I'm on the same steep learning curve, though I'm feeling unfazed (perhaps it's the aspirins) by receiving more than I ordered. I'm learning and waste is part of that in my head.
fusionframer wrote: It is worth checking and noting which mouldings come in shorter lengths. I find, for example, with wessex, some obeche mouldings tend to generally be 2.4m lengths and some 3m. This means that with 1 I use a lot of, I always assume 2.4 and then order by length over the phone rather than metres.
I've not ordered much, but so far I've had 3 lengths of 3 Obeche mouldings. Moulding A = 3 x 3.06m, moulding B = 3 x 2.4m and moulding C = 3 x 2.8m. What I don't know is whether this indicates Obeche is fairly consistent and it depends on, say, the complexity and thickness of the moulding as to what length can be milled in any one go.... OR whether the next time I order, they'll have a different batch in which will be a different length - so moulding A won't be 3.06m, etc. When I order some more, I'll find out... I think.
I have concluded I shouldn't order based on 5s. I ordered 10m and got 12 (4 x 3m) which means another extra 2m wastage over what I accounted for. I'm hoping I'll get another decent size frame out of it.
I totally get why the oak I've had is in all sorts of length.
It's great learning new skills...
