Wood Thicknessing

[NewWood80]

Is there anyone that knows of somewhere/someone that can cut decent thin sheets of wood, i have read on here that it is difficult to obtain thin sheets of hardwood for scrolling in the uk so thought id ask if there is a place where i could get a 25mm thick ness halved and then planed.

Thanks all

 

[Chippygeoff]

It is such a simple thing to do but so difficult to get it done. You mat try a local joinery shop and ask if they will do it for you. Getting planed hardwood has always been a problem. Hobbies do a small selection of thin hardwood. Best I can offer I'm afraid.

 

[NewWood80]

cheers chippygeoff, i will certainly be asking around, ive been told about engineered veneers also but not sure how these will look, if they end up looking like plywood then i think it will ruin the job.

 

[Chrispy]

Hi Newwood80

I think the problem is that if you plane wood "thin" and leave it it will warp and twist and be unsellable, unless it's a very well seasoned piece of wood in which case better keep it large as possible for a nice piece of furniture etc.
On saying that I happen to have loads of Yew that I planked up must be 15+ years ago it's only small pieces and only 10 or 12mm thick if it could be use to you I could put it through a drum sander to propare it for you but it does have quite a lot of splits ect being Yew so onlyany good for small items.
PM me if you can (I think you need another post before you will be able.)

 

[NewWood80]

Cheers Chris, that could be really good. When you say small, how small do you mean?

James

 

[Chrispy]

This kind of small between, and 15mm and 25mm thick 40 > 50 pieces in all