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I wouldn’t unless you seal it very well before skinning the stand!Would mdf work for wrapping a 2x4 stand or am I asking for issues?
Are you suggesting gluing up solid boards (like you would for a table top) to make a panel to skin the stand? If so, why use solid wood instead of plywood, which seems easier to me?You’re asking for trouble.
I suggest making panels. One or two for the front, one for each end, and maybe a top. I made panes for my 40B stand using solid boards and pocket screws.
Not quite, although possible. Think center panel with wood surround. In my case I ran a router with a 45 chamfer bit on all sides of all pieces to give it some detail. Then screwed them edge to edge. Again, it was making use of what was available to me and what tools I had. It wasn’t perfect but it worked.Are you suggesting gluing up solid boards (like you would for a table top) to make a panel to skin the stand? If so, why use solid wood instead of plywood, which seems easier to me?
Yeah, exactly. Did something similar with my hood. Those I needed to borrow tools to make though.I think I follow you. A panel kind of like a Shaker style cabinet door. Thanks for your reply!
Not quite, although possible. Think center panel with wood surround. In my case I ran a router with a 45 chamfer bit on all sides of all pieces to give it some detail. Then screwed them edge to edge. Again, it was making use of what was available to me and what tools I had. It wasn’t perfect but it worked.
I like that very much, that’s a nice look!Yeah, exactly. Did something similar with my hood. Those I needed to borrow tools to make though.
These have a plywood center and a solid wood outer. Pocket screws and biscuits. I had to borrow my friend’s tools (table saw) to build them but very happy with the results.
(Hood, not stand btw)
Thank you for outlining your process. I do think it's a very good looking final product. I may have to steal this idea for an upcoming build ;-)The hood panels are an 0.5” oak plywood core, then 1X3 oak surround. I used my friend’s table saw to cut the plywood and sides exactly the same height. The top and bottom were left slightly long. The center panel is held in with biscuits but are only glued to the panel, not to the surround. When I got the pieces home, I glued the biscuits into the panels, let them dry, then drilled the pocket screws and assembled the perimeter boards. The extra length on the top and bottom board were trimmed off by my friend the next weekend, then the panels were sanded and finished.