Thread: Jarrah thickness

I'd say about 20 mm. By the time its dressed it could be around 16 mm? Should still be OK.
It depends on your design but to save weight you could also go for a mix of thin and thicker boards, say 12 and 20 mm dressed.

Depending on how good you are at resawing accurately, i'd resaw 2-5mm thicker than what you're planning on using in your final project. Then let it climatise for as long as it takes for it to stablise. Use a moisture reader if you have one otherwise let it sit for a month or so after you've resawed it. Dress it all round and you should have a reasonably stable piece of timber, I always like to let it sit for a day or so after this step to allow it to climatise before cutting any joinery.

In terms of your final thickness for your project thats entirely up to the look you're after, as BobL says i also like to hover around the 12-16mm mark for the case itself.

I would want the case to be around 18-20mm thick, with the latter more desirable. 16mm is too thin, unless this is a box. Aim for 24mm thick re-sawn sides.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Agree with the previous post for some weight for stability.

Thanks for the advice gents. Bandsaw arrives early September so I will provide photos when I get there.
Cheers

Originally Posted by derekcohen

I would want the case to be around 18-20mm thick, with the latter more desirable. 16mm is too thin, unless this is a box. Aim for 24mm thick re-sawn sides.

Regards from Perth

Derek

+1

12-16mm is getting to drawer territory