I Need Lumber Cut Into Strips...

[Alex Zeller]

It looks like you can create an account with Midwest. They have a "cart" option so I would guess once you have an account you can buy direct from them. Since they have the special tools to make it I bet they will make any size or quantity you want. I'm sure they aren't going to want to deal with a guy who's buying 5 sticks but for the amount you say you are looking for I bet you could possibly get wholesale pricing.

[Richard Coers]

A simple Google search for 1/16 basswood brings up this source. I'm sure a veneer slitter or metal shear is used to size the stock you are currently buying. There are also leather tools made with a knife to size strips of leather. But I don't know if you are interested in sizing yourself. Add much labor and the cheaper price will disappear. https://ocoochhardwoods.com/scroll-saw-lumber/basswood/

[Jim Becker]

Can you even buy an 8' basswood board?

Absolutely. But I'm talking "normal" thickness boards. I have a nice 8/4 completely clear piece sitting in the shop right now for a couple guitar bodies. $6 a bd ft.

[Erik Loza]

Absolutely. But I'm talking "normal" thickness boards. I have a nice 8/4 completely clear piece sitting in the shop right now for a couple guitar bodies. $6 a bd ft.

See: You learn something new every day. I am still super-curious as to what the OP is actually building with these sticks.

Erik

[David Sochar]

https://www.wintersteiger.com/us/Woo...ing-Frame-Saws

Look at the website above. They make thin blade resaws. They can bury you with those toothpicks in minutes. Their blades have very narrow kerf and can cut very cleanly.

Making those strips on the tablesaw will loose three times as much material as you yield.

Or, look up Marunaka Planers. They slice wood, so there is nothing lost to a kerf. Popsicle sticks are sliced, though the wood is usually steamed to make it more like hard cheese.

[Brad Shipton]

I would talk to a veneer supplier and see what ideas they might have. The 1/16" dimension is not unheard of thickness for veneer, and I suspect they could put you in touch with someone that could crank out heaps of product. I have always had good luck with Certainly Wood.

Certainly wood has a few different 1/16" thick veneers now, but not bass. https://certainlywood.com/woodmenu2....ness%20Veneers

[Scott T Smith]

Most modern veneer slicing companies are not set up to produce a 1/16" thick product. If you can find a veneer slicer to make it, this would be your lowest cost option.

Second choice will be to have standard boards resawn into veneer, and then sliced to width. When you calculate in sanding, you will probably have around $2.00 per square foot for the millwork, plus the cost of the raw material.

I don't know how that compares with what you are currently paying.

[johnny means]

Have you reached out to any local cabinet/millwork shops? I'd gladly make a few thousand of those for shop rate. Of course, it would have to be a large enough order to offset set up time. There are lots of starving wood workers out there.

[John K Jordan]

Dustin,

Don't know if anyone mentioned them, but I order basswood from Heinecke: https://heineckewood.com/
I've bought 8/4, 12/4 and 16/4 planks. The quality has been outstanding. They shipped by UPS.

Maybe give them a call and ask if they can supply to your specification.

Depending on your application, you might want to make sure it is Northern Basswood rather than Southern. The northern grows more slowly giving it properties desirable for carving, chip carving, etc. I understand the faster-growing southern wood can be coarser. I do have a couple of boards of of southern basswood that seems OK so maybe some is better than others.

JKJ

[Mike Wilkins]

Lots of veneer retailers sell thicker veneers which are sometimes used to match older/thicker materials used in old furniture. I have seen it advertised by Certainly Wood, a veneer retailer. Might try to reach out to them to see what they offer.

[Mark Hennebury]

Those pieces would be cut on a slicer then sliced to width. Slicers can cut up to about 1/2" thick.

[Jim Matthews]

See: You learn something new every day. I am still super-curious as to what the OP is actually building with these sticks.

Erik

He needs a bigger boat?
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kon-Tiki-raft

[roger wiegand]

I'd call whoever makes popsicle sticks.

[Charles Lent]

You might want to contact "Richards Craft Woods". He is in the Greensboro, NC area. He primarily supplies thin solid woods for crafters and scroll saw artists, but seems to have the ability to make what you are looking for. In volume he should be able to provide what you are looking for. https://www.richardscraftwood.com/ His phone # is 336-306-3986

Charley

[Erik Loza]

He needs a bigger boat?
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kon-Tiki-raft

Hilarious. The OP is still keeping us in suspense.

Erik