Cutting Service


“Only buy what you need” is one of Oxford Wood Recycling’s mantras –  we don’t just sell to the nearest standard length – inevitably it’ll be too much and you will end up with waste. If you know what you need, bring your cutting list with you to our Wood Shop and we will cut and sell you what is required for your job. Don’t yet know what exactly is required? Then our friendly and experienced staff will do their best to help you.

OWR’s cutting service for wood purchased from our store is one of our most popular activities.

  • Buy only what you need – In most cases we can cut to your measurements. No waste!
  • Helping you to get everything away in your vehicle at one visit.
  • Not confident of your measuring or cutting skills? Let us take the strain.
  • We only charge for cutting to be able to maintain our saws. See opposite for charges.
  • We can complete larger orders in a few days for your collection or to be delivered.

 

We now also offer the option to cut your wood brought in from home.

There are two main ways that wood can be cut. One is across the fibres of the grain (the blade cuts at a right angle to the length of the timber) which is known as cross-cutting. The other is along the length of the fibres of the grain (the blade cuts parallel to the length of the timber) which is known as rip cutting. For plywood and sheet materials, due to the interlocking nature of the fibres in their construction, all cuts are known as rip cuts.

For cross-cutting timber, cutting services are usually available while you wait, though at busy periods and during our Saturday opening times we may need to take a record of your details and will let you know when the wood is ready for collection.

For rip cutting timber, cutting will be dependent on the availability of qualified staff and on the specific wood type and dimension.

For rip cutting plywood/sheet materials, on larger sheets this requires two staff to operate the table saw safely and may not be available while you wait. However, we’ll probably have it done whilst you run an errand or do your shopping.

Due to the limitations of the machinery and the varying quality of reclaimed materials we would like to advise customers to anticipate an accuracy of +/-5mm when ripping timber/sheet materials with our table saw.

Machining Customer Supplied Wood

We welcome requests to cut, sand, plane or edge wood that a customer may supply on the understanding that we have inspected the wood to be machined and confirmed it is safe to work with (This is to ensure the safety of our staff and correct use of our machinery). An unsafe piece of timber could include metalwork and/or have no flat surfaces to reference. It is possible that small tasks can be carried out whilst you wait. If that is not possible then we will take an order and inform you when the work has been done. We will estimate how much time a request may take and the more bespoke the more likely it will be £1 per minute of a carpenter’s time with a minimum charge of £5. Straight forward cutting can be done as per the price list above.