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08-31-2007, 07:44 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gainesville, Florida
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|  Wood suppliers for 2 inch thick There seem to be a lot of great suppliers for boards 1/2 inch or less, but I can't find any that sell hardwood boards 1-2 inches thick, 8 or more inches wide. Any good suggestions? Please and thank you  Edit: I live near Gainesville, Florida, if you all know of any suppliers near there--I just haven't had any luck calling the lumber yards in the phone book. Last edited by Magpie : 08-31-2007 at 08:11 AM. |
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| Mad Marqueteur  Join Date: May 2007 Location: The "Green Side" in Hawaii
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| I don't know where in particular, but in case you have yet to run across the information, 2" roughsawn lumber is usually called 8/4 (eight quarter). When planed two sides it is about 1 3/4". Hope you find what you want soon. Tor
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08-31-2007, 01:04 PM
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08-31-2007, 02:57 PM
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| I did look through some of them...I'm making some jewelry boxes and such from Diana Thompson's box book--I thought I'd use the leftovers to do intarsia. I wonder if I might be better off getting half-inch wood and gluing some rounds together. A gal I work with wants a cherry jewelry box, but I haven't had much luck so far. She might get stained pine and like it!  Anyway, thank you guys for your help! |
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08-31-2007, 03:35 PM
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| Magpie, 2" cherry will be an absolute beast to cut, I also think 2" is too thick, once you add the 1/4" bottom you may not have enough blade stroke to re-cut the box, the upper arm may wack the wood. I cut this butterfly box from a solid piece of 1 3/8" cherry, it was some pretty serious cutting. I also had a fair bit of burning, although I did wrap the wood in clear tape. Cherry Butterfly Box 001.jpgCherry Butterfly Box 002.jpg This box isn't finished yet, I'm looking for Danish Oil, but I'm having a problem finding it. I would glue 2 pieces of 3/4" together, (although it won't be any easier to cut) make sure the grains are running the same way in order for it to look right after you've cut the shape. I've glued a fair bit of wood together for those boxes, I used ordinary yellow carpenters glue, it worked really well. Just my 2¢ worth Marsha
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08-31-2007, 05:26 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cottageville, West Virginia
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| I made a simple oval shaped box and lid a while back, from Diana's book, by stack gluing two pieces of 3/4 inch poplar back to back. The poplar wasn't difficult to cut using an Olson #5 precision ground blade. The only thing I don't like about it is that the end grain is exposed around the sides of the box and isn't very attractive. The plain oval shape just exagerates the end grain so a box with a little more "character" in the shape and some fretwork would probably draw attention away from the exposed end grain. The PGT blade cuts the poplar really smooth with no burning so no finish sanding was necessary. Thick cherry would be a different story as it tends to burn easily.
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09-01-2007, 04:46 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gainesville, Florida
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| You guys rock. I never thought about what a beast the cherry would be to cut, but I just started a pine box today and it's plenty hard! I'm gonna have to rethink this. Marsha, I get my Danish Oil from here http://www.triedandtruewoodfinish.com/, but I don't know how much that would cost you in Canada. I do love this brand though. Edit: seems that Tried and True sells through this branch in Canada http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,190,42942 Edit: I see that Watco ships in Canada http://www.woodnshop.com/Watco_danish_oil.htmLast edited by Magpie : 09-01-2007 at 05:23 AM. |
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09-01-2007, 11:08 AM
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| Grumpy Old Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away
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 | For small boxes I use turning squares. They're available from my local Woodcraft in 2" thicknesses and either 6 X 6 or 8 X 8 sizes. I've cut them out of zebrawood, padauk, and mahagony. The keys are using a large enough blade and taking your time with the cutting. It's very slow going.
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Here is a place to try. Number one they have great service. Number two they only sell top quality. Number three and four they carry most everything and they ship. http://www.hardwoodstore.com/ | |
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09-12-2007, 02:11 PM
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| Pajaro Studio Dallas  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: If it ain't Texas, it Just ain't livin.
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|  Wood supply I just ran across a web site for Wood. Y'all might give a look see. http://www.thehandsomewoodman.com/. If you haven't seen it all ready. 
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