"Glenn" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I want to make a wooden plaque to go outside our holiday ruin in the
French
Alps. I intend to "carve" the design using a router and dremel. The design
I
have in mind is an oval which fits roughly within A4 size paper and needs
to
be about 3/4 to an inch thick. The big question is, what wood should I
use.
The plaque (which will be thoroughly painted with several coats of JapLaq
when finished) will be outside during summer (high 30's) and winter (very
cold) at around 4,000 ft ASL.

All ideas gratefully received.

Glenn


For stability and durability I'd have said iroko. You'd need a specialist
hardwood supplier for that.

The idea of painting it goes against the woodworker's grain though (no pun
intended..) and it's an oily wood so I don't know how well paint would take.

Not cheap either, but you don't need very much of it.

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Richard Sampson

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