Tom Sweeney
08-23-2003, 10:21 PM
What is the minimum thickness wood that you should use to make small boxes - like the ones Kevin Gersty makes?
I have some nice looking spalted maple I want to use to build a small decorative box. One piece I have, that looks real nice, is only about 1/4".
I was thinking if it was too thin maybe I could plane it as thin as my planer will go & glue it to a ply substrate - like a thick veneer then I could use it for the top. If this would work, would I need to glue a piece that was the same thickness to the bottom of the ply for stability reasons?
I do have thicker pieces so it's not that big a deal if it isn't feasable. I just really like the looks of this one piece - real nice colors & some figured grain in it also.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I have some nice looking spalted maple I want to use to build a small decorative box. One piece I have, that looks real nice, is only about 1/4".
I was thinking if it was too thin maybe I could plane it as thin as my planer will go & glue it to a ply substrate - like a thick veneer then I could use it for the top. If this would work, would I need to glue a piece that was the same thickness to the bottom of the ply for stability reasons?
I do have thicker pieces so it's not that big a deal if it isn't feasable. I just really like the looks of this one piece - real nice colors & some figured grain in it also.
Thanks in advance for any help.