thickness

  1. J

    Lumber thickness question

    Been thinking again, I know that's dangerous thing and all but... What's your thoughts about these two lumber thicknesses, 9/4 and 5/4? The way I'm thinking about it is, those who like book matched boards could re-saw 9/4 into two 4/4 boards (3/4 finished) and those folks who like full 2"...
    • jeff...
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  2. LeftyTom

    Workbench Top Thickness

    What is a good thickness for a benchtop I want to drill for holdfast's? I have one table made out of 2x6's which could be used. Plenty room beneath the top for the 8" holdfast's. But it is 2'x2', so it is only useful for working with small pieces. My other tables are 2'x4' or 5', but are...
  3. Littlejon

    Glass Thickness Question

    OK, so I got an idea for a shadow box for displaying my oldest son's Cub Scout badges, etc. I know what I want to make and what to make it of, but I have never used glass in a project before and don't know what size router bit to use or if a tablesaw blade width would give me enough "play". What...
  4. macdaddy

    Does the thickness of wood help stability?

    Recently I let my son-in-law use my shop for a project and he planned a 1 by 12 board down to a little less than 3/8" thickness. I think he did this just because he liked the sound of my planner. I told him this was a mistake because the thinner board would cup and twist more with age than the...
    • macdaddy
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    • stability thickness wood
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  5. jimwill48

    Thickness Planer and Glul-up Panels

    I did a 12"x24" glue-up panel the other night and rushed it. I jointed the edges but did not thickness plane (using BORG dim. 3/4"x 4" lumber) after putting in clamps noticed that 2 of the boards were appox 1/16" higher than the others. No problem says I, I'll just run them thru my Ryobi AP1300...
  6. DaveO

    Jewelry box sides thickness ????

    OK, I would like opinions and advice. I am planning to work on a jewelry box over the long weekend. In my penny-wise , pound foolish normal mode of operations, I am not using a plan, just a picture. This is the box style that I am shooting for. The thickness of the sides...3/4", 5/8" or...
  7. G

    Thickness gauge for planer

    I don't know who is subscribed to Shop Notes's woodworking tips by email, but I just read an email on setting up a dial indicator on your planer so you can set it to the precise depth you want your piece of wood to be planed to and when you reach that thickness, is will tell you. It sounded...
  8. jsjordan

    Time on a Thickness Sander Near Raleigh?

    Hello everyone - I am new to the forum and am looking for some help. My woodworking focus is electric guitar building and my 10X12 shop is optimized for this purpose. However, space is a premium (isn't it always?) and so I only have the bare minimum tools required for luthier work. Currently I...
  9. Matt

    Thickness Planer Question

    I was hoping someone could help me. I have some lumber that I need to smooth out while maintaining a uniform thickness. I was thinking that a thickness planer would do the job and be a good purchase for the shop (I don't have a jointer - I use my router table to joint edges when I need to)...
  10. R

    Time on a thickness sander

    Hi- I need to buy/rent (or donations gratefully accepted!!) a short amount of time on a large thickness sander in short travel distance of Raleigh, NC. I'm working on a butcher block counter top. 28.5"x52"x2.25" thick. I chipped a few places on some glue joints when scraping the glue prior...

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