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1"*1" strips of wood for inside cabinet?

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OSCAR:


--- Quote from: Apollo on June 08, 2004, 07:04:16 pm ---I found my 1X1's in the garden centre part of the hardware shop. They were selling them as garden stakes. Had to look at a few to get stright ones but they worked perfectly and were very cheap.

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Rough sawn, or were they planed?  Typically rough sawn 1" is planed down to 3/4".


As another note, when using corner blocks, liberal use of glue is very important.  The screws/staples are usually there to hold the blocks in place until the glue cures, which is where you get all the strength in the joint.  I would caution against using rough sawn lumber for a glued joint, it doesn't make as strong as a bond.




MonitorGuru:

I used, of all things, outdoor hardwood 1x1.25" stakes.  You can buy a bundle of them for about $2.99 for 6 count 4' or 12 count 2' ones, Just saw off the end tapered part and then use them as the cross pieces.

Advantages: Hardwood so your screws CANNOT be drilled to far into them and end up poking out the other side.

Disadvantage: You will need to predrill and usually drill a countersink into them in advance.

I used it to build my last one that I routered in the cross pieces to provide extra strength when moving. I also used a caulk-gun tube of "PL 400" polyurathane glue. (It's stronger than the glue used in plywood).  Suffice it to say that cabinet will not fall apart. The MDF will split before a side will come off.

Apollo:

Yeah they were planed, which surprised me for garden stakes. They turned out to be perfect for the job, and I only paid about $5 for about 15' of timber ( 3 stakes ).
On a side note I first of all tried to cut my 2X2's in to 1X1's with my skill saw, it wasn't pretty, lol.

Tilzs:

The 1X1s are in the same section as the dowel rods. Ask your clerk where the dowels are and you'll see the 1x1s in the same bin.

bionicbadger:

I used 2x4s and 2x2s inside my cabinet.  Just buy a 2x4 and rip it lengthwise down the middle to get a 2x2, cheap and easy.

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