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Oak dimensioning query

  • 08-01-2025 02:36PM
    #1
    Flaherty94
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭


    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!



Comments

  • #2
    CelticRambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭CelticRambler


    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


  • #3
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,141 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    What finished size material do you need. You have posted a mixture of sizes in both metric and imperial thats not very clear, so what do you need. Presumably at this stage you are sorted.



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