Andy Dingley wrote:
Dan wrote:

When I hit the area lumber yard, Such (3/8") stock is not in immediate evidence.

I wouldn't expect a timberyard to have such stock on hand. I would
expect a good one to be able to make it on demand.

Thin stock doesn't store well. It needs to be well-dried before
resawing to these thicknesses, otherwise you lose a lot to cupping and
flattening it again afterwards. It's best to dry it at about 2" thick,
then resaw it. Most timberyards can't afford to have stock around for
long enough to dry to these levels, so they don't hold onto it. Some
specialists, like musical instrument suppliers, do keep stock this thin
(and you pay for it).

IMHE, I only resaw to this sort of thickness on stock that's I've
personally air dried for a few years beforehand.

One of my usual suppliers, catering primarily to the building trades,
stocks 1/2" x 12" red oak. It kind of surprised me that they stocked
it, but they do.

R