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   bbrickey | May 26, 2025 07:44am | #1

   It is great to see Tim Coleman in a FW video series. I have always admired his work and this video series is very timely for me since I’m in the beginnings of designing and building mock ups for a cabinet on a stand. This will be my project at the 3 week Open Studio at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in August/September

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   colemant | May 29, 2025 04:45pm | #2

   Thank you for your comment! There's so much to learn with a cabinet on stand and I hope you have fun with it at CFC. It's a great place to learn, and you'll have two excellent instructors.
   Tim C.

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   shavemaker | Jun 22, 2025 07:23am | #3

   Is there anything special about timber selection for the lumber core, such as quartersawn? What species did/do you use, or does it simply match the project? Thank you.

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   colemant | Jun 29, 2025 11:16pm | #4

   I usually use basswood for the staves because it's lightweight and does not have much movement for a hardwood. I also use poplar, but it's a bit heavier. It's best to have a mix of grain orientation - flatsawn, quartersawn, rift sawn. The important thing is to make sure that the pieces are not grouped together but are mixed up from piece to piece.

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   shavemaker | Jun 30, 2025 04:14am | #5

   Thanks so much Tim, that helps a lot!

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   sharper802 | Jul 16, 2025 05:37am | #6

   Just built my first lumber core door! I ended up just using cutoff pieces of cherry that I was using for the case sides. I was skeptical about not gluing the staves together but it is rigid and perfectly flat. This is such a great technique it should get its own article in FWW. The advantages of not having to edge band MDF or plywood substrate to accommodate hinges/hardware is fantastic.

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   colemant | Jul 16, 2025 08:09am | #7

   Congratulations on your first lumber core panel! Using a wood like cherry for the staves is fine, but it makes the panel a little heavier. I actually did write a Fine Woodworking aticle just on lumber core in issue #310.

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   thehistorydude | Jul 19, 2025 10:17am | #8

   Thank you so much for showing this process and for your straight forward explanation. Fascinating, more straight forward than I imagined--even the glue artwork. Thanks again.

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   colemant | Jul 21, 2025 11:37am | #9

   Thanks for your comment. Lumber core changed my life!