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Re: Board thickness
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/30/2010, 1:46 pm
In Response To: Board thickness (Stephen Troy)

: Thanks. Am I looking for 3/4" thick boards then?

: b

Well generally you have a choice of 1" nominal or 2" nominal which are 3/4" actual and 1 1/2" actual. Since you can just rip the strips directly off a 3/4" board it's what most people use.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Calculating how much wood to buy
Stephen Troy -- 12/30/2010, 10:37 am
Re: Strip: Calculating how much wood to buy
Charlie -- 12/30/2010, 5:39 pm
Re: Strip: Calculating how much wood to buy
Allan -- 12/30/2010, 3:25 pm
Re: Strip: Calculating how much wood to buy
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/30/2010, 2:46 pm
Re: Strip: Calculating how much wood to buy
Bill Hamm -- 12/30/2010, 11:39 am
Board thickness
Stephen Troy -- 12/30/2010, 11:54 am
Re: Board thickness
Bill Hamm -- 12/30/2010, 1:46 pm