Hi PowerPC

Been following your thread since it was first open. Its really cool to see how wood was use and learn quite a lot through so many knowledge sharing by so many wood enthusiast 

I've recently took my keys to my new home and i'm happy to try out some diy wood project of my own. Albeit, its a simple wall shelf but still i'm quite exciting about it

Long story short, i'm trying replicate the wall shelf as per the picture above.

So far i think its either pine wood + varnish could achieve such effect. I'm not sure if there is any other type of wood would replicate that light color feel. My choice would be limited by budget itself. probably expecting it to cost 400+- for 3 planks. (150cm L, 40cm W, 2cm Thickness)

If it were to custom cut, will be any limitation in terms or size, thickness or etc etc? would really like to see if there is anything you recommend.

Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

yes we have gluedup pine panels which could be made to those size. no issue. 400 can do. thickness is 17-18 mm standard.
finishing, you can just buy rm10-20 clear lacquer spray.

Hi, thanks for your following,

Wood does make very natural looking all the way for home, and yes, you can done it by buying those short prank, but our process wood is heavy to use as such proposed, you should consult ar188 for his recommendation about other light wood.
See ? This is what i mention above.

yes we have gluedup pine panels which could be made to those size. no issue. 400 can do. thickness is 17-18 mm standard.
finishing, you can just buy rm10-20 clear lacquer spray.

Hi, thanks for your following,

Wood does make very natural looking all the way for home, and yes, you can done it by buying those short prank, but our process wood is heavy to use as such proposed, you should consult ar188 for his recommendation about other light wood.
See ? This is what i mention above.

TQ boss for your kind words. 
your balau wood is indeed solid hard wood! 

Im a bit worried about the glue part. not so sure about the durability throughout the years of usage. i mean i'd be using it as a kitchen shelf, so naturally it would have to hold heavy stuff. I think most pine in malaysia are the soft type, but so long it serve it purposes then im fine. Else rubber wood would be the best alternative in terms of budget build?

Kindly advise. tqvm 
So using those hardwood is a bit overkill for kitchen shelves i guess.. but it looks so good! 

Wait till i have more budget. 

It is too heavy and overkill for them    Such wood need to step by lorry ~~ ahaha
Ya ya, over kill ~~

But then if you have extra land, you can buy some slab from me and make table there, can enjoy moon light during night, chit chat with friend.

ar188 actually poisoned me with his white oat.. so now my shelves will be hard wood instead.. 

next time if i have a bigger house, a slab is a must 

You won't regret after put some wood inside your house ~~

[b]Hi all, if you are looking solid wood to make a part of your house renovation work, or a part of your yard, garden, or even living room, you will need to have a look for below.

Thanks for sharing, TS. You should post some videos on Youtube as well. Interesting projects you have. I love seeing all these solid wood furniture instead of particle board. Sadly, I think most people furniture are all particle board or MDF because that's all that's being sold on the internet and in furniture shops.

Hi sir, thanks for your idea, appreciated it.

I am sorry but due to we are only sawmill factory, we are only output raw wood, as we don't have any skilled furniture workers, thanks to few forumers here who very pro to do anything and post their job here, i am very happy to see that too.

Here can also be a place for all who keen to share it

Well, thanks for sharing at least. Too bad you don't have any skilled furniture workers. Usually the value added and margins are at the last stage. Before that, your raw wood is just a commodity. But after work done on it, it becomes a valuable product.

I think simple things like table or stools (even just the raw tree trunk) could be products you can consider in the future. Then again, there are many other factors to consider. Guess we don't appreciate solid wood furniture unlike in overseas.

Ya, your statement is exactly my think few years before, but it still stuck at beginning even until today, because of the workers issue.

Thats why we are only able to sell raw wood.

We have plenty of space left in our factory here, what we need is skilled person like @AR188 .

Even our wastes can create alot of stunning project 

Ya, your statement is exactly my think few years before, but it still stuck at beginning even until today, because of the workers issue.

Thats why we are only able to sell raw wood.

We have plenty of space left in our factory here, what we need is skilled person like @AR188 .

Even our wastes can create alot of stunning project 

Great minds think alike 

Do keep sharing here and your FB on your customers project. Who knows, maybe they'll be opportunities in the future.

A lot of time, people just treat furniture as a consumable rather than a piece of art. Good wooden furniture especially those in the past were really intricate. Now, finding workers to even convert raw wood into simple furniture becomes a problem. I can't imagine how skilled those furniture craftsman were in the past. No nails also, some no glue also.

TQ boss..one day hope to make a big pergola using your super yellow balau wood!

Welcome to pick ~

hi all wood masters
i'm a home diy beginner. being a beginner, i dont have many tools.
i've just glued 4 pieces of 2x4 pines to make a table top size 5' in length. the problem is that the timber does not align properly. i saw some misalignment about 1/8" here and there. the wood is not straight enough.
i hope someone can assist to guide me here in correcting it.
1. is it enough if i go n buy an electric hand planer? can i also finish/smoothen the board with this planer?
2. or should i get an orbital sander instead? can it be corrected with this?
3. buy both?, budget not large la. i understand the quality ones is quite pricey.

currently i only have a circular saw and nothing more.

hoping for your learned advise.