Thin Plywood

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Re: Thin Plywood

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newmexico wrote:Its probably non of my business but have to ask anyway...

... Why is 1/4" to thick for your laser?
It's not, I just don't want to.

3mm of 1/8 is easier.
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Probably way out of range but I might be worth a call to see who their vendor is.

Root River Hardwoods. SE MN https://www.rootriverhardwoods.com/plywood

Red Oak, Cherry, Birch, Hickory, Maple, Alder, Pine, Cedar,
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lsvien wrote:Probably way out of range but I might be worth a call to see who their vendor is.

Root River Hardwoods. SE MN https://www.rootriverhardwoods.com/plywood

Red Oak, Cherry, Birch, Hickory, Maple, Alder, Pine, Cedar,
They don't have what I want in 1/8

I have decided that it's not a huge issue for me to just make my thin wood out of solid wood.

I Made a bunch, laser cut it and made 3 signs with it. Everything worked well and I am happy with it.
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Leo- I use a lot of wood from Ocooch hardwoods- they have *very* nice scrollsaw wood and also .25 mdf core ply that cuts very nicely- more uniform than ply.

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You might try certainlywood.com. They are a veneer supplier and have 1/8” veneer in some species. They sell large or small quantities. The pieces might need flattening. The website will show the specific flitches in stock with the pricing.

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Re: Thin Plywood

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A search for "Thin Lumber 1/8" like this :
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... =thin+wood
comes up with a lot of option, some quite reasonably priced. I bought some a few years ago, but the problem is that such thin lumber will warp or bow significantly and just not stay flat. I used it for vcarve inlays and glued flat to a carrier board that was not such an issue. But stand-alone it can be annoying.

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