collinb Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I've got some projects in mind but would like to have wood that is 3/8" or 1/2" thick. But go into a wood store and it's all 3/4, sometimes 4/4 or thicker. So ... does one buy 1/2" lumber or buy thicker and cut it to size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Mill it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 resaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Brevity. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 My supplier does have thinner stock for those without a planer. I'm sure they're getting twice the price for half the lumber, or worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmutt Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Kiem Lumber in Charm has it or will mill it for you. I know they have 1/4 and 1/2 already in the wood room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmutt Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Oh yea plan on spending all day there. It is a great place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Keep in mind most s4s needs some milling off the shelf and thinner is going to be much worse. On the bright side you may have veneer when all is said and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Navarre ... The first time I drove through, in 1999 iirc, there was an old steam shovel, like the Mike Mulligan children's book. Being from further west (Wisconsin) I'd never seen one. Went back later to get a picture. But it was drizzling so the pic was just ok. Went back another day with better light only to learn that it had been moved to somewhere near Pittsburgh. And every few years we drop into Lehman's Hardware just for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmutt Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Yep. Miss it. but across the river they have a small switcher steam engine. Built a little railroad for it. Only seen it out twice so far. But it is cool to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 There was a club, iirc, in the process of rebuilding the small train last time I was there, when looking for the steam shovel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 To re-saw, sand, etc and get down to 3/8. I like, 7/8" rough stock. -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stobes21 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Specialty places like rockler and woodcraft usually sell thin stock. But you pay a significant premium for wood at those places anyway and I'm sure there's even more of a markup for the thin stuff. I resaw and/or mill pieces when I need thin stock. If you need narrow thin pieces my favorite way to go is to rip strips off the side of an 8/4 or thicker board. Usually yields nice quality quarter sawn wood without the movement you typically see from re sawing a 4/4 board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kweinert Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Here's another place to check: www.ocoochhardwoods.com I've had good dealings with them. If you don't have the equipment to do the resawing/remilling (yet then finding a dealer that treats you fair is a good second choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Staehling Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 I build stringed musical instruments and actually prefer to buy quite thick lumber for re-sawing. I often buy stuff in the 5/4 to 12/4 range. I then re-saw and thickness sand it winding up with pieces around 1/8" thick or sometimes thinner depending on the instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySats Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 My local Lowes carries 1/4 and 1/2 in maple ,oak and poplar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 My hardwood store has a lot of domestic woods in 1/2", but like others have said, that milling costs extra. They have guitar lumber, 1/4 walnut, birds eye maple and others. I've bought some of the walnut for a project before I had a bandsaw, it's $18 for a 1/4"x6"x36" piece, so that's what, less than 1 bf for $18!!! It was beautiful cathedral grain though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Navarre ... The first time I drove through, in 1999 iirc, there was an old steam shovel, like the Mike Mulligan children's book. Being from further west (Wisconsin) I'd never seen one. Went back later to get a picture. But it was drizzling so the pic was just ok. Went back another day with better light only to learn that it had been moved to somewhere near Pittsburgh. And every few years we drop into Lehman's Hardware just for fun.My mom used to read me that book when I was little, she just bought a copy for my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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