Sources of Supply for Woodworkers
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possible, details have been checked, but things change. Contributions to the
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Here
is Alistair’s Great Places to Find Things
Timber
Merchants
|
Name |
Products |
Contact |
Address |
|
Citiwood |
Plywood
and Boards, Timber (
Denver : Plywood and MDF in larger sizes, PG Bison products) |
Denver:
011-622-9360 Capetown: 021-930-5923 Natal:
031-579-2292 |
339
Main Reef Rd, Denver,
Johannesburg |
|
Country
Woods |
Importers
of exotic hardwoods. Small to large quantities and turning blanks too. |
011-444-6705
(Jhb)
|
10 Thora Crescent, Wynberg, Jhb |
|
Echo
Timber Traders |
Hard and softwoods, Birch,
marine, commercial
plywood |
011-794-6330
|
Cnr Wilge Street and Raft Road Laser Park, Honeydew Also in New Germany |
|
Fechters Sawmill |
Local
indigenous timbers as well as large volumes of karri & Saligna |
044-382-1222 Info AT deckandfloor.co.za |
Cnr.
Waenhout & Meubel St, |
|
Foresta Timber and Board |
Agents
for saligna, pine, flooring, boards, etc |
011-908-5828 |
2 Arnold
Street, Alrode 1449 (Alberton) |
|
GoldiLogs |
Sawmill and Joinery, hardwood decking and
flooring. Red Ironbark (Eucalyptus Sideroxylon), Rosewood, Teak and
Saligna. Custom Joinery, Timber Frame Housing. |
016 100 1586
admin@goldilogs.co.za |
5a Varty Street Duncanville Ext 3 Vereeniging 1939 |
|
Maple
St Timbers |
Local
and imported wood, decking |
011-979-4459 Pomona
Rd Exit on the R21, go East to Maple St which is parallel to the R21 |
51
Maple St, Pomona, Kempton Park |
|
Mint
road Sawmills |
Pressure
treated wood, gumpoles, laths, planks, etc |
011-864-2894 |
13
Dienst Str, Alrode |
|
Noag
se Mark |
General
building timber and hardware. Good selection of CCA treated timber |
011-396-2300 |
19
Pomona Rd, Kempton
Park. |
|
Panda
Bamboo |
Associated with Moso for composite
bamboo/resin |
Kenilworth, Capetown |
|
|
Paul
Venter |
Tree
Felling – offers wood as available for sale |
011-795-2165
/ 011-
794-1587 |
|
|
Plantation Sawmilling & Boards cc |
Custom Sawmilling, Exotic Timbers, Live edge
Slabs, Turning and Pen Blanks, Decking and Flooring |
(Karl Lindner – 082-789-4446) |
Plot no. 100 Graniet
Rd, Randvaal |
|
Plywood
Distributors |
Importers
of plywood, veneers |
011-336-9534 |
72
Mooi Str, (Corner Commissioner Str) Jhb |
|
Prosono International |
African exotic hardwoods for musical instruments, turning
and parquet flooring |
Etienne De Plooy 011-465-7102 |
|
|
Rare
Woods |
Importer
of hardwoods |
044-382-6575
(Knysna) 021-535-2004
(Capetown) |
34 Sandpiper St, Knysna Ind. Estate, Knysna.
4 Bertie Ave, Epping
Industria 2, Capetown. |
|
Rubin
Potgieter |
Tree
Feller – often has green wood available for turning blanks |
011-705-2714 |
|
|
Sawmill Products |
Rhodesian Teak - Ranging
from off-cuts to full lengths, flooring and decking. Commercial supplier with
a large range |
Contact: Leigh Shorter 010 590 5521 082 892 4201, 082 458 6902 |
Off the M14 near the Lion Park. Turn
off Malibongwe near the Lion Park traffic lights at the Ball and All Golf
place |
|
Silverton
Houthandelaars |
Timber
merchant – local and imported |
012-804-3110 |
266
Plantation Rd, Silverton, Pretoria
|
|
TEGS Timber |
Hardwoods and timber flooring |
011-024-1530 (Jhb) 033-846-1300 (Pmb) 031-569-8000 (Dbn) |
2 Fobian Street, Hughes, Boksburg, 1459 |
|
Thorpe
Timber |
Joinery
timber – pine, meranti, saligna, ply, boards. |
011-724-4200
|
3 Forsdick Rd, Roodekop, Germiston |
|
Timbercity |
Distributors
of timber and boards |
See
phone book for a branch near you. |
Various
branches see www.timbercity.co.za |
|
Universal
Plywood |
Birch
plywood |
Kynoch Road |
|
|
Woodman’s
Timber |
Local
hardwoods – such as yellowwood, boekenhout, etc |
044-382-5408 Owen
Lottering |
Vigilance
road, Knysna
Ind Estate, Knysna |
Hand Tools, Tooling and Spares
|
Name |
Products |
Contact |
Address |
|
BPM Toolcraft |
Narex turning tools and chisels, Japanese tools, Veritas, Lie-Nielsen, etc. |
021-705-1247 |
93 Victoria Road, Plumstead 7800 |
|
Creative Turning |
Hamlet woodturning tools, Simon Hope products, woodturning
lathes |
Carel van der Merwe 0832837303 |
carel AT creativeturning.co.za |
|
Eldis
Saw Services |
Saw
Doctor |
011-914-2597
082-851-1594
Lionel
Williams |
94
Dunswart Road, Dunswart eldissaw AT iburst.co.za |
|
Executool |
Hand
and power tools, wood and metal working |
012-548-7425 Fanie le Hanie |
|
|
Hardware Centre |
Stanley, Lee Valley (Veritas), Record,
Henry Taylor, etc. Good selection of quality hand tools |
Randburg 011-791-0844 Cape Town 021-421-7358 |
-Cor
Malibongwe and CR Swart Drives, Randburg
- M5 Business Park BlockB, Unit3, Eastman Road,
Maitland, Capetown
|
|
Hunnia Grinders CC |
Specialist in precision sharpening |
Thys Erasmus 011 421 3540 |
35 Swan Street, Benoni |
|
Leuco
Tool Industries |
Saws,
drills, cutters –sales and sharpening |
011-455-6313
(Jhb) 031-701-6366
(Dbn) 021-557-5364
(CT) |
4
Sunnyrock Close, Sunnyrock, Germiston Also
Dbn, CT |
|
National
Conveyor Products |
For
all belting requirements such as V-belts, Poly-V-Belts, Link Belts |
011-822-4506
sales
AT nationalconveyer.co.za |
Unit
F5, Dekema Park, 284
Dekema Road. |
|
Peter Leicher |
Machine repairs, engineering |
073 709 7157 |
leicherp@gmail.com |
|
Printflex |
Re-lining bandsaw wheels |
011 613 3524 |
26 Meson Road JOHANNESBURG SOUTH 011 613 3524 |
|
Mr Woodturner |
Hamlet and Easy woodturning tools, pen and clock making supplies Charnwood woodturning lathes |
+27 11 781 5413 |
7 Susman Ave |
|
Sheldon
Engineering |
Saw
Sharpeners |
(011)
493-2033 |
28
Laub St, New
Centre, Jhb |
|
The
Stanley Works |
Stanley
agents Black&Decker
agents |
011-472-0454, 011-472-0482
(fax) |
199
Winza Drive, Stormill Ext 9 |
|
Toolquip
and Allied |
Machine
tools, parts and tools (HSS
tooling, carbide inserts) |
011-370-2727
Crown Mines
|
Press
Ave, Crown Mines (Just
off the end of the M2 W, south at the robot into Press Ave) |
|
Vermont
Sales Tork
Craft |
Torkcraft
- very large range of tools, machines and consumables - sold through dealers,
spares available directly |
192 Tsessebe Cres) Corporate Park South, Old Pretoria Road, Randjespark, Midrand Also in CT |
Hardware and miscellaneous
|
Name |
Products |
Contact |
Address |
|
Blum
Hinges |
Hardware
– hinges, handles, slides, etc. |
011-444-8118 Also
Dbn, CT, PE - see website |
212
Katherine Ave Kramerville, Sandton |
|
Cape
Watch |
Assorted
magnifying glasses, clock movements |
021-424-8261 |
Castle Mews Building, 39 Sir Lowry c/o Russel Street, Capetown |
|
Chick
Henderson |
Flexible
hose for dust collectors – relatively smooth interior (best price) – not
clear. |
011-624-1400 |
30
New Goch Rd Benrose, Jhb chick AT chickhenderson.co.za |
|
Décor
Handles |
Door Hardware |
011-268-2000 011-618-1064 |
Shop 10, Illovo Square Shopping Centre, 3 Rivonia Road, Illovo Warehouse 262 Market Street, Jeppestown |
|
Fowkes Bros |
Toggle Clamps |
Contact: Chris 011 865 0800011 865 0814 |
432 1 Strauss Crescent (off Dekema Road)Germistonwww.fowkes.co.za |
|
furnlock and slide |
Cabinet Hardware,
castors, slides, etc |
Jhb: 011 444 3997CT : 021 557 4439Durban: 031 512 5094
|
32 -15 th StreetEastgate Gardens, Marlboro, SandtonSouth Africasales AT furnlock.co.za www.furnlock.co.za |
|
Holtzhausen |
Clock and music box
mechanisms, also restoration, service and repairs of clocks. |
Herman Holtzhausen 011 678 7722 083 252 5239 |
4th Avenue, Linden |
|
Design Hardware (was
Knob & Knocker) |
Cabinet fittings |
Available from
Glass and Brass, Shop 1, Edengate
Corner, Horwood St, Edenvale (Go West from van Riebeeck into Horwood, opposite Holy Rosary School).
011-454-3390 |
|
|
MMCM
Creative Laser |
Laser
Engraving |
Michael
Mühlberg 011 867 5063 083 200 5580 |
23 Roy Campbell
Street Brackenhurst ALBERTON |
|
Metals Centre |
Stainless and
non-ferrous metals, sheets, meshes, tube, etc - good selection, small
quantities and will cut to size, laser cutting |
011-493-4930 |
Off John St,
Selby, Jhb (Industrial unit
signposted from John St) |
|
Modern
Magnetics |
Rare
Earth Magnets |
011 315 3270 |
35 Richards Drive MIDRAND 011 315 3270 |
|
P Bloch & co |
Leather Merchants – Riempies |
011-614-6141 |
287 Commissioner St, Cor Betty Str, Jeppestown |
|
Pepper mill
mechanisms |
Crush grind ceramic
mechanisms |
Piet
"Peppermill" Smit 082-456-8372 |
piethome AT absamail.co.za |
|
Schauenberg Flexadux |
Flexible hose made up
to order (very flexible clear hose, but not so smooth inside – medium price) |
011-974-0006 (Johan Tucker) |
24/26 Spartan Rd, Aeroport Ext 21, Spartan |
|
Skiffy
(Pty) Ltd |
Looking
for unusual items like: washers, spacers, cap rings, finishing washers,
retaining rings, covers caps, tube plugs, insert feet, wing nuts, bundle
clips, protection caps, cover caps, glass feet, book screws, ribbed inserts,
grease nipple caps, snap rings, slide bearings, cable clips, hose clamps etc.
etc |
011
3148750 They
may possibly not sell direct but should be able to refer you to a
distributor. |
Unit 2 Corner Suni
& Tsessebe Streets Sage Corporate Park
South Randjiesfontein MIDRAND |
|
Technical
and General Distribution |
Rare
Earth Magnets |
011
886 4122 |
Techco House 93 Milner Road RANDBURG 011 886 4122 |
|
Torrance and Marcon
cc |
An "Aladdin’s
cave" of brass fittings, handles, hinges etc from the UK and France -
all you need for antique restoration |
011-672-0639 or 083 442 5514 Athol Moralee |
135 Madeline Street, Florida |
|
Wholesale Cabinet
Fittings |
Importers of screws,
hinges, hardware and furniture fittings |
011-493-1222 (Jhb) 011-823-1873
(Boksburg) 011-791-5393
(Randburg) 012-804-1832
(Silverton) 021-949-1827 (CT) 031-563-2026 (Dbn) |
23 Roper St, New
Centre, Jhb Also in
Boksburg, Strijdom Park, Silverton, Capetown
and Dbn |
Power Tools
|
Name |
Products |
Contact |
Address |
|
Adendorf Machinery Mart |
Stationary machines, powertools, handtools - mostly own
brands |
011-434-7000 |
31 branches countrywide - see www.adendorff.co.za for a branch near
you |
|
First Cut |
Precision Saw Manufacturers (Starrett bandsaw blade stock) Starret Tools |
Jhb: 011-614-1112 Also Durban, Cape town and P.E. |
18 Adam Rd, Benrose, Johannesburg 2094 |
|
Hardware Centre |
Dewalt,
Festo, Elektra Beckum, Kity, Hegner, Record, etc Large selection of quality
machinery. Clear dust collector hose |
See above |
|
|
Jet Repairs |
Repairs to JET Machines and all other machines, re-lining
Bandsaw wheels etc. |
Peter Leicher 073 709 7157 |
|
|
Lee Tamrus SA |
Custom made Grinding wheels |
011 412 2920 Steve Gipson 082 804 8003 |
Corner Fedler &
Protea Street Aureus RANDFONTEIN |
|
Leuco
Tool Industries |
Saw
blades, router bits, drills, cutters, Saw Sharpening |
See
listing in section above |
|
|
Metabo
|
Metabo,
Elektra Beckum Agents |
Jhb:
011-372-9600 CT:
021-593-0950/56/58 Dbn:
031-312-0240/42 |
165
van de Bijl St, Meadowdale,
Edenvale
|
|
Rapid
Machine Services |
Machine
repairs |
Rick
Pretorius 076
783 8000 |
|
|
Rutherford
|
Makita
agents |
Jhb:
011-878-2600 CT:
021-932-0568 Dbn:
031-717-6400 |
77
Smits St, Germiston
Industries West, Jhb
|
|
Strand
Hardware |
Jet,
Nova agents, also spares and switches for old machines, machine accessories
including dust collector hose. |
041
585 6996 |
Port
Elizabeth |
|
Stevens
& Co |
Ryobi
Agents (From
the M1, take the New Rd off-ramp, go east, then North into 16th) |
Tel: 011-357-9600 |
Randjespark,
Midrand
|
|
Tool
Chem |
AEG
Power tool service |
(011)
918-4775 |
16th
Avenue, Anderbolt, New gold building, Unit 4, Boksburg |
|
Name
|
Products
|
Contact |
Address |
|
Abranet
– see www.mirka.com
|
Abranet
– open weave cloth with impregnated abrasive |
Gauteng
- Bulldog Abrasives 0861-114-272 |
4
Andries close, Wynberg |
|
Ampol
|
Distributors
of abrasives and tapes |
Jhb:
011-792-9250 CT:
021-939-6019 PE:
041-487-2536 George:
044-874-5978 Nelspruit:
013-758-2148 |
25 Lyn Rd, Strydom Park, Randburg |
|
Coastland Sales |
3M , Rebuff, Sika, Metabo, Dynabrade, Den Braven and
Eurocell, abrasive conversion |
Tel: 011-306-6390 011-826-7216 |
Prosper Business Park 10 Oscar Road, Hughes, Boksburg |
|
Genkem,
|
Manufacturers
of Nova, Bourne and Sandtex products Magic
Wood CCA gllue |
011-226-0300
|
14-16
Blumberg Str, Industria
West, Jhb |
|
Hardware
Centre |
Rustins,
Liberon, shellacs, etc. |
See
above |
|
|
Henkel
|
Manufacturers
of adhesives, Loctite |
011-617-2400
|
|
|
Lotus
Abrasives and Tools |
Distributors
of Norton Abrasives Products |
011-334-0633
|
Village
Main Industrial park, 51
Rosettenville Rd, Village
Main, Jhb |
|
Permoseal |
Manufacturers
of Alcolin and Bostick adhesives |
(011)
573-0200 |
Cor
Kelvin & Steel Road, Spartan,
Kempton
Park |
|
Technipaint
|
Distributors
of paints, solvents, lacquers |
Jhb:
011-622-1705 Dbn:
031-465-0365 CT:
021-593-5653 |
209
Main Road, Denver,
Jhb |
|
Timberlife
|
Wood
varnishes - water and oil based, sealers - hydrowax equivalent,
preservatives, biocides, |
012-803-8595 |
31
Axle St, Silverton
Ext 52, |
Training
|
Name
|
Courses |
Contact
|
Address |
| Creative Woodturning | Basic woodturning, Bowl turning and hollowing courses | Carel van der Merwe | https://creativeturning.co.za/ |
|
Denis Lock |
Wood as a material
Router techniques
|
Denis Lock
082-267-5948 |
Bedfordview |
|
DIY-Diva
|
DIY
Courses for ladies |
Janice Anderssen - DIY Diva
home-dzine
AT iburst.co.za |
|
|
Furntech |
Accredited training in the fields of Cabinet Making, Wood Machining, Wood finishing and Upholstery. Programmes offered include Learnerships, Skills Programmes and Short Courses |
Maxwell Jaca 011- 672 2185 |
11 Granville Avenue Lea Glen Roodepoort Johannesburg |
|
Johan Kramer |
Woodturning - One-on One Training, Classes and Club, Willing to assist persons with limited physical/intellectual abilities. Offers lathes suitable for use seated for those unable to stand. |
Johan Kramer
083 251 0183 |
East Rand |
|
Keith
Jones |
Woodturning
|
012-651-5460
083-366-2166
|
Pretoria
|
|
Mercury School of Woodwork |
Structured courses for hobbyists |
Paarden Eiland |
|
|
John
Wood |
Fine
woodwork tuition. Courses for locals & visitors include router, lathe,
sharpening, hand tools, machines. Beginners welcome |
044-323-746
|
Knysna
jnwood AT mweb.co.za
|
|
Sue Mey |
Scroll saw patterns, carving patterns and online tutorials
on her web site. |
|
suem AT
storage.co.za
|
| Splinters Workshop | Maker Space that offers hands on training | www.splintersworkshop.co.za | Cleveland, Johannesburg |
|
Woodwork
Academy |
Teaching based on projects, individual tutoring, childrens
projects and specific skills |
Heinrich
Sachse
082-933-7806 |
39 Glover Road,
Honeydew, Johannesburg
|
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