SV: Re: [sdiy] Wooden cabinets without wood!!

[jhaible at debitel.net]

> 1) Minimoog cases are made from Poplar. Seems to work pretty well and
> accepts a nice variety of stains.

That's interesting!
Haven't seen poplar in (German) DIY stores though, _except_ in plywood,
where it sees to be very popular. (no pun intended)


> 2) If you're going to put screws into wood and remove them later
> (fixing a module front panel in place, etc.), make sure you use wood
> screws (they have deep, wide threads that grip better in the soft
> material).

Absolutely.


> 3) If you're going to take those screws in and out on a regular basis
> (anything I've put together and then have to fix later... and again),
> you might want to think about putting threaded metal inserts into the
> wood and using regular 'machine screws' to attach the panel

That would even be better, but it's certainly more difficult to do.
That's why I was recommending a band of harder wood (beech) in an
enclosure otherwise made from a softer wood, for putting screws in.
Not as good as machine screws into threaded metal inlays, but almost.

JH.


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