Read his last sentence again.
"I thought about Baltic Birch but prefer not to have the stripes on the top edge for this".
Read his last sentence again.
"I thought about Baltic Birch but prefer not to have the stripes on the top edge for this".
Idea on the month.
It seemed you were mentining what 1/8" thick material you can buy and I was just saying that you probably need to make it if you want real wood at 1/8" think.
If you had a planer, I would describe how to make them with that piece of equip. and bandsaw, a tablesaw, etc.
When pure white is needed usually Bass wood or Holly are used. Clean hard Maple can work also but you will always get some mineral color so harder to get 100% white.
I make use of my circular saw in some weird ways.
Since I do not have a thickness planer I typically get my boards pre-planed. In the last few years I have lost easy access to good hardwood suppliers though.
For long ripping I typically end up taping two pieces together and then clamping both down under a fence piece. With about 2" of show I can rip off what I want and a half an inch under the fence piece clamped.
I hav done some weird stuff with router tables too, including creating some arrows that shouldn't have flown across the room...LOL
RP
I picked up some 1/8 red oak stock the other day in home depot. I didn't have any red oak , and needed a small amount, and decided it would do.
Thanx for that. I would have to find a more local place. I am not sure how hard they would would kick me going across the border via shipping though. UPS and FedEx have bad reputations for this unless precleared by paying Canuck taxes up front.
I guess I need to search for local hardwood suppliers more thoroughly, since I will have some time coming up. I know HD is brutal to buy a piece of 3/4" x 8" x 60" red oak for $45 here. Be the end of my hobby of that keeps up...LOL
If you don't have the tools needed, buy thin lumber on line. I did a quick Google and found several places. Among them:
Yes, a planar may be on the buy list fairly soon.
If you had a planer, I would describe how to make them with that piece of equip. and bandsaw, a tablesaw, etc.
When pure white is needed usually Bass wood or Holly are used. Clean hard Maple can work also but you will always get some mineral color so harder to get 100% white.
You reminded me.... I have seen that bin as well.
Better yet. In the craft stores they have bins of Basswood in various thicknesses. Harder than balsa. I used to make dollhouse furniture from it when my girls were young.
Speaking as a Cheap Bastard (tm) I have made many drawer cases and dividers from stock that was cannabalized from old dressers and other furniture left at the curb on bulk trash pickup day. I'm not above pulling the drawers out and leaving the carcase on the curb, then cutting the sides, bottom, & back out for my stockpile when I get home. Many old pieces used oak or oak strip glueups for the drawer sides and backs.
Sounds like the scrounge may be more lucrative for these types of items.
I found some nice poplar stock at HD today 1/4" x 3" x 4' long for under $10 so there is hope. Thye also had a few other handy sizes and thicknesses. It seems last time the stuff was so dried out, warped and split to hell I just discounted it completely.
This poplar stock is quite green in spots. Does this disapear with finishing or is there a way to get it out. Perhaps a different supply is in order or go to maple, if it will hold still long enough to stay in the drawers.
Basswood works almost as easy, and has good finishing grain also, but is a bit softer.
That's tulip poplar, aka the poplar of hardwood commerce. It MAY go brown if you leave it out in the sun, but it will be either green or brown in those green parts, unless perhaps you bleach it.
Cottonwood/ aspen/ the poplar (or popple) of the forest, no tulip attached, is dead white, but softer and prone to rot if it gets wet.
Found a really nice possibility at the hardware / building supply store.
Finger jointed pine lattice slats sold as moldings. They come about 5/16" x
1.5", 2" and 3"Of course they would need to be picked over to hide some of colour change joints for nicer drawer divider looks.
I am looking for that white stuff that appears to be quite stable, must come in about 1/8" thickness. I thought about Baltic Birch but prefer not to have the stripes on the top edge for this.
TIA
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