber was sent within the timescale given. I applaud a great British company that cares about quality of service, even down to the superior packaging. Thank you.
Price Quality Value - Oak for furniture project
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Compared to the previous supplier I used this was excellent. Well packaged so not damaged on delivery, competitively priced, and delivered promptly.
Price Quality Value - Great service
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Only needed a small amount for top of stairway. Staff were really helpful and the wood was ready in reasonable time in spite of lockdown. Wood was perfect, and looks amazing. Also bought some waney edge pieces from the shop when I collected which are beautiful.
Price Quality Value - Excellent service
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Brilliant to deal with and rapid service. Order placed and received within 48hrs. Couldn’t ask much more of any company.
Price Quality Value - Wonderful service and quality
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Well packed, sales even phoned me up to let me know what lengths were coming and would they be ok for my use.
Price Quality Value - A good product
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A good product. It was square and straight.
Price Quality Value - Outstanding product and workmanship
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I have ordered wood from other places but never have I received have wood of such great quality and workmanship. Well worth the money. Most certainly will use again. Will certainly recommend this company to others and must comment on how well the wood was packaged and delivered. Mark this 100%.
Price Quality Value - First class product
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Well protected with strong packaging during transit.
Price Quality Value - Oak cupboard strip shelves
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Quality oak planed well to the stated dimensions.
Price Quality Value - My go to supplier
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Always use British Hardwoods for my oak, no complaints.
Price Quality Value - Superb!
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I ordered 12 metres of PAR European Oak for a shelving project at home. Arrived extremely well packaged, long lengths. Very clean, very straight and I can see that once I treat them with the Osmo oil that I also purchased, and have incidentally used before on an oak staircase, the grain and markings will really come into their own. Shame they'll be covered with books!! Will most definitely use British Hardwoods again and highly recommend them.
Price Quality Value - Very pleased
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I ordered some lengths of oak for the renovation of an old wrought iron garden seat and British Hardwoods supplied the size I required. Their customer feedback, help and advice were excellent and the wood arrived well packaged and with some extra to spare. I was very pleased with my purchase and would recommend this company to anyone, thank you so much.
Price Quality Value - Excellent product
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The European oak that I ordered was excellent and was well packaged and arrived in perfect condition. I will certainly use British Hardwoods for my future projects.
Price Quality Value - Perfect
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After ordering oak timber from my local stockist who delivered inferior quality oak, we sent it back and found British Hardwoods. I phoned the company and explained what happened and what I wanted and this firm delivered. The timber was of a high quality and was packed perfectly. I would highly recommend this company to anyone wanting top quality timber. 100% spot on. To say I am very pleased is a massive understatement. Thank you.
Price Quality Value - Dimensionally accurate and great finish
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Very nice oak battens, from good quality timber. Some twist but that was to be expected (19x32x3000mm). Will definitely use again.
Price Quality Value - Heart of Oak!
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I have set out on a new hobby, making musical boxes for children. I had great difficulty obtains the material that I wanted. However, I eventually found British Hardwoods. I made an enquiry, made two orders, and was delighted with the oak they supplied. The first musical box is nearly ready for delivery and I am very pleased with the result. I have been so busy I have hardly noticed the lock-down!
Price Quality Value - Absolutely delighted
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I was absolutly delighted with the quality, the smoothness, the straightness of the hard oak timber, in both batches. The decking extension I have fabricated is good quality and inkeeping with the Barlow Tryry furniture.
Price Quality Value - Excellent quality
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The timber arrived within the stated lead time, the packaging was excellent and very well protected. The quality of the wood was fantastic with lots of ray flecks showing in the wood, perfect for what I am using the wood for. All the boards were perfectly straight without any twist! I was pleasantly surprised that when the wood arrived, all the boards were longer than I had asked for which is always a bonus as I have some left over for the next project. Would recommend to anyone like myself who is just starting in woodworking and doesn't have the machines to mill their own wood. Will be coming back in the future when I am in need of planed wood!
Price Quality Value - Delighted
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My husband was absolutely delighted with the oak skirtings and architraves and planed oak, to make our door linings and threshold and new door for under stairs cupboard. We couldn't fault the customer service. Many thanks, our new house will have the most marvellous makeover when he's finished. We will definitely use British Hardwoods again.
Price Quality Value - Beautiful piece of oak
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Very high quality timber as described and delivered on time. Beautiful markings and when treated with a satin finish looked even more so. Would highly recommend!
Price Quality Value - Really nice wood
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Great to work with.
Price Quality Value - Very pleased
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I am delighted with the quality, delivery and price. Customer care at its best!
Price Quality Value - Frame for glass
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I ordered 57mm x 57mm PAR European oak to make a frame to complete a heavy leaded glass project. The wood I received was of great quality and arrived well packaged. This was my first purchase from British Hardwoods and I would recommend them.
Price Quality Value - A quality piece of oak
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The oak was well finished and a pleasure to work with. Packaging was excellent too.
Price Quality Value - Generous quantity
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I ordered 4m of planed square oak for legs for a HiFi cabinet - received 7.5m so plenty left for my next project! Good quality and well packaged - no damage in transit.
Price Quality Value - Contemporary skirt to ceiling ‘spindles’
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Oak looks beautiful oiled in Osmo polyx-oil raw and the finished project is just how I’d hoped it would be. I was a bit nervous that some of the lengths might not be quite long enough but I needn’t have been, everyone was very helpful . . . and patient. Thank you, I’d definitely recommend this company.
Price Quality Value - An excellent product
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Ordered an oak beam. Arrived as advised. Very high quality to look at. Very pleased.
Price Quality Value - Excellent quality
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Delivered to timescale. Well packaged to protect in transit. Excellent quality 19x19mm PAR European Oak, with no warping or knots, so can be used with no wastage. Third time I've bought from British Hardwoods. Previous deliveries of similar timber all in good use externally. A happy customer, who would recommend BH without hesitation.
Price Quality Value - A first-time customer's experience
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I needed some oak to build a fire surround. I've never bought anything other than DIY shop pine before so approached this task with some uncertainty. However, after searching online I came across this site and found everything I needed at competitive prices. The range of sizes available meant I could design my project for easy construction (minimal cutting). I was unsure what lengths I would be sent but a call to the helpline quickly reassured me (you can state what you need in a box near the end of the order process).
I got an email on a Friday within the specified lead time to say delivery would be on the next working day, which meant the following Monday so I had no problem organising myself to be in. The timber arrived well protected.
The timber was of excellent quality and planed accurately to the dimensions I had specified, and in generous lengths. The finished surround looks fab! Now I need to find a new project so I can use British Hardwoods again.
Thanks for your excellent service and quality timber.Price Quality Value - Pieces for a project
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I needed a handful of lengths of PAR oak, and that's what turned up, with generous allowance for lengths and accurately planed dimensions. Consignment was carefully padded and protected for transport. Can't fault the service.
Price Quality Value - Good quality timber
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Great product and excellent delivery timescale. Really good quality timber used for staircase looks great.
Price Quality Value - Excellent
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Excellent service and excellent oak. Strongly recommend this company.
Price Quality Value - Bar top
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Purchased for home made bar. Planed oak finished it off nicely.
Price Quality Value - Very good quality
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very good quality timber excellent finish, just a little pricey.
Price Quality Value - Excellent finish
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I generally use reclaimed wood for my output but a client wanted something specific in hardwood, preferably oak. Browsing the net, many of the retailers were either vastly overpriced or had a minimum order. British Hardwoods seemed to be a reasonable seller and happy to provide small quantities; I'm glad I went with them for this first order. Good quality wood, excellent finish and fantastic price means that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to other buyers, and they'll be getting my repeat custom for all my jobs and projects requiring fresh/new timber.
Price Quality Value - High quality timber
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This is high quality hand picked timber. It is well packed for safe delivery and moisture protection. I have not had that standard from other competitors.
Price Quality Value - Good quality
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Always use this company, good timber, nicely machined and selected for my company needs (memorials).
Price Quality Value - Table top
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This delivery was excellent. The quality was very good. Unfortunately I had under ordered and had to order a second piece. That is extremely poor. It has planing steps, many rough spots around knot joinings an uneven hole around knots. Hardly a table top surface. Prices are over the top. An order for some oak wood filler is almost doubled by Royal Mail post charge that cannot be justified. Won't be using British Hardwoods again.
Price Quality Value - No complaints
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Apart from the time it takes the wood to depart the company, which one can plan for, I have no complaints whatsoever regarding this product. It was well wrapped by the use of strong L shaped lengths of cardboard, and the use of water resistant wrapping would have meant it could have sustained long periods of precipitation without water ingress had immediate delivery not been possible.
Price Quality Value - Birthday present
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I bought this for a birthday present for my husband. The customer service department were extremely helpful in identifying exactly what I needed so that he would be able to successfully complete the project. He was very pleased with the surprise. The quality of the wood is excellent.
Price Quality Value - Delighted
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Very good - lovely wood and ideal for the intended purpose.
Price Quality Value - Good quality wood
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Most happy with the quality of the wood, straight and no warping. The online ordering service was quick and easy. I would not hesitate to order from British Hardwoods again in the future.
Price Quality Value - High quality seasoned oak, very well finished!
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I have recently received my third order of planed European oak from British Hardwoods and could not be more satisfied. The material is of very good quality, the dimensions specified were adhered to right down to the millimetre and the finished planing was faultless. In my view British Hardwoods is the "go to" place for high quality timber in this area.
Price Quality Value - Great quality service and price
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Initially sceptical, I was absolutely delighted with the quality and service from British Hardwoods - would recommend to anyone. Well packed on delivery, and great communication as to delivery date. I'm now actually looking for more jobs I can do, just so I can buy some more oak.
Price Quality Value - Most of the wood was excellent but . . .
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As a previous reviewer said, you don't get the lengths you ordered and the only way I could see around this was to over order. Also some of the lengths had defects (knot holes mainly) so again necessary to over order if you can't tolerate defects. These points decrease my score on value for money. I would also say that the delivery service offered gave zero flexibility - difficult if you're not at home all the time. Less than 24 hrs notice of delivery too.
Price Quality Value - Great quality
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Good quality wood, well-cut and all 90-degree angles. Well-packaged and well-planed. Superb service.
Price Quality Value - Lovely wood
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Telephoned order through as we weren't really sure about what was suitable to use in replacing our thresholds . . . the man at British Hardwoods was really helpful and we were able to order our precise dimension making our DIY project easier. The wood was packaged really well and arrived with the stated timescale with emails giving us updates. 5☆ company . . . lovely wood . . . highly recommended.
Price Quality Value - Good quality wood
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Superbly cut - straight and all edges a perfect 90 degrees. Very well planed and good quality wood. The finish is very good straight out of the adequately protective packaging. I've ordered from British Hardwoods before and one well-known phrase springs to mind - you get what you pay for! Impressive company to deal with.
Price Quality Value - Good wood and well wrappped
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Good quality and no danger of damage during delivery due to good packaging.
Price Quality Value - Very good quality product
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All sizes were accurate as described. Well packaged. Will certainly use again. Only issue I had was around delivery. Only given one day's notice (told on the Tuesday it would be delivered on the Wednesday. ) As I could not contact either the delivery company (out of mobile contact) or British Hardwoods (same) to make alternative arrangements I had to arrange attendance to take delivery of the wood. Would have been better to get a few days notice so that access could be arranged. Don't know what would have happened had I been on holiday.
Price Quality Value - A beautiful product
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This is the third time I've ordered the European Oak (I've also ordered American Ash in the past). It is a beautiful product, and always comes in perfect condition. My only issue is that it is impossible to predict what lengths will arrive, which makes it difficult to plan how much to buy.
Price Quality Value - Great quality wood
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Delivered safely and on time. I would use this service again.
Price Quality Value - Lovely wood
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Wood used for a bench and looks fab. We used the lengths specified in the description to calculate quantities but it actually arrived in various lengths which meant we didn't have the correct lengths so we have some sections we can't use and had to purchase 2 more from elsewhere to finish the bench off. Very pleased with the quality of the wood.
Price Quality Value - Superb quality piece of wood
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Well protected during delivery.
Price Quality Value - High quality
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This is the second time I've used British Hardwoods for small projects. The staff are helpful, the wood is of high quality, it arrives on time and undamaged in transportation as it is well packed.
Price Quality Value - Great quality PAR oak
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First time ordering of PAR oak. Very good website, enabling me to determine the right product, very good range of sizes for oak. All pieces were very well packaged and delivered on time. Informed when my order was being processed and out for delivery. All pieces correctly sized and true, very happy with the delivered oak. I can highly recommend British Hardwoods.
Price Quality Value - Looks fantastic
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I only began working with my purchase today, the timber is being made into thresholds between rooms in our bungalow. The timber is easy to work with and looks fantastic now I have treated it with a wax oil.
Price Quality Value - Real quality
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I bought 3 metres and the quality of the planed oak is superb, straight true and easy to work with. Arrived within time too! Will purchase more for cabinet making.
Price Quality Value - Perfect quality
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Great stuff, really nice to work with. I got exactly what I ordered and the quality was perfect.
Price Quality Value - Great piece of wood!
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Lovely piece of oak for my mantlepiece. Well wrapped, straight as a die and beautifully finished. Only thing I would say is the lead time is a little long - but I was informed of that so . . .
Price Quality Value - Great service
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Would highly recommend, all ready on time.
Price Quality Value - Excellent quality
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Thank you for the lovely figured oak squares. Excellent quality, accurately cut, first class service throughout.
Price Quality Value - European Oak - planed all round - good quality
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First order from this online retailer who were helpful with my phone enquiry. A good quality product so worth the price. Nicely machined. Dimensions as requested. Well packaged. Three weeks for delivery but I knew this at time of purchase.
Price Quality Value - Just what I needed
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Excellent website, rapid and helpful response from sales staff. High quality oak, beautifully packed and delivered on time. First class.
Price Quality Value - PAR oak - first rate
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A first-class service! I visited the showroom before ordering PAR European Oak. It was a very different experience to the way the amateur woodworker is treated in most timber yards - I was very impressed with the care with which my questions were answered and the trouble taken to order the lengths of timber that I actually needed. The oak was delivered on-time, packaged as others have described and is of excellent quality. I also attended an open day at British Hardwoods and picked some calibrated oak boards at a ridiculously low price, again of excellent quality. Highly recommended.
Price Quality Value - Recommended
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Really pleased with the quality and finish of the timber, especially at the January discounted price. Lead time as advised. Timber well wrapped and delivered by a helpful driver with a friendly handshake. Definitely gets a 5 star recommendation.
Price Quality Value - Recommended
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As a furniture designer and maker, I need quality oak for my projects. 5 star. Recommended.
Price Quality Value - Quality
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I laid a wood floor on our landing area and needed a piece of oak for the edge of the landing so that the chrome spindles could be attached, the piece of oak supplied was gorgeous and fitted perfectly, quick delivery and great value
Price Quality Value - Quality product
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Timber first rate and a first rate company, I will certainly use British Hardwoods again.
Price Quality Value - Will use again
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Exactly as ordered, size as expected, wrapped really well, will use British Hardwoods again soon.
Price Quality Value - Lovely wood
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The wood arrived as ordered, sized accurately and well wrapped. With a lovely grain, square and cleanly cut ends and very few natural imperfections, it was perfect for the DIY job in hand. Given the poor quality of PAR timber in DIY stores I would never risk buying from them online and was somewhat nervous as to the quality I would receive, but this oak was straight and true and of the highest quality.
Price Quality Value - Good product good service
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Will use again. Thanks
Price Quality Value - Quality oak timber
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Very good quality timber, no cupping, twists etc. good straight lengths. Able to use for furniture making without too much planning etc. Would recommend
Price Quality Value - Very pleased
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Excellent quality timber. Well selected timber, consistent and accurately cut. Have used in the past and will use again.
Price Quality Value - Perfect
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Brilliant quality timber, superb packaging. Will definitely use this company again.
Price Quality Value - Planned All Round Oak
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This is the second time I have purchased wood from BH and as before I was not disappointed in the quality of the wood.
The wood was received as advised, well protected and of good quality. I would certainly recommend to others.
Price Quality Value - Planed timber
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Very good timber merchant good lengths of timber considering they came through the post.The quality of the timber was very good.Had a problem with one piece a new length was with me next day no questions asked
Price Quality Value - Quality oak
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This is the second time I have bought timber from BH and as before quality timber was supplied, delivered as stated and well protected. I will certainly, on future projects, be purchasing timber from BH again.
Price Quality Value - Great product
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Have used them several times always first class product and first class service
Price Quality Value - Excellent
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Have had two lots of European oak for three pieces of furniture. Wood has been excellent. Well planed to size, flat and a very high quality. It arrives very well packed and protected. Value is very good. Will buy more.
Price Quality Value - Well wrapped
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Pleased with overall service. Timber was well wrapped and arrived according to schedule. Some bowed timber but acceptable considering length. Some small knot holes but again acceptable. I will happily use them again.
Price Quality Value - Excellent quality
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Oak wood just as advertised, excellent quality and good value. Delivered within quoted time and well packed.
Price Quality Value - Excellent material
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All as ordered and very good quality.
Price Quality Value - First class
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Lovely quality, excellent staff.
Price Quality Value - DIY project
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British Hardwoods do not disappoint, beautiful European oak. Packaged very well, no damage on arrival.
Price Quality Value - Good quality
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A little disappointed at the large number of short lengths supplied in respect of the 1 3/4” by 3/4” timber.
Price Quality Value - Excellent timber
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Best quality timber ....beautifully packaged...thankyou.
Price Quality Value - Great quality product
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Very friendly, helpful staff. Great quality product. Would definitely use again.
Price Quality Value - Recommended
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Very good quality with very helpful staff. I would recommend to others.
Price Quality Value - Wish I was nearer
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Timber arrived exactly as ordered well protected and on time. Must say I have ordered from British Hardwoods before and never been disappointed. I only wish it was just down the road so I could spend many happy hours there.
Price Quality Value - Oak
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Very pleased with the Oak i got from you, spot on.All was packaged very well
Price Quality Value - Excellent service and product
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Order two lots of wood and the customer service was excellent. Very friendly staff great product and delivery. Goods came well packaged. Will definitely use them in the future
Price Quality Value - Great product, quick delivery
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The wood is of very good quality and can't be faulted. The delivery was rather quick as well. I am super impressed.
Price Quality Value - Excellent
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Excellent customer service and product
Price Quality Value - Great product, great service!
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I’m so glad I chose to pick up my wood personally rather than have it delivered! The first thing we were asked was whether we would like a cup of tea! We had quite a lot of planed oak go collect (outstanding quality and value, by the way) but I also wanted to browse through their oak offcuts and hobby packs, bagging myself some real bargains in the process.
I’d only ever used British Hardwoods online previously but now that I’ve visited personally it’s only a matter of time before I’ll Be back!!
Thank you!!Price Quality Value - Good quality product
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Excellent service - delivered to the promise date. Wood nice and true (no distortions), surface finish is excellent, needs no sanding. Would use again.
Price Quality Value - Good
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Excellent quality and smooth planed. No knots or holes
Price Quality Value - The Best
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As before you just cannot get better value for money with a quality product with excellent service thrown in Thanks
Price Quality Value - Good service, Good timber
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The staff were helpful, knowledgable and efficient
The timber arrived promptly and well packaged
The quality of the timber is excellent
Many thanks.Price Quality Value - Pse European Oak trial, amateur diy guy.
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Timber was very well packaged with cardboard corner protection and cellophane, high quality and makes me wish I'd bought more at the time. I'll definitely buy again. I've been eyeing the walnut for months now, someday it will be mine... oh yes... It will be mine. Hope a walnut hobby pack pops up so I can get an idea what I'm doing with it.
Price Quality Value - Wonderful product, great service.
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Bought solid oak floorboards, skirtings and architraves. The finished job looks even better than I dared hope. Fantastic product and service was second to none.
Price Quality Value - Good experience
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Timber arrived in good condition, looks lovely. Obviously it would be nicer to have shorter lead times
Price Quality Value - Always top quality
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Amazingly good quality, lovely straight timber. It always arrives beautifully machined, with nice clean straight ends and edges, so that the woodworker is able to get on with the task in hand without any need to plane or thickness, and that makes a great deal of difference. This European Oak has great character and is a pleasure to work with. - British Hardwoods never disappoints.
Price Quality Value - European Oak.
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I struggled to find a piece of oak thick enough to make recurve riser. Glad I found this site. Lovely straight grain and only one small knot. Sizes are spot on, all edge's are true and finish is good. Worth the wait. Will be using these guys again.
Price Quality Value - Excellent
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This companies machining is excellent and the quality of European oak used is extremely good. I don't think I could find a better source.
Price Quality Value - Timber
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Excellent service. Very helpful and worked hard to resolve my order. A big thanks. Will do business with them in the future. Quality of packing very good and product excellent.
Price Quality Value - Delight to work with
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Delivered on time in perfect protective wrapping and cut to the lengths I specified. I'm using this beautiful oak to make built-in wardrobes and I'm delighted with the quality and accuracy.
Price Quality Value - Over the moon
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It said "lead time 2-3 weeks". True to their word it arrived on time. Excellent timber, very well packed for the journey via TNT, not a 'blemish' in sight. Ordered to 'match' a dining room 'set' purchased (second hand!) in 1972, does the job perfectly. We couldn't be more pleased with their service and product. It'll always be British Hardwoods in future.
Price Quality Value - Always good quality and service
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Easy to order on line for precise quantities and small quantity no problem. Timber prepared quickly and ready for collection, well protected.
Timber nice grain, well finished, accurately machined. Professional servicePrice Quality Value - Very good quality
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This was the 1st time we have purchased from this company as our other supplier went broke. I will definitely being using them on a regular basis from now on, very quick turn around on the order. Timber is flat and true and a good finish, well pleased :)
Price Quality Value - Planed european oak
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Very high quality, well wrapped, planed smoothly, exact dimensions, end grain cut exactly square,almost a polished cut. Perfect input into my new project!
Price Quality Value - European Oak Lamella and Planed timber
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Good quality timber, as described. Wrapped well and delivered when stated. Would recommend.
Price Quality Value - Smooth Ordering and Collection
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Ordering and communication after was clear and easy. Collected it myself, making a day visit to nearby Skipton. Very good value all round.
If you are a wood fan, a visit to the showroom is worth a visit. Inhale deeeply and enjoy!Price Quality Value - Recent purchase of timber for home project
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Excellent quality. Oak planks clean and straight, glued together with no problem lining them up. Not cheap but worth every penny!!
Price Quality Value - Great
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Not used yet, but the raw wood looks even better than I'd hoped.
Price Quality Value - PAR
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Quality wood. Its a natural product so some holes and wood markings are to be expected but my arcs and skirting seem very straight. Leaving to settle at room temperature for a few weeks before a fit.
The team understood my requirements and requested lengths. Wood came very well packaged so no risk of damaged edges in transit. If only every company went to such effort.
Price was really good so the cost of transport was offset.
Will be using again and will be recommending this wood and in particular this company to everyone.
Price Quality Value - Planed All Round European Oak
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I was very happy with the timber as delivered. It was well cut - all right angles were 90 degrees! - and well planed with no tool clamp marks, It was delivered in 6 shrink-wrapped parcels for easy handling - All corners along lengths were well protected by heavy-duty right-angled card. I would certainly order from here again.
Price Quality Value - Cut to size oak
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Ordered 4m of oak and specified sizes to be cut to.
Quality was spot on, straight and square with precise lengths
I also asked for the offcuts and could see from a couple of knots in these that whoever cut the pieces to length had taken care to work
round them which showed some care and attention.
Could be packaged with a bit more corner reinforcement as a couple of areas were dented from being dropped, probably by the courier.
Overall excellent will use again.Price Quality Value - Great quality timber
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The product was great. It took a couple of weeks to arrive but no issue with the actual product.
Price Quality Value - Top quality stuff
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I ordered 70mm by 70mm PAR European Oak for a coffee table base. It was very well packed and delivered on time.The timber was superb. There were only one or two knots in the whole 8 metres, and the lengths were dead straight and precisely cut to a very good finish. It was a pleasure to work with, needing only a light sanding with 240 grade paper after assembly. Very pleased with my purchase. May not be the cheapest source available, but well worth the money.
Price Quality Value - Excellent service
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Really good company to deal with. All pieces were very well packed and to my specifications. Well finished and there is room to play with in terms of lengths of timber. Will certainly use them in the future and can recommend them. It would be really good if the lead time could be reduced but as they are cut to order can understand why there is this time frame. Items were delivered as shown on the website so no issues there. Thanks for your service much appreciated.
Price Quality Value - Very well made
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As always all products I order are of the highest quality, hence me ordering time and time again, however, my biggest complaint would be having to wait three weeks for every order, I find this way too long when you're in the middle of a project, and having to ring several times to see where I am on the list of delivery slightly annoys me. Couldn't fault the product though, very well made and cut, I just find they should keep ample stock of items listed on website for quicker delivery, my order was not a special order.
Price Quality Value - Very accurate, nice piece of timber
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I have used this company several times before, once being a fairly large order of several hundred pounds. There were lots of individual pieces with every piece spot on. Very straightforward ordering and very well packaged for transit, will be using again in future - no need to look elsewhere. Many thanks HPB.
Price Quality Value - Accurate/consistent measurements made assembly very easy
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Finished furniture was well received, partly due to interesting grain structure.
Price Quality Value - Spot on
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Good quality timber ready for use, no defects.
Price Quality Value - Treemendous!
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First class service and excellent quality wood which was well packaged to avoid transit damage. Thoroughly recommended.
Price Quality Value - Good stuff
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The wood was absolutely spot on, flat, square and smooth. There was a bit of a mess up with TNT delivering but they'd had their systems hacked so I'll overlook that. BHW were great about it and sent me a full replacement overnight without me even asking. I'd definitely shop here again.
Price Quality Value - Delighted
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Came fantastically wrapped, and as for milling of the wood - cannot complain one bit - would totally recommend. The weight was a definite give away as to its moisture content. Right on the button. One small niggle (which didn't matter as I over ordered) was that there were two impressions in the wood from what looked like a banding machine. Other than that - great and delighted with the outcome.
Price Quality Value - Fantastic
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This was my third order from British Hardwoods, and their oak is always an exciting prospect. Good straight grained timber with some nice figuring. On one board a couple of knots which if anything were a little too characterful for a cabinet, but will see use on another project. All in all, superbly machined oak ready for the task in hand without any further preparation.
Price Quality Value - Good value and quick delivery
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Overall I was pleased with the service and product. The wood arrived within a week, well packaged, and it seems very competitively priced (versus other online suppliers I have looked at). My only slight quibble is that there was some bow in the wood. To be honest I was a bit lazy and used it in the as-supplied PAR condition to make a box, and probably should have taken the time to plane it up square with a new face edge/side. However, the wood was nice quality overall, and for the price I can't really complain.
Price Quality Value - Great quality
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Well packaged. Nice good quality oak. Very pleased.
Price Quality Value - Very pleased
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My first order of quality hardwood other than offcuts from local suppliers, so unsure what to expect. My three planed planks arrived very well packaged in the timeframe promised. The timber has been a pleasure to work with. Excellently planed, tight tolerances and only a few, small correctable blemishes. If I was to be picky I'd say each plank was from a different log, given some variation in colouring, grain and hardness. Not enough to be an issue for me, but if it would be for you, I recommend talking to helpful staff before ordering. All in all, I am very pleased and expect to be a repeat customer.
Price Quality Value - Satisfied customer
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Good quality oak with true straight lengths supplied.
Price Quality Value - Excellent quality wood
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One or two minor cracks that could be avoided with very picky selection of the wood personally but easily filled with a sawdust/epoxy mix. However, considering the price is competitive, can easily overlook the minor details. Excellent packaging and delivery. I will be using British Hardwoods again for orders.
Price Quality Value - Quality timber and service
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Beautiful wood in my opinion and the company did their best oblige with delivery before Christmas. I live within reasonable striking distance so collected in person and I was dealt with with the upmost courtesy and no fuss. Wood was packaged ready for collection. Would I use them again - most definitely!
Price Quality Value - Excellent
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Speedy delivery, perfect piece of timber. Came packaged beautifully. Would highly recommend British Hardwoods. Will use them in the future.
Price Quality Value - First class
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I have bought quite a few items from British Hardwoods over the last few years. Excellent quality products at good prices and service and delivery. Cannot recommend them enough.
Price Quality Value - Good quality
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Really nice oak the quality of the product can not be faulted, lengths supplied worked out well for what I wanted. The oak was really well packaged, would have been good if I had been able to select the delivery day to ensure was able to accept the delivery, fortunately I was in when delivered.
Price Quality Value - Second outstanding order
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Having fitted two oak beams, we came back for more oak for a shelf. As expected the timber was spot on for size, straight and square. We shall be back to complete the built in dresser!
Price Quality Value - Top quality
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Fantastic bit of timber, true, flat, perfectly planed with great patina.
Price Quality Value - Super happy!
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Previously I have cut down, squared and planed my own timber, but it is very time consuming and my finishing isn't that good, so I ordered 11 meters of 70mmx70mm from British Hardwoods. It is superb, straight and smooth with very sharp edges - just what I wanted for a modern crisp look. In fact, it didn't take me long to make the project because all the hard work had already been done. Couldn't recommend highly enough.
Price Quality Value - Brilliant service
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Bought two different thicknesses at 3 metres long. Was kept in contact whole time, delivered when we were told it would be. Brilliant service and mantle looks brill now all cut and fitted. Thank you British Hardwoods.
Price Quality Value - Excellent timber
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The European Oak I ordered was delivered very well packaged keeping the long thin items straight. The planed size was very accurate and the quality of the timber as good as one could expect from a natural product. I have purchased from British Hardwoods before and will do again.
Price Quality Value - Beautiful high quality product
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My first order was for European oak for replacement oak wall panels in a 1800s dining room, the oak was perfectly machined and of such high quality that on completion the panels blended in with the old oak panels perfectly. I am now waiting for delivery of some American white oak for cabinet face frames for a narrowboat project.
Price Quality Value - Delighted
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I'm really delighted with the PAR oak timber I purchased. The accuracy with which the dimensions I specified were met was astounding and consequently my work was made much easier. The timber exceeded my expectations for patterning and character and so enhanced the finished project, which was a new frame for an old mirror. I'd certainly return to British Hardwoods when next I have a project requiring high quality timber.
Price Quality Value - Quality European oak
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The latest delivery of European oak did have some knots in it; as I make fine furniture from it, it does throw up problems when making pieces, hopefully this comment will bring it to your attention. Otherwise a very good product, well wrapped, good delivery service.
Price Quality Value - Very good quality oak
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I ordered a mix of size timbers (American and European Oak) which all arrived as described - a little frustrating having to calculate how to cut from the lengths supplied but no problems as supplied lengths were sufficient - might make it more obvious on web site that delivery is normally 8-10 days. Other than that great product and very friendly customer service - will use again.
Price Quality Value - Thoroughly recommended
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Needed some oak for some shelving in the kitchen. British Hardwoods supplied good quality timber in a non-standard width in the the lengths that I asked for. Top quality service and good follow up to queries.
Price Quality Value - Wonderful wood
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I have only just taken up woodwork. I was so pleased with my wood. It was all square, flat and straight. It makes life so much easier for a beginner. Would definitely use again.
Price Quality Value - Perfect
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Well packaged and all perfectly squared as expected. No bows or defects. Would happily re-order.
Price Quality Value - Looks stunning
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Supplied all timber to replace door jambs, skirting and architrave in oak for home. Quality of moudings is very good. Lightly sanded then 3 coats varnish, sanded and final finish. Superb - looks stunning. Door casings were cut to size as ordered delivery was exceptionally well wrapped and bundled. The company has fantastic mouldings and some of their trims are excellent value compared to local merchants.
Price Quality Value - Quality product
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A superb quality timber that just can't be sourced from DIY stores. It was just the job for our needs and gave a wonderful finish. Beautifully planed and well packaged, we wouldn't hesitate ordering from your company again. Thanks very much.
Price Quality Value - Good product and service
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Great product well handled. Good job can highly recommend.
Price Quality Value - Quality timber and good service
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The website is user friendly, and having selected and ordered my requirements, I was kept informed through the key steps through to delivery . . . I would definitely use again and wouldn't hesitate in recommending.
Price Quality Value - Great product and great service
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This is the first time that I've ordered from British Hardwoods. I ordered fairly small quantities of planed European oak in order to build a coffee table. The order was delivered by TNT two weeks after ordering online. The timber was very well packaged and arrived undamaged. The oak itself was very good quality and very well finished - uniform and with clean edges that could be edge-joined without further planing. I would definitely use BH again and in fact I'm just drawing plans for an oak cupboard so I'll be putting in an order very soon.
Price Quality Value - Top quality product
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On top of that I was particularly impressed with the packaging. No good receiving quality if it comes damaged.
Price Quality Value - Good service
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Good service, arrived undamaged and good quality timber. Will use again.
Price Quality Value - Consistently high quality
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Excellent oak boards a real pleasure to work with. Straight and true with no warping or cupping. Very precisely machined all round, such that edge joining can be carried out usually without further planing. One of the boards I was sent has some very interesting, characterful knots that will look great when that board is made into shelves for my cabinet. In short, this timber is superb quality, and in my opinion British Hardwoods can’t be beaten.
Price Quality Value - Competitive price
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I had only orders 6 metres, but British Hardwoods was the only company I could find that could cater for this small order and at a competitive price. The shipment came within a week, well packaged and timber was straight and finished well. Will definitely be using again for my hardwoods in the future.
Price Quality Value - Perfect
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Ordered four metres of the 70x70mm timber, I also asked for it to be cut into 4x1m lengths and they came exactly as that. Very fast production and delivery and will look great as the coffee table I'm making with them for my major project at university.
Price Quality Value - Perfect
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Great service and quality as ever. Prompt delivery well packaged.
Price Quality Value - Oak
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Have ordered from British Hardwood on several occasions and always very happy with the product. Our own projects have inspired others to order as well. Really happy with the finished article. Great look and has earned many compliments. Always really well packaged and extremely quick in fulfilling the order.
Price Quality Value - Excellent quality
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The timber order arrived on time and was well packaged and protected. I was very impressed with the quality of both the timber and the planing of it. It's a shame that the timber lengths are random as I had to order a lot more than I needed to ensure I could cut to the lengths I wanted. I am now left with a lot of timber that I don't immediately need. Having said this, I did investigate other suppliers who cut to specific sizes, but it actually worked out to be more expensive in the long run, so overall the timber from British Hardwoods turned out to be better value.
Price Quality Value - It's ok
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Ordered a fair bit of oak it is very nice but there was one length I wasn't happy with, had hair line cracks all over it, the sad bit was it had a lovely grain to it but couldn't use it as it's for a customer. Other than that it was very nice but did take its time to be delivered.
Price Quality Value - Excellent
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I have used you 5 or 6 times over the last 3 years and have always found that you deliver when you say you will, the quality of the product is excellent and the price is great. I'm a small business joiner and need hardwood infrequently but will continue to use you for future projects.
Price Quality Value - Very happy
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I've shopped here twice now. I can't fault what I've been sent and don't have much to compare it against in terms of joinery experience. The ash and oak seems really well finished and top quality. I'll certainly be back if I need more. It's great to be able to specify what is needed and to have it arrive some 2-3 weeks later.
Price Quality Value - What's not to like
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Precisely machined needing just light finish with scraper and service that could not be faulted even to agreeing to take back what I'd stupidly over-ordered!
Price Quality Value - Very satisfied
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I bought 8 meters of planed all round European oak and was very satisfied with both the quality of the product and the delivery service. Once I have finished my current project I will definitely buy more wood from British Hardwoods for the next project.
Price Quality Value - Excellent quality, reasonable value, poor delivery
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You cannot fault the quality of this product or the expert packing, but this is reflected in the very high price. The website does not make clear what lengths are available for each product, as such, ordering 3M might get you a 2M and 1M length - something I would check next time! Main problem is the delivery, for even what I would call standard, it's 2 weeks.
Price Quality Value - Does what it says on the tin
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Service was good, so was shipping time, and packaging was excellent. Wood was as expected - nicely planed and good quality.
Price Quality Value - Worth the wait
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I purchased 9 metres x 175 mm x 19mm European oak. The product was delivered on time virtually to the hour. Packaging was excellent. The oak was just the job for the furniture I had planned to make. I wasn't disappointed and will definitely be using British Hardwoods again. Oak is expensive but this was very competitive. Altogether a good experience and worth the wait.
Price Quality Value - Lovely job
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Was for a small project, wood was cut perfectly, the end result fine. Very happy with this company and will be buying from them again.
Price Quality Value - Good in parts
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As a small scale amateur furniture maker my first time buying here has not been a total success. Yes the timber is mostly well-finished, arrived well protected, and on the agreed days (I had to call to arrange the date), but several pieces have defects (knots, planed with a blunt blade or against the grain), and I have so far found 1 piece that is unusably bowed. But the most difficult to deal with has been knowing how much to buy. When I called before ordering I was told that the lengths would all be longer than my order to accommodate my cutting list. In the event, some of my order was cut to my cutting list, some was slightly over length, but a cool 4m was not supplied at all. Until I phoned to point out the omission. Fortunately, anticipating errors on my part, I had ordered some oversize planks from which to cut the pieces I now need to replace the unusable pieces. Let's hope there is enough.
(Our reply: We are sorry to hear that your experience with us was not what you expected it to be - it can sometimes be challenging when requesting specific lengths on a natural (and therefore random) product such as timber. We hope that the replacement pieces that we sent straight out to you enabled you to finish your project successfully. We wish you every success with your furniture making and hope to be able to assist you in the future.)Price Quality Value - Top quality oak
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All the various oak sections arrived very well packaged, defect free and to the dimensions ordered. Having used this company twice now, I will certainly be using them again for the next project. Top quality oak, size and profile.
Price Quality Value - Excellent product and quality
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Well packed and protected which is so important. Will use again without hesitation.
Price Quality Value - Outstanding
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My order arrived in ten separate packages. The packaging was perfect and my order defect free. The product is simply outstanding - perfectly square profiles of high quality timber matching exactly the dimensions ordered. I will certainly use this company again for future orders!
Price Quality Value - True, straight and flat timber
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I make furniture but, as an amateur, I work slowly and my output is small. I have previously found timber suppliers expensive for small orders and costly for carriage. I approached British Hardwoods with apprehension but I found them quite willing to accept small orders. I ordered 4 metres of oak 146 by 19 mm. It arrived quickly (by TNT). The protection and wrapping were superb and the timber was true, straight and flat with no blemishes. The planing left only a minimum of attention before finishing. I recommend this firm to any woodworker.
Price Quality Value - Fabulous timber
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Perfect in every way. Beautifully packaged. Long lead time but made to order so no worse than you would expect. Pricey but worth it!!
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