About a week ago, ran up to HD and picked up a piece of 1/4" oak ply
for cabinet backs. Got home, pulled the sheet far enough out of the
van to slice off what I needed, and carried the piece into the shop.
Trimmed it to size on the TS, and then turned it over.
I was stunned to see that the veneer on the back was Black Walnut.
It had some nasty black streaks in it, but it was walnut for sure.
I checked the remainder of the panel, and it had some open knots, and
more black streaks, but about 3' long, 4' wide is beautiful, clear,
sliced veneer. The last time I bought a sheet of walnut ply it was
$75.
Needless to say I set that aside, and ran back to HD for more.
All the rest had the typical oak or birch seconds on the back :(
Now I need to conjure up a project that needs a walnut back.
Paul.
> Needless to say I set that aside, and ran back to HD for more.
> All the rest had the typical oak or birch seconds on the back :(
>
> Now I need to conjure up a project that needs a walnut back.
> Paul.
Great find. When I used to work at Lowes, I would find all kinds of
great pieces of curly maple. I would then put them on the bottom of the
stack and buy them after my shift was over.
On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 19:32:12 -0500, "JohnT." <[email protected]>
brought forth from the murky depths:
>The borg actually sells door skins? 1/8" thick? I'd have to look if they do.
I skinned the cabinet doors in my last kitchen with mahogany
skins from the Borg in Oceanside, CA.
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 23:21:03 -0400, Jonathan Ward <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Needless to say I set that aside, and ran back to HD for more.
>> All the rest had the typical oak or birch seconds on the back :(
>>
>> Now I need to conjure up a project that needs a walnut back.
>> Paul.
>
>Great find. When I used to work at Lowes, I would find all kinds of
>great pieces of curly maple. I would then put them on the bottom of the
>stack and buy them after my shift was over.
I've seen walnut door skins selling for $5 a piece.
Curly maple as well.
I used to go looking through all the doors skins in town once a week.
That's why I always used to pick mine from the bottom of the stack <G>
Vic
"Jonathan Ward" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> > Needless to say I set that aside, and ran back to HD for more.
> > All the rest had the typical oak or birch seconds on the back :(
> >
> > Now I need to conjure up a project that needs a walnut back.
> > Paul.
>
> Great find. When I used to work at Lowes, I would find all kinds of
> great pieces of curly maple. I would then put them on the bottom of the
> stack and buy them after my shift was over.
In article <[email protected]>,
Ray James <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 23:21:03 -0400, Jonathan Ward <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >> Needless to say I set that aside, and ran back to HD for more.
> >> All the rest had the typical oak or birch seconds on the back :(
> >>
> >> Now I need to conjure up a project that needs a walnut back.
> >> Paul.
> >
> >Great find. When I used to work at Lowes, I would find all kinds of
> >great pieces of curly maple. I would then put them on the bottom of the
> >stack and buy them after my shift was over.
>
> I've seen walnut door skins selling for $5 a piece.
> Curly maple as well.
> I used to go looking through all the doors skins in town once a week.
What are "door skins"? And, where does one look for them?
On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 11:13:23 -0500, GrayFox <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> Ray James <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 23:21:03 -0400, Jonathan Ward <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >> Needless to say I set that aside, and ran back to HD for more.
>> >> All the rest had the typical oak or birch seconds on the back :(
>> >>
>> >> Now I need to conjure up a project that needs a walnut back.
>> >> Paul.
>> >
>> >Great find. When I used to work at Lowes, I would find all kinds of
>> >great pieces of curly maple. I would then put them on the bottom of the
>> >stack and buy them after my shift was over.
>>
>> I've seen walnut door skins selling for $5 a piece.
>> Curly maple as well.
>> I used to go looking through all the doors skins in town once a week.
>
>What are "door skins"? And, where does one look for them?
They are 1/8 inch thick sheets of plywood/paneling that are used to sheet
interior doors.
Often the back is more interesting than the 'good' side.
I have found some amazing samples over the years.