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Post by robocop on Jul 29, 2010 5:58:38 GMT -5
Whats the best wood for making stretchers.
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Post by mohawk on Jul 29, 2010 6:23:05 GMT -5
A nice CLEAN piece of basswood imo. I have some wood stretchers that have knots at the most inopportune spots, usually right where I want to push a pin.  |
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Post by trapp on Jul 29, 2010 8:56:44 GMT -5
Western Red Cedar |
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Post by fuzz269 on Jul 29, 2010 11:12:09 GMT -5
Cedar is the best but I have some made from spuce and pine that hold fur just fine too.
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Post by white316 on Jul 29, 2010 17:43:32 GMT -5
I have made them from cedar spruce- pine -popular
cedar is the softest for putting the push pins in.
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Post by mohawk on Jul 29, 2010 23:30:35 GMT -5
Interesting that cedar is getting so many thumbs up. I haven't seen any cedar stretchers for sale from the major suppliers that I can remember. I bet it is good stretcher material, may have to check into that.
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Post by nightrider on Jul 30, 2010 7:18:40 GMT -5
mo cedar is the kind of wood if you want to build something outside use cedar,,it last 3 times longer than anything else.
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Post by Cam on Jul 30, 2010 20:39:53 GMT -5
There is red & white cedar,
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Post by mohawk on Jul 30, 2010 21:16:26 GMT -5
Yeah, people around here use it to trim windows and high end privacy fences. Western Ks folks use some cedar fence post too. I never made the connection that it would make good stretchin boards. This would be a great place for a "duh" smiley! |
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Post by fuzz269 on Jul 30, 2010 23:10:09 GMT -5
I have herd that that bass wood you have is realy nice too Mo, but have never used it my self.
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Post by mohawk on Jul 31, 2010 12:03:57 GMT -5
It is good stuff if you get a good board. I don't make my own stretchers or I would put the knots up toward the head where there is not likely to be as much pinning going on. I am getting along with them pretty well though.
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Post by white316 on Jul 31, 2010 12:12:37 GMT -5
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Post by white316 on Jul 31, 2010 12:13:56 GMT -5
 some i made. |
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Post by mohawk on Jul 31, 2010 21:22:52 GMT -5
Very nice White!!!
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Post by sneakysnake on Jul 31, 2010 21:53:23 GMT -5
Nice work. I would love to make some out of cedar, but I cannot find the boards wide enough. Having said that, do you think that if I glued two boards together for width it would hold, say with biscuit joints?
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