I've had very good success using oak for my MOTM cabinets and other 19"
rack cabinets I've made. The biggest thing that will keep panels from
warping is to glue smaller widths of wood into a larger panel. Using a
plate jointer and biscuits is the easiest means to glue a panel up. This
will also wind up being less expensive than let's say, a 10" wide board.
-dave-
At 05:03 PM 2/21/01 +0000, you wrote:
>Can anyone suggest a type of wood to use for my cabinet? It's
>getting aroung the time that I need to build this thing so I'll be
>looking for the supplies that I need before too long.
>
> I seem to remember someone mentioning that a wood that is too dense
>(?) has a tendency to warp. That scares me! I'd hate to invest all
>the effort to build the cabinet only to find that it warps a year
>later.