The native New Zealand woods like rimu and matai are impossible to find or buy as logging of native trees is illegal.
Up until now I have been working with imported American oak and ash. I have been looking for sources of recycled NZ timber and this week I have found a recycling yard in Hastings with a good supply of old beams at least 2 inches thick. There are lots of thinner boards but they are full of nail holes.
The timber yard was suffering this week as their roof was leaking and there was a lake inside the shed!
I bought 2 beams of rimu 9 inches wide and over 2 inches thick. I will make a small table this weekend to test out the wood and see if it is worthwhile working with recycled wood. It costs about the same as American white oak but it is magical working with wood which is probably at least 80 years since it came out of a forest and is original NZ timber!!!!
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