humanfish
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Hi there
My parents would like me to make this sideboard for them out of oak, it's a big bu**er!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/b ... eboard.jpg
It will have doors by the way
I have a couple of questions
The shelf lengths are 720mm using 20mm stock. As you can see in the image my brother included some battens to prevent sagging of the shelf.
I was wondering whether the sagging would be likely to happen without these battens inplace and if so what thickness material should i use to prevent the sagging without the battens. Would 20mm or 25mm be enough over the length or would 30mm be advisable. It will be holding general sideboard stuff, trust me in my parents case stuff is the word.
My other question is i will be using some veneered mdf for certain panels in the construction. The chosen finish for the overall sideboard is oiling, is this compatible with veneered board or will it have adverse effects like raising the veneer.
Thanks for any help
My parents would like me to make this sideboard for them out of oak, it's a big bu**er!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/b ... eboard.jpg
It will have doors by the way
I have a couple of questions
The shelf lengths are 720mm using 20mm stock. As you can see in the image my brother included some battens to prevent sagging of the shelf.
I was wondering whether the sagging would be likely to happen without these battens inplace and if so what thickness material should i use to prevent the sagging without the battens. Would 20mm or 25mm be enough over the length or would 30mm be advisable. It will be holding general sideboard stuff, trust me in my parents case stuff is the word.
My other question is i will be using some veneered mdf for certain panels in the construction. The chosen finish for the overall sideboard is oiling, is this compatible with veneered board or will it have adverse effects like raising the veneer.
Thanks for any help