I've got wood.

Kwesi · #1 10-05-2011, 11:29 AM

And I need it cut. Where can I go? I don't think I know anyone that does it themselves.

ggvicviper · #2 10-05-2011, 11:31 AM

For what purpose do you need your wood cut. And what type of wood is it?

Jim Nazium · #3 10-05-2011, 11:34 AM

and how much of it could you chuck, if you could?

Randall · #4 10-05-2011, 11:43 AM

any home depot type store will cut it for you.

**Horny Toad** · #5 10-05-2011, 11:43 AM

Kwesi · #6 10-05-2011, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ggvicviper

For what purpose do you need your wood cut. And what type of wood is it?

I'm trying to raise a few pedals on my board about an inch so I can get to them more easily with my foot. The wood bits are leftovers from an Ikea bookcase.

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Originally Posted by Randall

any home depot type store will cut it for you.

Awesome, that's for the info.

macaroni tony · #7 10-05-2011, 12:14 PM

Hey PAUL!!!!

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ggvicviper · #8 10-05-2011, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kwesi

I'm trying to raise a few pedals on my board about an inch so I can get to them more easily with my foot. The wood bits are leftovers from an Ikea bookcase.

Well now, before you go to home depot, I think it's not a bad idea to maybe invest in a handsaw and a little sandpaper. Don't have to really be a genius, superb craftsman or anything, and the tools are pretty cheap. Just try to measure it out. You'll be happy you did, because things like this may come in handy later on.

Selta · #9 10-05-2011, 12:21 PM

That's not real wood if it's iKea. I wouldn't want to just cut that with a normal saw.

ggvicviper · #10 10-05-2011, 12:23 PM

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That's not real wood if it's iKea. I wouldn't want to just cut that with a normal saw.

Not real wood? Is it, like, solidified wood vapor?

Kwesi · #11 10-05-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ggvicviper

Well now, before you go to home depot, I think it's not a bad idea to maybe invest in a handsaw and a little sandpaper. Don't have to really be a genius, superb craftsman or anything, and the tools are pretty cheap. Just try to measure it out. You'll be happy you did, because things like this may come in handy later on.

I was thinking the same thing myself actually. I've had a few sanding blocks for various mini-projects around the house but they always end up disappearing into our mysterious black hole of a garage. If I get another I'll make sure to put it in my personal toolkit.

MatticusMania · #12 10-05-2011, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ggvicviper

Not real wood? Is it, like, solidified wood vapor?

A lot of ikea stuff if made with particle board or compressed wood.

Kwesi · #13 10-05-2011, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Salamon

That's not real wood if it's iKea. I wouldn't want to just cut that with a normal saw.

I figured it wasn't "real" wood, more like a bunch of wood scraps pressed together... kind of like the wood equivalent of a chicken nugget. But what makes it non-ideal for a normal saw? What should I use to cut it instead?

ggvicviper · #14 10-05-2011, 12:30 PM

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A lot of ikea stuff if made with particle board or compressed wood.

I guess that explains why Ikea is so cheap. Yeah, my dad used to have some particle board. Didn't really look like what Ikea had, but eh, I haven't seen raw particle board in ages. I'm not really sure what my dad used it for, as all his projects were usually made from his favorite wood - Oak.

MJ5150 · #15 10-05-2011, 12:34 PM

IKEA makes special saws to cut their special blend of wood.

-Mike

Kwesi · #16 10-05-2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MJ5150

IKEA makes special saws to cut their special blend of wood.

-Mike

Seriously?

buzzbass · #17 10-05-2011, 12:36 PM

you need a Moil ?!?! (sp?)

MJ5150 · #18 10-05-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Kwesi

Seriously?

Yep, they are in the same aisle as the wood and sheetrock stretchers.

-Mike

ggvicviper · #19 10-05-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MJ5150

IKEA makes special saws to cut their special blend of wood.

-Mike

Ikea has special everything. Some of their silverware looks "futuristic" (made for alien hands) and they have special little tools to put together their furniture (like the septagonic alan keys and the like).

I bought a few things from them, but I gotta say. Really, the silverware. And the sparkling wine-like apple soda. And the chocolate. And the tools they sell that are shaped funny. And the Swedish names for everything. Sometimes I get freaked out going to Ikea.

No offense to the Swedish, of course.

MadMan118 · #20 10-05-2011, 01:04 PM

Particle board will shred when you attempt to cut it with a saw.