jlawrence
Established Member
Hi,
Tomorrow I start setting out my boards for a small jewelry chest - now I've tidied the shop enough to actually see some boards
The actual chest is going to be 220x140x140 mm - so quite small (or I think so).
What I'm not sure of is what thickness to make the actual wood. I'm thinking 10mm but looking at the sizes that might look a bit chunky. Perhaps a quick knock up in mdf (as a practice) would be a good idea so I can see what it actually will look like in real life.
On the question of thickness, what do people (Americans in particular) refer to 4quaters, 5 quaters, 6 quaters etc etc etc instead of 1 inch, 1 and quater inch etc etc. I'm sure there's a logical reason but I can't think of one.
Tomorrow I start setting out my boards for a small jewelry chest - now I've tidied the shop enough to actually see some boards
The actual chest is going to be 220x140x140 mm - so quite small (or I think so).
What I'm not sure of is what thickness to make the actual wood. I'm thinking 10mm but looking at the sizes that might look a bit chunky. Perhaps a quick knock up in mdf (as a practice) would be a good idea so I can see what it actually will look like in real life.
On the question of thickness, what do people (Americans in particular) refer to 4quaters, 5 quaters, 6 quaters etc etc etc instead of 1 inch, 1 and quater inch etc etc. I'm sure there's a logical reason but I can't think of one.