I wood (scuse the pun) stay away from the Home Depot's etc and go to someone who specializes in hardwood. We have 'Hardwoods for Hobbiest' and 'Wood Source' here in GR. Believe it or not they are not as expensive as you would think. When I purchase hardwoods I'm looking for color and grain patterns that suit the overall look of my project. Take a look in the yellow pages to see who is in your area, stop in a see what they have in stock. You may find a wood that suits the look of your project that you may not have thought of. They can also answer any questions you may have about a species. Best of all the sizes will be actual sizes, none of this 1x2 is really 3/4x 1-1/2 but you paid for 1x2 shit, if they say it's 1x2 it will be 1x2...
As for warping that's all in the construction technique. Internal bracing and ribbing can prevent any warping. A wood's tendency to warp is also determined by how much/quickly a wood can absorb moisture and this varies from specie to specie. The type of finish you use can effect how much moisture a wood will absorb and how much it can 'breath'. A harwood specialist can answer these questions and tell you what length or width you can go with a wood you've selected before you need to do any kind bracing.
Hope this helps!
Al
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.
Times like this make me wish I would have snuck out of my high
school electronics shop class and into woodshop class a few
times... : )
Patiently waiting on a 101 and 440 (yay!)
Andrew Sanchez
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