[sdiy] Wood panels?

[Theo]

I did a 3 steel fronts,
but I won't use steel again unless I really have to.
Steel is quite hard to drill or machine in general, even with the right
tools.
Stainless is even worse.
If you can get a machine shop do things for you it will be different
o'cause.

2 more cnts,
Theo


From: J. Larry Hendry <jlarryh at iquest.net>

> If you are hung on wood for the appearance, I would use steel behind
instead
> of aluminum so you can go thinner (probably stainless).  If you wanted the
> pots nuts and everything in front of the wood, you could actually use
veneer
> instead.  With veneer you are likely to find some very intentional good
> grains.
>
> Sounds strange to me.  But, that's what so great about DIY -- to each his
> own. :)
> Larry H
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Darren Reid <shokwave at nbnet.nb.ca>
> Theo's idea of a false front and metal backer
> seems pretty good right about then...
>
> Of course, the boys in the machine shop at work
> will gladly do all sorts of strange and wonderful
> things to metal for me; I just like the look of wood,
> and it would be fairly easy to do nice graphics on too.
>
>
>