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I've got some good books at home; I'll look it all up tonight (right after I
watch The New Yankee Workshop to get some cabinet-building tips). I'm pretty
sure 6/4, etc., is thickness. It's like... it's "almost" an inch and a half
or something. But don't take that as gospel until I can verify it.

Let me know if you find a good source of hardwood. I naively thought that I
could go to a local lumberyard any old time and buy walnut. Boy was I wrong.
Some people mail-order boards, which I always thought was the strangest
thing in the world, but I guess it's the only way these days.



-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Alan Hunsicker [mailto:nate@...]
Sent: Monday, 05 June, 2000 3:56 PM
To: MOTM Newsgroup
Subject: [motm] Any woodworkers out there? (OT)


Hi, I've been shopping around for wood prices to built a cabinet for my
MOTM. Now that I have the final plans ready, I need to find the right
wood for the cabinet. I've been calling suppliers and giving them the
sizes that I need and getting prices right from them. The problem I'm
having is that I've gotten a few mailings on wood prices, however the
way the prices are listed is greek to me. Obviously I can figure out
lumber type, but I don't know what FAS or #1C stands for. There is also
a designation before the wood some say 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4. 12/4 16/4, is
this thickness? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks -Nate