target panel is over 8ft tall.. so we have to join 2 pieces of rubberwood FJB to be able to extend to the required length/height


cant just butt join and glue, need joinery, easiest is biscuit or domino or dowels. (biscuit machine shown in pic)

after glueing, we clamp them, most of my clamps 4-5-6ft..so we use two 5ft clamps to become one long 9ft clamp.


after that rip from the other rubberwood FJB panel, the required number of strips of wood needed, in my case 12... one spare.



then use 23gauge pin nailer to secure in position (with glue of course), narrow 1inch strips of rubberwood wont stay straight so, u will have to figure out what to do to align them parallel.

after its all done, time to trim the ends off.. track saw makes quick work. 2-3mins of positioning of the track, 10seconds of cutting, its done.



then sand and sand... rubberwood very alot of bulu2...crazy alot..

move over to spray finishing. then settled. and send over to the contractors to do the installation and fitting.

Nice work, as always. But its a lot of work, and time. Would plywood for panel be cheaper than rubberwood? Or just use ready-made fluted wall panels. They come in 3000mm pieces.

thanks!

yup alot of work, but since i done these a few times, can be more efficient and reduce mistakes. maybe 1 full day of processing or two half days .

plywood would be cheaper but you still need to cover up the cut exposed edge. extra work there for the strips.

ready made fluted wall panels are readily available now but they are plastic or some sort of composite. dont like plasticky feel and look for interior use unless its going to be painted over like wainscoting.

bro ar188

Would you ever route the back of the fluted panel in order to hide wire casing?

Bro, is this your own workshop? I have a DIY project in mind I do not have the space or equipment to do it.. wonder if there's any workshop like this i could rent or something

yup my own workshop. currently not open to public use as we are busy completing several items and no space for others to use the machines.

should be quite easy.. especially since its hidden behind.. if not as neat but still doable (router can misbehave sometimes and steer off course due to some wood grain direction being random)