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Post by niallp on Apr 23, 2015 12:57:17 GMT
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Post by saddlers on Apr 23, 2015 18:53:44 GMT
If it is kiln dried and untreated it would be fine. The description is a bit confusing because it says treated in one place and untreated in another...definitely worth checking that out before buying it.
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Post by niallp on Apr 23, 2015 19:33:12 GMT
Thank you for your reply. I will enquire. So would any wood that is kiln dried and untreated be fine to use?
Thanks again
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Post by saddlers on Apr 23, 2015 21:22:10 GMT
Kiln dried softwood is fine,
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Post by niallp on Apr 23, 2015 22:26:25 GMT
Thanks again.
With making my own shelves, is it recommended to sand the wood down to get a smooth finish or leave it, if it comes rough?
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Post by saddlers on Apr 24, 2015 9:52:22 GMT
As long as there are not splinter risks, rough sawn should be fine as it is, however planed timber is much easier to wipe clean
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Post by niallp on Apr 24, 2015 10:49:49 GMT
Thank you for your responses.
There is a build base near me and I emailed them asking if they stocked kiln dried pine and this was their reply 'Our standard pse plained timber is kiln dried untreated timber so that should do.'
Is he correct? Will any timber do that is kiln dried?
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Post by saddlers on Apr 24, 2015 12:01:10 GMT
You should be fine with standard untreated softwood
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Post by moletteuk on Apr 24, 2015 14:21:13 GMT
Most construction timber is kiln dried otherwise it warps when left to dry naturally. If you pick up a Wickes catalogue there is a full page table with timber info in there. It can help if you select the pieces in person so you can avoid any pieces with lots of knots or any strong residual smell. Planks like you linked to are pretty useful for all sorts of things. We also have a materials guide in case you wanted to consider wee proof shelves with safe edging or just for further info deguworld.proboards.com/thread/17316/cage-materials |
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