Alec, if you want a good supplier oif wood, do you know about Yandles? I have been down there a couple of times and it takes me 2 hours, down the M5, but is only about 35 miles from you, near Yeoville. This is their website http://www.yandles.co.uk/ and they have an enormous timberyard, with a huge variety of woods and will cut for you if you don’t find exactly what you want. It really is a great place to spend the day when they have one of their shows and loads of manufacturers attend to demonstrate. Take a look

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