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#302582 3-Dec-2022 21:58

Hi,

Does anyone have any suggestions, other then Bunnings/Mitre 10, for where I could get a decent sized (around 1600x800) solid timber panel in Auckland? Looking to get something to put on top of a standing desk frame, and I want something nicer then a bit of meltica... all I can find is something like this (Selex 2100x900mm 30mm Clear Laminated Pine Panel - Bunnings New Zealand) which I would have to then cut down to size... ideally though I'd like something a little nicer then pine...

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#3005427 3-Dec-2022 22:06

Some results are not quite your 800 requirement but if you search Bunnings for ‘benchtop’ you will find several options other than pine, e.g.

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/kaboodle-2400-x-600-x-38mm-hickory-maple-benchtop_p2669811

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/kaboodle-2400-x-600-x-35mm-bamboo-benchtop_p2662191

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#3005430 3-Dec-2022 22:20

Yeah, that's the problem - there's plenty of options at the 600mm width size, just nothing wider... 600mm isn't really wide enough for a desk.

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#3005433 3-Dec-2022 22:26

fastmikey:

Yeah, that's the problem - there's plenty of options at the 600mm width size, just nothing wider... 600mm isn't really wide enough for a desk.

No,

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/kaboodle-2400-x-900-x-36mm-hevea-timber-benchtop_p0082264

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/kaboodle-2400-x-900-x-35mm-bamboo-benchtop_p2662192

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#3005436 3-Dec-2022 22:56

There was a wider longer one in the timber aisle of glenfield bunnings when I was there last, I think it was 800 deep or so. I have grabbed some pictures of it because I was going to use it for a tabletop.

Edit: cant find the photo but it was basically the same as the 600 wide laminated table tops but 8 or 900 wide, 2.1 long from memory. somewhere around $170 I think.

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#3005437 3-Dec-2022 23:02

The Bunnings options are here. As you said, very few options over 600mm, but I found that 600mm worked fine for a corner desk especially, as here: otherwise the wood pattern of most of the panels means that if you cut them up to add depth it isn't really noticeable.

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#3005438 3-Dec-2022 23:07

I see that in the "job complete" photo above, there's some gutter still on the floor - I find that a short bit of gutter works well at the back of a desk to route wires and hold a few power plugs and wall-warts etc.

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#3005443 4-Dec-2022 02:40

High quality plywood might look really good too, there are a number of suppliers such as:

https://makersply.co.nz/

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#3005450 4-Dec-2022 07:13

Kaboodle at bunnings offer 900mm deep panels on special order

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/search/products?q=kaboodle+900&sort=BoostOrder&page=1

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#3005451 4-Dec-2022 07:19

Jase2985:

Kaboodle at bunnings offer 900mm deep panels on special order

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/search/products?q=kaboodle+900&sort=BoostOrder&page=1

….. as I linked earlier.

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#3005453 4-Dec-2022 07:31

eracode:

Jase2985:

Kaboodle at bunnings offer 900mm deep panels on special order

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/search/products?q=kaboodle+900&sort=BoostOrder&page=1

….. as I linked earlier.

....yes, but you linked 2 and i linked all of them

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#3005468 4-Dec-2022 10:16

Cypress Sawmill in Dairy Flat do some nice Macrocarpa panels.
You can custom order any size you want.

They are glued-up and either "small knots" or "clear" (at a premium price).

Or they have already-made panels in stock - that vary in size according to what's left...

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#3005538 4-Dec-2022 13:07

insane: High quality plywood might look really good too,

The specific term you want to look for is "architectural ply", that's plywood that's designed to be featured, not buried, Plytech are a major player there. Downside is that it's not cheap once you get to the more exotic stuff.