[sdiy] tips for wooden frames/cases (monome clone)

[Danjel van Tijn]

> There is standard dimension lumber, but I don't know where in the world you
> are!
hehe I am in Canada and we are officially metric but can't shake off
those pesky americans and their imperial system too ;)


> If the wood shop is a reasonably advanced place they will have a 'surface
> planer'.
I have seen/used this before. They are very quick to use and pretty accurate.


> Most of the expense may be set by the type of wood you choose.  There are a
> lot of exotic woods available that are expensive, or you could pick something
> common like
I had my eye on walnut so hopefully that is not too expensive.

> http://www.woodworkerssource.com/
good resource!

I am going to use MFG.com to have different shops from around the
globe compete with quotes. The last time I did this for some metal
panels a company in China actually sent me the panels for free as
samples! In the end I used a Canadian based laser cutter and they got
the panels to me in two days (and super cheap).

I just wanted to be clear on what sort of things I should be asking
for. Knowing that I should specify particular types of mitre joints is
extremely helpful.
I now just need to draw the boxes in solidworks and then make drawings
with enough details that there is no ambiguity and the shops can quote
accurately.