Hello from sunny Seattle, WA.

I'm trying to come up w/ a way to add wainscotting to an office. I'd
like to use stainable wood (instead of mdf) to achieve a rich, dark
color -maybe something cherry-toned.

what is the most economical manner to achieve this?

I was thinking about using 3/4 birch ply ripped into rails/stiles and
then pocket-holed together, w/ a 1/4 birch insert in the middle and
some picture-frame molding around the edges.

does this seem like a reasonable appoach?

any adive is appreciated.

THANKS!
fL

Sounds very doable. You want to find what they call "Panel Molding" it
has a rabbit cut at the back. Or you can by standard chair rail (very
small version) and cut a rabbit in the back side yourself.

You can see some Panle Molding here.
http://www.homesteadhardwoods.com/molding_panel.html

The only problem with using a Birch ply is you can't easily get the
Birch molding to go with it, so staining will likely look different. Of
course you could get some molding custom cut but that ain't gona save
you any money.

"SonomaProducts.com" wrote:

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has a rabbit cut at the back. Or you can .. cut a rabbit in the back side
....

Ooooh, that poor widdle wabbit!

(Sorry, couldn't help myself.)

Duane Bozarth wrote:
"SonomaProducts.com" wrote:

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has a rabbit cut at the back. Or you can .. cut a rabbit in the back side

...

Ooooh, that poor widdle wabbit!

(Sorry, couldn't help myself.)
it coulda been worse--he could have written "rebate".

dave

good call on finding the matching molding...what do most people use for
this?

If i go w/ an affordable hardwood (Alder, Poplar) then I won't be able
to find 1/4" panels for the centers...if i go w/ Cherry it'll cost
$78,492.23.

Thanks,
fL

Built up panel wainscoating like this is usually either painted or they
pay to have molding cut to match their selected wood. Sorry for that
answer but that's all I've seen.

The trick might be to search around for who carries stock molding in
various woods and once you finad an OK deal, then get matching sheet
goods. Of course you could find Oak for sure, Pine probably, Poplar and
Cherry maybe with some looking.

mike hide wrote:

.....
Go to Lowes or HD get half a dozen flawless studs, ...

There's not sufficient time in the universe to sort through that many to
get the six you need....

"fred" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello from sunny Seattle, WA.

I'm trying to come up w/ a way to add wainscotting to an office. I'd
like to use stainable wood (instead of mdf) to achieve a rich, dark
color -maybe something cherry-toned.

what is the most economical manner to achieve this?

I was thinking about using 3/4 birch ply ripped into rails/stiles and
then pocket-holed together, w/ a 1/4 birch insert in the middle and
some picture-frame molding around the edges.

does this seem like a reasonable appoach?

any adive is appreciated.

THANKS!
fL


Go to Lowes or HD get half a dozen flawless studs, rip to 2 1/2" wide and
1": thick.

Dowel them into a frame looking like a ladder on its side make it the length
of the area you want the wainscote for with a stile at each end, set the top
at about 36" making the top rail the depth of the chairail molding depth
plus 2 1/2', make the bottom rail say 4" wide so that when the base is
attached it shows 2 1/2" of wood .

Cut a rebait at the back of each "frame" and fill the "frames with beadboard
panels,also pine, also from HD or lowes.....

"fred" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello from sunny Seattle, WA.

I'm trying to come up w/ a way to add wainscotting to an office. I'd
like to use stainable wood (instead of mdf) to achieve a rich, dark
color -maybe something cherry-toned.

what is the most economical manner to achieve this?

I was thinking about using 3/4 birch ply ripped into rails/stiles and
then pocket-holed together, w/ a 1/4 birch insert in the middle and
some picture-frame molding around the edges.

does this seem like a reasonable appoach?

any adive is appreciated.

THANKS!
fL


Go to Lowes or HD get half a dozen flawless studs, rip to 2 1/2" wide and
1": thick.

Dowel them into a frame looking like a ladder on its side make it the length
of the area you want the wainscote for with a stile at each end, set the top
at about 36" making the top rail the depth of the chairail molding depth
plus 2 1/2', make the bottom rail say 4" wide so that when the base is
attached it shows 2 1/2" of wood .

Cut a rebait at the back of each "frame" and fill the "frames with beadboard
panels,also pine, also from HD or lowes.....

"fred" writes:
good call on finding the matching molding...what do most people use for
this?

If i go w/ an affordable hardwood (Alder, Poplar) then I won't be able
to find 1/4" panels for the centers...if i go w/ Cherry it'll cost
$78,492.23.

Thanks,
fL


Check around - I just bought 1/4" cherry ply[**] (good both sides!) for
$31.00 per 4x8 sheet in the SF bay area. Apply it like panelling
and use cherry moulding to surface trim the joints. 12x12 room would
be about $380 for the sheet goods, with a 48" wainscoat. For a 32"
waiscoat, you can get three widths per sheet which would reduce your
sheetgoods cost. You'll need somewhere around 90[*] lineal feet of
cherry trim (perhaps a nominal 1x3 with ogee edges); call it
22 board feet or so (assuming $5.00 bf quantity price, call it another
$120 or so). Add another 48 lineal feet of 6" baseboard moulding
(24 board feet).

scott
[*] if you use qtr round for the corners. Trimming out the corners
with 3" moulding would add another 30 lf or so (7 bf).

[**] Glued up overseas from North American logs (leastwise the surface veneers).

"fred" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello from sunny Seattle, WA.

I'm trying to come up w/ a way to add wainscotting to an office. I'd
like to use stainable wood (instead of mdf) to achieve a rich, dark
color -maybe something cherry-toned.

what is the most economical manner to achieve this?

I was thinking about using 3/4 birch ply ripped into rails/stiles and
then pocket-holed together, w/ a 1/4 birch insert in the middle and
some picture-frame molding around the edges.

does this seem like a reasonable appoach?

any adive is appreciated.

THANKS!
fL

simple fred just follow my instructions...mjh