Woodturning links

Timber suppliers

  • Albion Timber Sheffield. A large British hardwoods specialist. Mainly boards and beams, but they do stock some turning blanks, and will cut to order (in decent quantities). They have been at Harrogate Show in the past.
  • Blanks and Planks West Tanfield. A smallish store in an old barn, full of English and exotic blanks, burrs, slices, planks, carvings, furniture and much more. Well worth a visit if you are over in the Masham area.
  • British Hardwoods Cross Hills, near Keighley. Big flooring and planks timber supplier, but they also have a small offcuts and turning blanks shop on site at their warehouse. Also an annual open day/sale, and a stall at Harrogate Woodworking Show, where bargains can be found.
  • Duffield Timber, Ripon. Big operation timber yard at Melmerby, just off the A1. It has a woodworking and turning section as well as the large timber yard, with a fair variety of blanks. Often has good burrs for sale by the kilo.
  • English Woods. Two brothers based in Wellington, Devon, selling a good selection of woodturning blanks in "variety packs" at what looks like reasonable prices, with free postage.
  • Grange Farm Timber. A timber supply company, specialising in native timbers, both kiln dried and green. Based in Rosedale near Pik
  • Greenvill Crafts A relatively new starter in the woodturning area, based at Killinghall, Harrogate. Wood blanks and an ever expanding election of tools and accessories. They have offered Ryedale Woodturners members a 10% discount on everything except machinery. Use this discount code or link: ryedalewtc2023
  • G & S Timber, Penrith. Timber yard at Stainton, near Penrith, with a reasonable stock of turning blanks, though not always available. Free delivery if you buy £50+. They also stock tools, machinery and consumables.
  • Raventhorpe Trees, Cherry Burton (Beverley). A family run business selling live edge timber slabs, Hardwood firewood / briquettes, Turning blanks
  • Redmill Timber. Outgang Lane, Pickering. Simon is developing his timber supply business beyond fencing and pallets, and has "access to a vast range of turning blanks". More details to follow. Have a read of Bulletin Number 10 (March 2023) in the meantime.
  • Turners Retreat, Doncaster. Big modern store at Harworth, selling just about everything for woodworking. Part of the Sorby/ Craft Supplies empire. A very good stock of blanks, especially exotics. Take your membership card for a 10% discount.
  • Stiles and Bates. One of the big operators in the woodworking and woodturning business. Based in Dover, but a maximum £9.90 delivery charge on orders, regardless of volume. They stick to this charge even if they have to send orders in more than one shipment.
  • STS Tree Surgeons Based in Scarborough. Wood.
  • The Tiny Turner Emma Cook has a reasonable stock of blanks at reasonable prices, though nothing particularly large. Delivery charges seem to be more or less at cost.
  • Woodwise UK exotic timbers
  • Yandles

Organisations and businesses

Woodturning club websites

Links to fellow clubs. (List borrowed from the excellent Sheffield Woodturners site.) I cannot guarantee details are up to date.