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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: arkiewood on November 12, 2013, 04:47:26 pm

Title: I need your advice
Post by: arkiewood on November 12, 2013, 04:47:26 pm: I want to make some Christmas presents with Steve's hummingbird pattern. It says use 1/8" for the pattern and 1/2' backer board.

I have never used anything that thin. What do I need to use for this?
I think Baltic Birch plywood?

What do you all recommend?

Thanks,
George
Title: Re: I need your advice
Post by: rob roy on November 12, 2013, 04:54:18 pm: You're quite correct Arkiewood, Baltic Birch it is. Hope you have a good time cutting Steve's pattern.
Rob Roy.
Title: Re: I need your advice
Post by: arkiewood on November 12, 2013, 04:58:50 pm: Quote from: rob roy on November 12, 2013, 04:54:18 pm
You're quite correct Arkiewood, Baltic Birch it is. Hope you have a good time cutting Steve's pattern.
Rob Roy.

thank you Rob I am going to order my plywood from Sloan's. I have read several threads on here where that is a good place to buy from
Title: Re: I need your advice
Post by: arkiewood on November 12, 2013, 05:03:15 pm: I also need to ask how many can I stack cut with the 1/8" plywood?
Title: Re: I need your advice
Post by: rob roy on November 12, 2013, 05:42:14 pm: you could try 4 and see how you go, or you could be really greedy and go for 6.
Can't give you any advice re Sloan's as I am in Scotland. :D :D. Hope this helps Arkiewood.
Rob Roy.
Title: Re: I need your advice
Post by: jrpeteo on November 12, 2013, 06:59:10 pm: Yes Sloan's is a great place to buy the Baltic Birch. If you want to try some thin hardwoods try http://www.ocoochhardwoods.com/ I usually stack 3 or 4.
Pete
Title: Re: I need your advice
Post by: BilltheDiver on November 12, 2013, 09:31:51 pm: Depends on what kind of tools you have in your shop. I like making furniture, so I resaw hardwood on the bandsaw, then run it through a drum/thickness sander to make it uniform and take out the saw marks. I ran some maple offcuts that way this morning and turned scrap into good scrollsaw material.