ywamer Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Hi all, I'm looking to build a cheap rabbit hutch (i.e. 1000 baht+) and have found some designs online that i'd like to take to a local bamboo carpenter/builder. Or maybe some other type of cheap wood like pine..? Any ideas where I can find someone like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyecatcher Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 We are in Thailand now....what was cheap in the west is megabucks here, pine is more expensive than teak. Also dont even consider a softwood if its going to be outside, it will be eaten or rot away, both will compete to be first! Bamboo...yes, thats a reasonable choice if you can make a small structure from it, and its cheap. Left untreated you should get two years from it, protect it fot 5yrs If it was me, i would simply go an buy a couple or three length of reclaimed teak or hardwood cladding 6/7inch wide for 150bt a 3m length. No worries aboiy termites and no worries about rabbits teeth. Then I would use the project to teach the kids how to measure, cut, use tools safely and make it a job for them to be proud of. I hope thats the route you will go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 19 hours ago, eyecatcher said: If it was me, i would simply go an buy a couple or three length of reclaimed teak or hardwood cladding 6/7inch wide for 150bt a 3m length. When you are you. where would you go in Chiang Mai to buy these ? thanks, ~0:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyecatcher Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 53 minutes ago, orang37 said: When you are you. where would you go in Chiang Mai to buy these ? thanks, ~0:37; If you are serious pm me, I can tell you a dozen places at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 48 minutes ago, orang37 said: When you are you. where would you go in Chiang Mai to buy these ? thanks, ~0:37; Ban Thi (N18 39.012 E99 07.454) and around, e.g. along Rd #1147, direction NE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 The rabbit(s) wont care. Plywood will be OK, even steel with aluminium cladding. But for local content bamboo would be the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ywamer Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thanks for the replies. Just found a local bamboo slat cage for 350 baht on Hang Dong Road about a km south of the Samoeng Rd intersection. We have also used teak in the past for making a swing at our house. That was a fun project. And quality wood. But the rabbit only gets bamboo. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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