Hi, want to make one or two classic ‘Shaker-style’ lap desks as gifts. I don’t have a planer and really don’t want to buy one. Can someone-anyone point me to source for â…›”; â…œ”; ½” cherry or pine boards? I thought this would be the easy part but I have spent literally hours on the Internet looking for a source. Is there a reason this is so hard to find? Thanks in advance for any and all help. Bill B. (From NYC, if that makes a difference.)
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Thin Boards
Bill, recommend both (1) Ocooch Hardwoods for cherry, and (2) Thinboards at Etsy.com for pine. Big box stores dropped the pine and now carry only oak and poplar. Yuk!
Check out Woodcraft
Haven't seen any pine, but a fair assortment at url
http://www.woodcraft.com/search2/search.aspx?query=thin%20stock
Forrest
See if this link can help
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Lumber-Composites-Plywood/N-5yc1vZbqm7
I've bought 3/8" cherry from
I've bought 3/8" cherry from these guys before and been very pleased:
dndhardwoodsonline.com
They provide anywhere from 1/16" to 1.5"
I know that Woodworkers Source stocks Cherry in 1/2" thickness and ships throughout the United States.
You can try BellForest.com. They only sell lumber.
Mikaol
Better lunberyards will mill to spec, but you will pay for 1x stock and then pay for the shop time.
IMO you are always going to get better pricing from a local hardwood dealer and many will plane to order for a small fee. If you are in NY other than the city hardwood dealers should be plentiful.
Boards and Beams Fairfield NJ...30 miles from Midtown.
Is this a one time project, or do you plan on continuing to do woodworking down the road? If this is a one time only thing, track down one of the above sources and buy your wood.
If you will continue with woodworking, buy a thickness planer. It is the one tool that will save you money in the long run. The more you do, the more it saves you.
Rough lumber is considerably cheaper than buying it already milled. Getting it milled to exact specifications is more money. And being able to plane it to the exact thickness you want, rather than working around whatever you can buy.
If I could only keep one power tool, it would be a thickness planer.
How about veneer over 1/2" plywood?
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