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Default go to wood selection for thin application

On 3/3/2018 7:08 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 1:13:34 PM UTC-5, Electric Comet wrote:
for making a frequent use item using thin wood what are some typical
wood selections

think something like a book cover

oak comes to mind first but oak is dense and heavy

a ply might work but wood would look best for this use


has to hold a hinge and most likely will be a nut and bolt because
just screws and glue will work loose eventually



If I "think something like a book cover" I don't think anything like nuts and bolts.

Maybe if you were more specific, we could be too.


Perhaps pop-rivets to attach the hinges to the thin ply.