yasir Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) My first woodworking project. I've completed a large puzzle, dimensions ~ 62" x 42", and I'm interested in creating a "frameless" frame to mount it on the wall. The entire process can be seen here. The video uses pine DAR but I can't seem to find any locally. I've seen that furring strip is cheap and comes cut in dimensions I can easily work with. 1. Is furring strip "structurally" sturdy enough for me to use in this application? 2. Is there a specific name for the "x brace" pattern being used here? Edited August 20, 2019 by yasir oops, messed up the title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Wood as a material regardless of species has pretty good tensile strength (pulling strait along the grain) It has good compression strength it most directions. I don't know what the X bracing is called, as an engineer i just want to call it a truss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 I think furring strips will work fine. Finding straight ones may be a chore. I didn’t notice from the video link, what they were attached to but assumed it was something other than poster board? 1/4” ply with the strips will give it plenty of rigidity. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 "x-brace" or "cross brace" - both work for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yasir Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 16 hours ago, Chestnut said: Wood as a material regardless of species has pretty good tensile strength (pulling strait along the grain) It has good compression strength it most directions. I don't know what the X bracing is called, as an engineer i just want to call it a truss. Thanks for that information Chestnut. I guess I'm a bit cautious since it's my first woodworking project, but it's reassuring to know that most woods have tensile strength. Just have to avoid cheap pegboard! 14 hours ago, K Cooper said: I think furring strips will work fine. Finding straight ones may be a chore. I didn’t notice from the video link, what they were attached to but assumed it was something other than poster board? 1/4” ply with the strips will give it plenty of rigidity. Good to know. The video uses MDF board with thickness of 6mm, so I'll be using 1/4" since I'm in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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