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Bakfiets is just dutch for box bike so they aren't wrong.
I'd get it riding/rolling as a base and then cordless saw of some sort and just cycle out to collect wood or cycle past a skip when you see they are about to chuck suitable materials.
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Bakfiets is just dutch for box bike so they aren't wrong.
I wondered that but isn't there an actual Bakfiets brand? In the listing, it did say Bakfiets under the brand name, not type of bike. I've not held the seller responsible for the possible confusion here anyway (just wish they'd noticed the name of the badge when writing the description, photos we're not showing this either).
As for skip finds, a whole 1220X2440mm sheet is need, so I won't count on it if I hope you enjoy the bike with the kids this summer! :)
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Partial refurb of the "Troy Bikes" cargo... (that's the brand it turned out to be, it was falsely/mistakenly listed as a Bakfiets) consists in me having to rebuild the carrying front box, as original one was rotten. There was some rust on the peripheral parts of the frame in contact with the rotten timber as moisture would have stagnated there, but it wasn't too bad, and nowhere near the main structural framework. I managed to strip the rust, applied Kurust and Hammerite paint generously, and it's all good now.
For the box, I've looked around for Phenolic ply, with not much luck. Local building supply shop can't order it, Travis Perkins (branch not far from me) don't do it, etc. Everything I found is either very far or very expensive (web purchase with - understandably - pricey delivery). Anyone knows a south east London building supply shop that may stock this?
Really don't fancy using marine ply and having to apply whatever protection, hard wax oil, varnish, etc...