More than 3 weeks ago my builder placed an order through Travis Perkins, for seasoned, planed and finished oak to build into a fitted bookcase in my stairwell. The idea was to get it sawn, leave it three weeks for shrinkage to take place, and then have it finished for interior planking.
He rejected the order which turned up this morning – photos above – which look more like fencing timber than finished wood.
Somewhere the ball got severely dropped; but given that the planks are of uneven sizes and are not cut straight, our bet is that Herriards made rather a large and expensive (£550) mistake.
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