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| message from Marcus Fox on 25 May 2004 |
Cupboard between two chimneys would like to put some shelves in. Dimensions
are 11" x 28", and planning to have 8 shelves. Question is, where's the best
place to get the wood? Ordinary pine would do, don't want chipboard or MDF,
but at the timber merchants they say their widest pine is 9", but they will
cut it to size (28") for about £4 per metre. They can do 11", but only in
oak, whick as you've guessed, is obscenely expensive for what will just be
cupboard shelves. Homebase do pine stuff that would fit when cut, but it's
12" by about 35" for £6-7 per piece and it would be a pain to have to cut
each piece to shape with a handsaw (don't have powersaw).
Any suggestions, or should I just get the 9" stuff?
Marcus
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| Harvey Van Sickle replied to Marcus Fox on 25 May 2004 |
On 25 May 2004, Marcus Fox wrote
Could you get the timber merchant to cut some 2" x 28" strips for use
at the back of each shelf? Bit of a bunging-together, but nobody would
see the join.
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| Andy Hall replied to Marcus Fox on 25 May 2004 |
The DIY sheds have laminated pine boards in widths of up to 600mm and
lengths up to 2.3m. Wickes and B&Q have this at fairly reasonable
prices for the application - about £18/m^2
This is made from strips about 50mm wide, edge laminated, finished and
sanded. It also has the advantage that unlike a single wide width
of timber, it is much less likely to cup and distort.
If you choose a DIY store with panel saw, they will cut it for you.
.andy
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