I am building a compact 'executive table' for myself (I work from home, mostly), and I have a nice 4x8 mahogany plywood that I could use for the table top, but want to use up all the hardwood I have, so...
Looks like I have enough cherry to build a solid table-top, but not really long enough to span the 5' length. And I also want to have a bit of fun, so I thought of using another wood in the middle and to make breadboards at the ends.
I have a board of 5" wide mahogany that's 5' long, and another 2" wide strip of white maple that's longer. I have enough smaller pieces of either to use for the breadboard and the vertical strip in the middle.
The question is - does it matter, in terms of strength, etc, which wood I use with cherry? The other info here is that the cherry is 13/16" thick, while the mahogany is 1" and the maple is thicker, maybe 3/2 inches. I am hoping to avoid resawing or planing.
The cherry boards lengths vary from 3 to 4 feet.
Looks like I have enough cherry to build a solid table-top, but not really long enough to span the 5' length. And I also want to have a bit of fun, so I thought of using another wood in the middle and to make breadboards at the ends.
I have a board of 5" wide mahogany that's 5' long, and another 2" wide strip of white maple that's longer. I have enough smaller pieces of either to use for the breadboard and the vertical strip in the middle.
The question is - does it matter, in terms of strength, etc, which wood I use with cherry? The other info here is that the cherry is 13/16" thick, while the mahogany is 1" and the maple is thicker, maybe 3/2 inches. I am hoping to avoid resawing or planing.
The cherry boards lengths vary from 3 to 4 feet.
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