Lumber thickness for rustic entertainment center?

[travis howe]

I've been looking around at the rustic/mexican furniture and it seems that most of it is 1/4" inch, not 1/2" that I would have suspected.

What I will be building is similar to this:

http://www.netshops.com/cart/shopper.cfm?action=view&key=WCL260&tid=WCL260&source=channel_intelligence_gbase&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=WCL260-1#tabs

Would 1/4" be safe w/ the proper framing?

I know pine isn't the best wood but it's what the customer wants and they understand the potential issues w/ it. Is there a particular pine that would work better than others for this? There is a local mill here I can pick up pine, I'm guessing it's pondrosa?

[Chris Padilla]

1/4" thick stock?? I'm confused. What exactly is 1/4"? It sounds awfully thin...do you mean 3/4" thick? That sound better to my ears....

[travis howe]

Yes, you are correct, my mistake. I was looking at 3/4" versus true 1" stock. Hoping that 3/4" would work?

[Chris Padilla]

3/4" is pretty standard for this type of work. It will all be solid pine stock? No plywood?

[travis howe]

Solid for now, I'd like to use some pine ply but havn't located any around here yet.

[Todd Crawford]

3/4" stock should work fine for this application. Just make sure to brace it properly where the TV will be supported.

[travis howe]

With a pine mill just around the corner w/ these prices, not sure any ply would be cheaper for this one??

http://unitedwoodproductsinc.com/products/roughlumber.html

I would presume rough stock 1" here is true 1" which would leave me room to joint/plane to 3/4"?

r/t