Badgerboy Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 Alex Fox recently posted a beautiful new Christmas pattern which is a Christmas calendar. I bought the pattern to make for my granddaughter. He apparently uses laminated mdf which may be easily sourced in the Ukraine but I cannot seem to find anything but 3/4 here in the US. Has anyone ever sourced the material Alex uses on this side of the pond or know if it goes by another name? Thanks for any suggestions. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Some paneling has a MDF core or backing, this may be what he is using, or at least similar. Tom OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLarry Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Ocooch hardwoods has MDF core plywood in 1/4 inch https://ocoochhardwoods.com/plywood/ Larry OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be_O_Be Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Not sure if they are close to you. https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/panel-products/hardwood-panels/1-4-x-4-x-8-b4-natural-maple-mdf-core-plywood/14x4x8b4maplemdf/p-1444445023123.htm OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 I bought some cutoff's at H/D once that were 1/2" and 3/4". In fact, I'm using the 1/2" for a sled on my bandsaw. The 3/4" was so heavy, I ended up giving it away. Be_O_Be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 Why settle for MDF? I would never use MDF. I always use hardwoods. Maple, Cherry, Walnut, Mahogany, oak and Sapele. Alder, Yellowheart, Purpleheart, and Redheart. Wow! So many beautiful hardwoods and you want to use MDF! Go to Ochooch hardwoods. They have the thickness and widths you need. Probably priced competitively to MDF. Hardwoods have grain and texture. MDF has no grain. MDF stand for medium density fiberboard. That’s not wood. It’s a wood byproduct full of nasty chemicals. Fedido and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 2 hours ago, dgman said: Why settle for MDF? I would never use MDF. I always use hardwoods. Maple, Cherry, Walnut, Mahogany, oak and Sapele. Alder, Yellowheart, Purpleheart, and Redheart. Wow! So many beautiful hardwoods and you want to use MDF! Go to Ochooch hardwoods. They have the thickness and widths you need. Probably priced competitively to MDF. Hardwoods have grain and texture. MDF has no grain. MDF stand for medium density fiberboard. That’s not wood. It’s a wood byproduct full of nasty chemicals. You're right. I hate the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 You can get some fantastic colours of melamine laminated MDF. I can't help you with US suppliers but in OZ we can get all thickness's from 3mm - 35mm. I would not cut it with a reverse tooth blade as it may chip, and the Melamine will be tough on blades. I have cut some and it has turned out nice and unique. FYI MDF has the safety handing recomendations as solid timber, treat it the same and all will be good. Badgerboy and Be_O_Be 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 I have made a number of Alex's patterns and I have only used regular 1/8" Baltic Birch. I have looked at that pattern and I if I decided to make it I would use 1/8" Baltic Birch. I would just stain the backer pieces. barb.j.enders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgerboy Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Thanks to all for the suggestions. Yes I know mdf has drawbacks but so do many other things in life. Be blessed. John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexfox Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Most of my customers use plywood, sometimes hardwood. For such projects (layered) you can use any material, I recommend only thickness - 1/8 inch, also can be used 1/6. NC Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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