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275623 James DuPrie <jbn.duprie@g...> 2022‑05‑21 built up panels question.....
working ona set of shelves, and I need to make the shelves... They'll be
about a foot deep, and I was wondering what folks use as a guideline for
how wide the individual edge jointed pieces should be.

While I's love to use a single wide board, the shelves will be floating, so
cupping would be a big issue. By building them up and alternating the ring
direction, I figure I can minimize warpage.....

thanks
-J
275629 Phil E. <pedgerton66@g...> 2022‑05‑22 Re: built up panels question.....
Ja,es,

I'd start with 1 X8s. You can rip them in two to get out major blemishes or
to get rid of the pith if any. Those sized boards are a pretty good buy,
relatively. I have also bought 1 X 12s Which often have the pith near the
center and ripped the pith out and ended up with 2 quarter sawn pieces
which are good for many projects.

Phil E.
275630 scritch <capeflattery@c...> 2022‑05‑23 Re: built up panels question.....
Also check out the smaller-sized lumber.  Sometimes there are good deals (per
board foot) if you are going to glue them up anyway.
275634 Michael Blair <branson2@s...> 2022‑05‑24 Re: built up panels question.....
A cabinet maker built a bookcase for a friend, a book collector with
some pretty heavy tomes.  His solution, and it worked, was to put a
cleat underneat the back edge of the shelves -- a piece of nominal 1"
that was 1 1/4 inch wide.  It kept the shelves from looking clunky. 

Mike in Woodland
275640 James DuPrie <jbn.duprie@g...> 2022‑05‑25 Re: built up panels question.....
thanks - I don;t think I'll need that as I'm keeping the span at 36 1/2",
and using 1" oak for the shelves.

From what I've gathered, for a 12" deep shelf, the general consensus seems
to be 3 pieces about 4" wide each..... This pretty much fits what I was
thinking about, so thats what I'll use for the first batch...

thanks
-J

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