sal wrote:
> Hello group . I need an piece of cedar planking for an project but can
> only find some cedar siding which is
> tapered . What is the best method to use to get it to an flat uniform
> thickness?
...
You can find cedar siding but not cedar fencing? Seems most strange.
Where have you looked? What size an area are you in?
What dimensions of stock does your project need?
The simplest way to surface stock is, of course, the thickness planer
given a piece of siding has one flat surface to begin with. Small
pieces could be done by hand plane (well, large pieces too, of course,
it's just a matter of time and patience). It's also possible to rig up
taper sled/supports for a jointer (use two pieces of the same material
to get the angle), but is kinda' a pita sort of thing...
sal wrote:
> Hello group . I need an piece of cedar planking for an project but can
> only find some cedar siding which is
> tapered . What is the best method to use to get it to an flat uniform
> thickness?
>
> Sincerely
>
> Sal
Not sure why you can't just _a_ regular cedar board(HD sells it), but
if you have to use something tapered, you could glue up two pieces with
the tapers facing each other.
B A R R Y wrote:
> Mike wrote:
>
>>
>> Not sure why you can't just _a_ regular cedar board(HD sells it)
>
>
> Big box home centers have regional differences in stock.
>
> I had to deal with a local mill or independent yard for cedar, even
> though my local HD has a 4'x8' sign that says "Cedar" hanging in the
> lumber department. The store manager has no answer as to why he has the
> sign, but no cedar. He's got a "maple" sign as well! <G>
That's like my "beware of dog" sign. I don't have a dog. Signs are
much cheaper than dogs.
smugly,
jo4hn
Fri, Oct 27, 2006, 8:36am (EDT-1) [email protected] (sal) doth mumble:
Hello group . I need an piece of cedar planking for an project but can
only find some cedar siding which is tapered . What is the best method
to use to get it to an flat uniform thickness?
Depends. What tools you got available, and whatcha making that you
could use a flattened shingle rather than planking?
JOAT
If it can't kill you, it ain't a sport.
jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> B A R R Y wrote:
>> Mike wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Not sure why you can't just _a_ regular cedar board(HD sells it)
>>
>>
>> Big box home centers have regional differences in stock.
>>
>> I had to deal with a local mill or independent yard for cedar, even
>> though my local HD has a 4'x8' sign that says "Cedar" hanging in the
>> lumber department. The store manager has no answer as to why he has
>> the sign, but no cedar. He's got a "maple" sign as well! <G>
> That's like my "beware of dog" sign. I don't have a dog. Signs are
> much cheaper than dogs.
> smugly,
> jo4hn
>
And easier to clean up after, too.
Patriarch
Mike wrote:
>
> Not sure why you can't just _a_ regular cedar board(HD sells it)
Big box home centers have regional differences in stock.
I had to deal with a local mill or independent yard for cedar, even
though my local HD has a 4'x8' sign that says "Cedar" hanging in the
lumber department. The store manager has no answer as to why he has the
sign, but no cedar. He's got a "maple" sign as well! <G>
"sal" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%[email protected]...
> Hello group . I need an piece of cedar planking for an project but can
> only find some cedar siding which is
> tapered . What is the best method to use to get it to an flat uniform
> thickness?
>
> Sincerely
>
> Sal
Most hardware stores should have cedar that is used for decks.
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:32:22 -0700, jo4hn <[email protected]>
wrote:
>That's like my "beware of dog" sign. I don't have a dog. Signs are
>much cheaper than dogs.
But you're not trying sell dogs.