So this will be a first for me as I've never attempted ship lapped planking. I'm in the planning phase of building a reproduction
Stickley book case. As usual I'll be making some changes to the overall design, just so it's mine. I like the overall size but I have one concern. In my reading it states that the ship lap planking should be
5/8" thick, this is rabitted in with 2 screws top and bottom and along the sides on the 2 that run down the sides and only 1 screw top and bottom on the planks in the middle.
I have 4/4 QSWO that I'll be using, in the rough. After planning I figure to be around 3/4" to 13/16" maybe, if I'm lucky.
My plan is to resaw the planks and hence my question, would 3/8" be thick enough? and also what about bowing in the center, should I be concerned about that in the long run. I don't have an exact measurement of their length yet but I figure to around 50"
Should I plan on a fixed shelf in the middle and make an elongated hole in the backs to snug a screw to the fixed shelf?
Thanks for any advice
Eric
Stickley book case. As usual I'll be making some changes to the overall design, just so it's mine. I like the overall size but I have one concern. In my reading it states that the ship lap planking should be
5/8" thick, this is rabitted in with 2 screws top and bottom and along the sides on the 2 that run down the sides and only 1 screw top and bottom on the planks in the middle.
I have 4/4 QSWO that I'll be using, in the rough. After planning I figure to be around 3/4" to 13/16" maybe, if I'm lucky.
My plan is to resaw the planks and hence my question, would 3/8" be thick enough? and also what about bowing in the center, should I be concerned about that in the long run. I don't have an exact measurement of their length yet but I figure to around 50"
Should I plan on a fixed shelf in the middle and make an elongated hole in the backs to snug a screw to the fixed shelf?
Thanks for any advice
Eric