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Bill Wilson · 10-07-2009, 11:29 PM

Depends on the pattern. For really delicate stuff with lots of inside cuts, I like thin baltic birch ply. For most other types of flat ornaments, I like a mixture of hardwoods, cherry, walnut, red oak, sassafrass, maple, etc. If I'm painting the ornament or making compound cut ornaments, I generally use poplar.

Max · 10-07-2009, 11:47 PM

Walnut and cherry, 'cause that's what I have on hand most of the time.

wiwoodsguy · 10-08-2009, 12:36 AM

I like all the hardwoods white ash made me some nice angels. like cherry,walnut,maple,birch. I just made some with butternut that just look great. Butternut is a bit soft so when I put it in the stack i like to put a good hard wood like maple on top and bottom. Mike

HAMMER · 10-08-2009, 03:37 AM

Baltic Birch from Russia no less five ply holds up to very thin cuts.

sawdustus · 10-08-2009, 11:37 AM

Any thin hardwood that I have resawn from scraps. 1/16 to 1/4 ply if they are very intricate, delicate or are going to be painted. most recently, 1/8 acrylic in various colors. Except for the smell, it cuts beautifully with #2 skip tooth blades even when stacked 4 high.

george

lucky788scroller · 10-09-2009, 02:38 AM

1/8th to 3/16th inch red oak,ash, walnut or maple.

dragyn · 10-09-2009, 01:54 PM

Finnish/Russian Birch ply, Occasionally Luan (Mohagany sheathed plywood), any tight grained hardwood I can scrounge!

Richard Grover · 10-15-2009, 03:11 PM

Rick,

Love the idea of cedar. Do you buy thin stock or saw it yourself? If you are purchasing it, where do you purchase it from. Sounds like just what I was looking for.

DG Dewalt 788

10-07-2009, 11:29 PM	#11
Bill Wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 699	Depends on the pattern. For really delicate stuff with lots of inside cuts, I like thin baltic birch ply. For most other types of flat ornaments, I like a mixture of hardwoods, cherry, walnut, red oak, sassafrass, maple, etc. If I'm painting the ornament or making compound cut ornaments, I generally use poplar. __________________ Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter. Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

10-07-2009, 11:47 PM	#12
Max Dismembered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Independence, Ky Posts: 445	Walnut and cherry, 'cause that's what I have on hand most of the time. __________________ Dan ___________________________________ "Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again." --L. Frank Baum, author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"

10-08-2009, 11:37 AM	#15
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,255	Any thin hardwood that I have resawn from scraps. 1/16 to 1/4 ply if they are very intricate, delicate or are going to be painted. most recently, 1/8 acrylic in various colors. Except for the smell, it cuts beautifully with #2 skip tooth blades even when stacked 4 high. george __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

10-09-2009, 02:38 AM	#16
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,354	1/8th to 3/16th inch red oak,ash, walnut or maple. __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

10-09-2009, 01:54 PM	#17
dragyn Local Goofball! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,011	Finnish/Russian Birch ply, Occasionally Luan (Mohagany sheathed plywood), any tight grained hardwood I can scrounge! __________________ Dragyn (Oh my! Another Mike! ) It's a good thing my head is attached to my ... ... Has anyone seen my head?!?

10-08-2009, 12:36 AM	#13
wiwoodsguy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 120	I like all the hardwoods white ash made me some nice angels. like cherry,walnut,maple,birch. I just made some with butternut that just look great. Butternut is a bit soft so when I put it in the stack i like to put a good hard wood like maple on top and bottom. Mike

10-08-2009, 03:37 AM	#14
HAMMER Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KATY, TX. (WEST HOUSTON) Posts: 493	Baltic Birch from Russia no less five ply holds up to very thin cuts.

10-15-2009, 03:11 PM	#18
Richard Grover Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 152	Rick, Love the idea of cedar. Do you buy thin stock or saw it yourself? If you are purchasing it, where do you purchase it from. Sounds like just what I was looking for. DG Dewalt 788

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