Something to do with thick and two short planks, I think :confused:

Back up your claim please because the product description says otherwise. If you can't then don't post nonsense as it is misleading. Thanks

Great find! I have this and it's a beautiful piece. It's very heavy and solid. And yes it is oak.

I got delivery of the 'solid oak' HARBURY - get it? like this one - 'oak' wardrobes 2 weeks ago and sent them straight back for a full refund.

It was MDF bro, sis - honest

It's ok, not bad for the price but the colour is so light it is nothing like the picture therefore mine is going back too.

​no it isn't I had mine delivered today and I would say none of it is oak. the door frames and panels that lead to the legs are wood but not oak the rest is chip board / hard board. the draws are cheap feeling and won't last long. its going back

Argos furniture...Please may someone pass the sick bucket

Why all the conversation about wood or not wood. Its an excellent piece of Schreiber furniture that will hold lots of household items.In terms of weight bearing capacity you could easily get 200 to 300kg inside the unit and on top without a problem. I have stored that much most probably more. Have a look around and see if you can match it for price size and quality.

OOS now. :-(

Lol, who would have thought a conversation about a cheap piece of furniture could get so overheated.

Would a biorb aquarium sit on this ok?

I've ordered 2 them, just for storing shoes and random junk.

It does seem a bit light for "solid" wood.
Also there's no rounded edges anywhere, no carved ends or hand-made quality to it.
I'd say the top has veneers & it it looks quite plain, even at this price.
God knows how they'd flog any at full price!
We got a lovely one in Costco 4years ago, real solid wood. Weighed much more than this and is definitely solid oak.
Not a good deal from my pov.
Soz.
COLD as ice!

Like louiselouise I bought one from Homebase for £80. It appears to be a mix of real wood and veneers. From the catalogue it says "SOLID WOODED FRAME WITH OAK VENEER PANELS." It has loads of space and for the money its a steal. As with all Schreiber furniture its extremely well made. Lots of space too. I just bought a Schreiber double wardrobe in the Argos sale using FURN25. At 111kg you know its going to be solid (many double wardrobes are around the 40-50kg mark) Its truely awsome and great value for money.

Having said all that Schreiber were acquired by Argos in 2014 and its looks like they have dumped the brand. I think this is going to be the last of the Schreiber stock and you will be lucky t find any of the units still available except on ebay at extortionate prices.

im "board" of this discussion....

more than likely an oak veneer but nothing wrong with that for this price

​Oak or chipboard planks :smile:

Why do people like these "unfinished looking" furnitures??

Don't give false info.
There is no MDF in this or the wardrobe

The wardrobe frame is solid oak and panels are composite wood with oak veneer.
I would say looking at the photos that this is similar in that the top, frame and fronts will be solid oak and the panels will be composite wood with oak veneer.

You would not get a full solid oak for this price and the weight would be to heavy for some modern floors once all the furniture was in.

As usual the truth lies somewhere in between. It's solid wood with an oak veneer. Very common combination and perfectly explains the pricing. FYI Veneer does not necessarily equal terrible!

code expired deal not avaliable.

FURN25 not working.

Just to add to the above...
If I received the one in the photo I would have to take the front off the middle drawer and turn it over so it would match the other two.
Also the left hand door (right hand side of the photo) has been put on upside down.
Looks like a factory second to me...
Functionally ok, but aesthetically not so pleasing (if like me you have ocd about these sort of things!).

But for the price this is just nit picking.

If you look closely you will see that the drawer fronts do not have the same pattern. It is similar but not the same. I would say that they were just cut from the same piece of wood as the grain gets progressively larger where the knots are (as it should). Judging from the photos I would guess the fronts are about an inch thick which would make the grain correct for solid wood.
Also the top does not look like veneer. It looks again like solid oak. The lack of end grain is easily explained, look closely at the photos and you will see that there is a piece of wood at each end running at 90 degrees to the front and back which is jointed at 45 degress - hence no end grain.
Quite simple really.

If my house was bigger than a mouse box I would buy it.

Have some heat OP!

The drawer fronts are definitely not solid wood. They all have the same grain pattern (middle one is 180 Degrees to outer ones) Vernier at best.

Argos website says FURN25 thanks anyway FURN20 WORKS

Also have Westminster Large 2 Door 6 Drawer Sideboard-Oak & Oak Veneer £179.99 less discount if you can find stock. Ref 391/4306 - http://www.argos.co.uk/product/3914306

35 day delivery - oh!

FURN25 code does not work any more needs expiring

Well, I've just ordered one as we're in need of a sideboard. Even if it's not great at this price it'll do us for a while until we find something else. If it's as good as Argos claim then were on a winner.

Looks like its made up of bits and pieces stuck together to make a decent sized bit of wood! It the furniture equivalent of a sliced ham 'made from carefully selected cuts of pork'

And as usual with Argos' huge savings ......... Please note item 4978781 has previously been on sale at £199.59

Still a reduction, but not quite the £350 they suggest you are saving

I can see the Argos listing says Fully Assembled - that's even better - mine (Constable version) was in a flat pack!

Good price, heat added

We have the narrow tall unit, double bookcase and the tv unit and it's all solid oak. It's very heavy and is already assembled! Great find I may order this!

I also got this solid wood Canonbury Bureau for £70 during that sale, around April 2016 http://homebase.scene7.com/is/image/homebase/178470_R_Z002?$TMB$&wid=420&hei=420

It's NOT veneered - I have the Homebase version (the first one) that was called Constable. And I (smug face) got it for £80 (nearly fainted when it arrived as the deliveries were all getting cancelled on the HUKD thread, and Homebase didn't seem to know what was happening either).

Mostly real oak, apart from the board that goes across the back of the sideboard and bases of the drawers. I watched it being assembled and I'm sitting right next to it.

This version, Harbury, has more a subtle whitewash effect that mine doesn't have, but (I assume) they are essentially they same? And it looks lovely, no matter which price you pay. This is still a bargain.

Edit: jimmyt11 said (in reply to me) here about the Schreiber Constable Sideboard vs the Harbury: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/incredible-savings-sofas-armchairs-homebase-from-20-for-2-armchairs-an-additional-2439458?p=28081077

Ok carpenter here !!!! Looking at the pictures, outer material looks like a cheaper solid oak .
Inner selves and panels look like chipboard/MDF with a laminate/veneer. But this is a bargain price . Hot

The top doesn't look like solid oak at all. Its most likely veneered as well.

Only on the sides, back and inside parts.

probably correct

& the description on Argos was hopeless - sack the marketing team

The wardrobe has an oak frame but the rest is composite wood and veneer and yes it's flat packed unlike the sideboard which comes assembled.

We ordered it while ago when homebase had deals. It's very heavy item. It has white wash finish which exactly looked like chip board ones.

If you are after country style look then this is not the item you would like to buy.

We returned the item for refund.

It does look veneered, but still nice at this price

I'm looking for a sideboard and thought this may fit the bill, but unfortunately I don't like the whitewash effect on closer inspection. It's a good deal nonetheless. Heat

Thanks daudiamd, I barley understood what he was saying!

So you are saying you bought this and it was MDF? Its not self assembly, it says it's fully assembled. Maybe your confused with another item you purchased that was similar?

You're spot on with that. Also, another quick way of checking this would be by looking at the images of the product. If you zoom in on the top you can clearly see there is no end grain at the sides of the top. The oak effect edging is wrapped around the top. Typically you'd see the end grain.

Don't get me wrong, the sideboard looks nice but its just a laminated piece. Its all down to personally preference and how much you're happy to spend.

I didn't vote either way op. Thanks for sharing non-the-less :smiley:

IT'S NOT SOLID OAK

IT'S MDF

IT'S SELF-ASSEMBLY

Great find! I have this and it's a beautiful piece. It's very heavy and solid. And yes it is oak.

good find op, heat added :smiley:

Something to do with thick and two short planks, I think :confused:

I got delivery of the 'solid oak' HARBURY - get it? like this one - 'oak' wardrobes 2 weeks ago and sent them straight back for a full refund.

It was MDF bro, sis - honest

not solid wood, was £499 is so overpriced.. MDF chipboard material.. so but not a real deal. cold

suchitmehta7

Were are you getting this from? Where does it say its mdf chipboard?

at 71kg it's not oak