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"Toller"

01/04/2004 2:57 PM

Any reason not to mix pine with cherry?

My cherry cabinet has a 2" face frame. I want to hang some draw slides and
will need to put rather thick shims in to support them.

Pine would be an aweful lot cheaper than hardwood; what problems would
result?
How does the wood movement compare to cherry, with and against grain?

Thanks.


This topic has 6 replies

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"Eric Tonks"

in reply to "Toller" on 01/04/2004 2:57 PM

01/04/2004 3:02 PM

As far as I know, such woods have been mixed since the masters created
furniture. Pine and other woods have been used in secondary and hidden
locations. Personally, I do not like to mix soft and hard woods within a
project. It just doesn't seem right according to my way of doing things. I
find the expansion rates too different, and screws and other fasteners
designed for hardwoods do not hold as well in softwoods and vice-versa.
However, I often use poplar or birch as a secondary wood along with other
"good" hardwoods.


"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> My cherry cabinet has a 2" face frame. I want to hang some draw slides
and
> will need to put rather thick shims in to support them.
>
> Pine would be an aweful lot cheaper than hardwood; what problems would
> result?
> How does the wood movement compare to cherry, with and against grain?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

EP

"Edwin Pawlowski"

in reply to "Toller" on 01/04/2004 2:57 PM

01/04/2004 4:16 PM


"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>

> >
> No, the pine would simply hold the drawer slides. The side of the cabinet
> is 1 1/4" away from the drawer, so I need to put a shim in to attach the
> drawer slide to.
>
>
No, you don't. Lee Valley has a set of extras that hold the slide in the
back and another that screws into the face frame. You need 1/2" clearance
between the FF and drawer sides. I don't know if they fit all slides, but
they did fit the ones I used on my TV stand last week.
Ed

BS

"Bob S."

in reply to "Toller" on 01/04/2004 2:57 PM

01/04/2004 4:10 PM

Toller,

If you're thinking of using the "Borg" pine, even the best they have is
typically about 12% mc and you'll probably pay more for #1 pine there than
you would for some kiln-dried #2 poplar from a local mill or hardwood
supplier.

Bob S.


"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My cherry cabinet has a 2" face frame. I want to hang some draw slides
and
> will need to put rather thick shims in to support them.
>
> Pine would be an aweful lot cheaper than hardwood; what problems would
> result?
> How does the wood movement compare to cherry, with and against grain?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

Tt

"Toller"

in reply to "Toller" on 01/04/2004 2:57 PM

01/04/2004 3:34 PM


"Leonard Lopez" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I thnk pine would be too soft for drawer slides.
>
No, the pine would simply hold the drawer slides. The side of the cabinet
is 1 1/4" away from the drawer, so I need to put a shim in to attach the
drawer slide to.

LL

Leonard Lopez

in reply to "Toller" on 01/04/2004 2:57 PM

01/04/2004 9:26 AM

I thnk pine would be too soft for drawer slides.

Len

Toller wrote:
> My cherry cabinet has a 2" face frame. I want to hang some draw slides and
> will need to put rather thick shims in to support them.
>
> Pine would be an aweful lot cheaper than hardwood; what problems would
> result?
> How does the wood movement compare to cherry, with and against grain?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

Sd

Silvan

in reply to "Toller" on 01/04/2004 2:57 PM

01/04/2004 4:56 PM

Toller wrote:

> No, the pine would simply hold the drawer slides. The side of the cabinet
> is 1 1/4" away from the drawer, so I need to put a shim in to attach the
> drawer slide to.

Screws and pine don't get along very well, and I'd expect you might have
problems over the long haul with the slides wanting to work loose and pull
out.

I guess if I were building something, I wouldn't want to go any softer than
soft maple for holding screws. It's almost as cheap as poplar, but a lot
less squishy.

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