creative1000 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Already struck out at Suksawad and Wood World in CM looking for some standard ugly 2x4’s for a DIY weekend project. Both shops carried high end hardwoods, polished, and quite pricey inside a showroom. I didn’t know the right terminology in thai. “pom ow mai, mai suay, mai pang, mii mai krub? ,.... [and showed them the photo below.] The salesperson said “ohhh, thailand mii nid noi, haii yakk (difficult to find). Are 2x4 studs really difficult to find here? ????♂️???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, creative1000 said: Are 2x4 studs really difficult to find here? They are once the local wildlife has located them, they tend to get converted into dust in double quick time. @sometimewoodworker is your man for all things timber related. What's your application? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bankruatsteve Posted November 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2020 Not only are they hard to find, very expensive for anything somewhat straight. Suggest Al studs if you really want to go that route. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalabob2 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I 100% agree with the two posts above. Wood is expensive, often very poor quality and prone to termites in Thailand. Straight wood at a reasonable price, now that is a "Fantasy" in my shopping experiences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) I've just done a steel box 2 x 4 x 1mm stud work on a farmhouse room velly cheap at Global house. Edited November 7, 2020 by Kwasaki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sometimewoodworker Posted November 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) 53 minutes ago, creative1000 said: Already struck out at Suksawad and Wood World in CM looking for some standard ugly 2x4’s for a DIY weekend project. Both shops carried high end hardwoods, polished, and quite pricey inside a showroom. I didn’t know the right terminology in thai. “pom ow mai, mai suay, mai pang, mii mai krub? ,.... [and showed them the photo below.] The salesperson said “ohhh, thailand mii nid noi, haii yakk (difficult to find). Are 2x4 studs really difficult to find here? ????♂️???? As @Crossyhas said wood is wonderful food for local insects. 1 ½ X 3 ½ or even 50 X 200 rough sawn timber certainly is available & isn’t difficult to find, it can be ugly. It is never cheap, it’s almost always a hardwood because it’s cheaper. Also it may well not be very dry. If you really want something temporary then ask for coconut wood, that is reasonably cheap, or you can get a sheet of 20mm plywood that’s nasty enough if you pay a low enough price. You really need to tell us what you want to do to get advice on materials we're not in Kansas anymore So don’t expect the same products. Edited November 7, 2020 by sometimewoodworker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCor Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 When I want to do quick knock-up (then knock-down) projects I have Thai friends ask around for free pallet wood. We're currently in the process of replacing all our wood Door and Window frames to AL/Glass as, as mentioned, the insects and mold/fungus never take a holiday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/7/2020 at 3:48 PM, RichCor said: When I want to do quick knock-up (then knock-down) projects I have Thai friends ask around for free pallet wood. I got some very nice hardwood pallets in an equipment delivery from China. No idea what the wood actually is but the local termites definitely don't like it ???? I can't say the same about the "plywood" that the boxes themselves were made from ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative1000 Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Thanks everyone for the advice. Very helpful. The application is wooden wedding decorations, archways to hang lights & fabric on, games like giant jenga. Basically build solid and cheap, then tear it all down. I'll head over to Global and see what I can find there as well. The pallet wood idea is interesting, I've seen a few offers in thai on FB marketplace & kaidee website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Maybe consider bamboo for some of those projects. Cheap if not free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/7/2020 at 2:46 PM, bankruatsteve said: Not only are they hard to find, very expensive for anything somewhat straight. Suggest Al studs if you really want to go that route. and dont expect any uniformity, youll probably end up planing it to the correct sizes yourself, and as mentioned a lot is warped badly. Softwood is a waste of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/7/2020 at 3:27 PM, sometimewoodworker said: As @Crossyhas said wood is wonderful food for local insects. 1 ½ X 3 ½ or even 50 X 200 rough sawn timber certainly is available & isn’t difficult to find, it can be ugly. It is never cheap, it’s almost always a hardwood because it’s cheaper. Also it may well not be very dry. If you really want something temporary then ask for coconut wood, that is reasonably cheap, or you can get a sheet of 20mm plywood that’s nasty enough if you pay a low enough price. You really need to tell us what you want to do to get advice on materials we're not in Kansas anymore So don’t expect the same products. and check the coconut wood also, some is so wet its incredible, others so light and dried out you can snap it over your knee like balsa wood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, bankruatsteve said: Maybe consider bamboo for some of those projects. Cheap if not free. and spray it, have had some bamboo house now if sprayed regularly do ok, just put new roof on the old one as the legs and frame were still ok, best to rest it on concrete though as termites in the ground wont get in so easily then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 2 hours ago, creative1000 said: The application is wooden wedding decorations, archways to hang lights & fabric on, games like giant jenga. Basically build solid and cheap, then tear it all down. I'll head over to Global and see what I can find there as well. The pallet wood idea is interesting, I've seen a few offers in thai on FB marketplace & kaidee website Global isn’t going to be a good source apart from the bits for joining pieces together. Bamboo is going to be your best material for the frames etc. As to something like giant jenga you aren’t going to find anything cheap unless you can find a wood furniture shop that may have scrap that will do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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