Inspiration for small piece of Meranti

**namtrak** · 5th January 2005, 01:01 PM

Im looking for some inspiration for a small piece of meranti I cut from some door jams I was making. I liked the figured look of it, and just thought there may be something I can use it in?

There's not much too it, 300mm by 90mm by 14mm.

**DaveInOz** · 5th January 2005, 01:10 PM

Split it in to 2x veneers, bookmatch them and use them as the feature centre panel of a frame and pannel piece (box, door, etc)

**craigb** · 5th January 2005, 01:29 PM

I reckon Dave has made a good suggestion. A box lid would be a good choice.

You just don't have enough for anything else.

Interesting piece of timber BTW. Are you sure it's meranti?

I've never seen any with that sort of figure before, also the colour is much darker than the meranti I'm used to.

**HappyHammer** · 5th January 2005, 01:48 PM

You can build anything you like just scale it down. Re-saw it and make a scale chest of drawers, this could be the excuse to buy some of those small precision hand tools.

HH.

**namtrak** · 5th January 2005, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by DaveInOz

Split it in to 2x veneers, bookmatch them and use them as the feature centre panel of a frame and pannel piece (box, door, etc)

Thanks for the tips, I was sort of thinking this.

And yes it is meranti - or came from the same 25 lm of meranti I bought from the hardware store for the jams. This figured bit was just the last 300mm of a 3000mm piece - the rest was just strightforward.

**echnidna** · 5th January 2005, 04:47 PM

Kindling!!!

**Harry72** · 5th January 2005, 11:45 PM

Toothpicks?

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