If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Oak dimensioning query

Flaherty94 · 2025-01-08 13:36:54

Hi there, I want to buy some white oak to steam bend and the example i am working off had boat ribs that were 1 1/4 inches wide and 11cm in thickness and 58 inches long. My question being is that the hardware stores appear to be selling either 6x1(probably be just under the inch) or 6x2 (probably end up being 1.6") for…

08-01-2025 02:36PM

#1

Flaherty94

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭

Join Date: December 2023

Posts: 4

Hi there, I want to buy some white oak to steam bend and the example i am working off had boat ribs that were 1 1/4 inches wide and 11cm in thickness and 58 inches long.
My question being is that the hardware stores appear to be selling either 6x1(probably be just under the inch) or 6x2 (probably end up being 1.6") for example, would I have to go for the 6x2 in this case and plane down to the 1 1/4 width or is there a way I could make do with the 6x1?
Will be stripping down to size with a skill saw.
Thanks!

0

Comments

#2 15-01-2025 10:35PM

CelticRambler

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,168 ✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2010

Posts: 7069

Can't give you any advice based on first-hand experience, but you might find the second (and third)-hand information in this video helpful (if you haven't already committed to the purchase):
https://youtu.be/h2UhjdSiPF4

0