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  1. #1
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    Default 10mm thick timber boards?

    Im looking to make some boxes (finger jointed ends) out of 10mm thick timber.
    I want the dimensions of the boxes to be 210(h) x 200(w) x 400(d).

    What I'm after is some timber boards in 10mm thick by 200 wide.. Can anyone recommend anything decent I can find either salvaged or new?

    For example I have plenty of 100mm kauri floorboards that are 22mm thick which if milled in half would come out an acceptable 9mm thick but its a pain the ass & then I have to join them together to get a 200 wide board also.. If i could find something like kauri in my ideal 10 x 200 dimensions I'd be stoked..

    Im in carlton victoria.

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    I would expect it would not be easy to purchase 200 x 10 straight off the shelf as its the kind of thing that would be prone to a lot of drying faults. I suspect your best bet would be to try and source a 200x50 or 200/75 thats well and truly dry and resaw that down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OLDBROWNDOG View Post
    . . . . For example I have plenty of 100mm kauri floorboards that are 22mm thick which if milled in half would come out an acceptable 9mm thick but its a pain the ass & then I have to join them together to get a 200 wide board also..
    You won't find them on a shelf in a store, you'll have to get them specially cut or cut them yourself.

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    Default ok so i need to get

    ok so i need to get timber 200mm wide & at least 23mm thick & find someone who can cut mill it in half because my table saw aint gonna cut through 200mm..

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    Hi
    I've just made a 140 mm high box out of 90 mm wide and 8mm thick teak (resawn on a bandsaw from 20 mm boards).
    To get the 140mm I joint 2 of them with titebond III. The joint is hardly visible. I've made a very simple gluing jig and used small wedges to clamp the boards together. The join is rock solid. I can show you how to do it.

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    yes thanks i d like to see your gluing jig for that..

    Did you only get 8mm boards out of the 20mm ? lost 4mm in the bandsaw?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OLDBROWNDOG View Post
    yes thanks i d like to see your gluing jig for that..

    Did you only get 8mm boards out of the 20mm ? lost 4mm in the bandsaw?

    It was a bit thicker after bandsaw (it was roughly cut on halves), but than you loose some on the thicknesser.

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    Default Thx

    Ok yep thicknesser makes sense. If u get a chance to explain your gluing procedure & jig I'd appreciate it.

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