Laminated pine?

[LadyHomeLover]

Hi, ignoramus here again!

I'm buying two pieces of wood to make shelves for a kitchen. One end needs to be square/straight (up against wall) and I want to round off the other ends as they will be at eye level so I don't want them to poke someone's eye out.

I just phoned the timber dealer (Alsford) to get these boards delivered and he offers me Southern yellow pine OR something called laminated pine.

Which one should I choose? Can this "laminated pine" be rounded at one end with a jigsaw or will it fall apart?

Lady

 

[Belboz]

Laminated pine normally refers to pine boards which are made up of smaller pieces of pine laminated together.

If you think of a butcher's block then that will give you a bit of an idea.

Nothing wrong with laminated pine - it is a normal method of creating larger pieces from smaller ones. If it is laminate pine then you should not have any problem rounding off the corners.

FYI - here are some pics of laminated pine boards from Alsford's own website [below]

Hope that helps.

B

http://www.alsfordtimber.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=laminated+pine

 

[Burnerman]

Go for the solid pine....the laminated stuff is likely to be MDF which will show once the edge is rounded.
The big DIY sheds do pine boards in a variety of lengths and widths if that's any help!
John
Edit...if laminated as per belboz description, that's what I mean by the pine boards, as against the surface finish. Sorry for confusion!

 

[LadyHomeLover]

Cheers Bel

I should have said, by "rounded" I don't mean just sanding the edge off, I mean drawing a curved line and cutting it off with a jigsaw so the edge would end up being about 3 inches shorter than it is. I don't know how to describe it as I don't know the jargon.

Is there any actual benefit to using laminated pine? I intend to paint these shelves white, by the way; does the lamination mean they cannot be painted?

 

[Belboz]

Shouldn't be Burnerman - no way is laminated pine ever MDF.

They are timber merchants so should be fine as described.

I agree that less knowledgeable and/or unscrupulous firms may wrongly describe/label wood products.

 

[Burnerman]

Shouldn't be Burnerman - no way is laminated pine ever MDF.

They are timber merchants so should be fine as described.

I agree that less knowledgeable and/or unscrupulous firms may wrongly describe/label wood products.

Aye, what threw me was I removed a pine faced cupboard for someone a couple of weeks ago...it was pine veneer and looked awful.
The OP of course can cut and treat genuine laminated pine as if it was one complete piece.
John

 

[Belboz]

Cheers Bel

I should have said, by "rounded" I don't mean just sanding the edge off, I mean drawing a curved line and cutting it off with a jigsaw so the edge would end up being about 3 inches shorter than it is. I don't know how to describe it as I don't know the jargon.

Is there any actual benefit to using laminated pine? I intend to paint these shelves white, by the way; does the lamination mean they cannot be painted?

You should have no problem cutting the corners with a jigsaw and then sanding them to a smooth curve.

Painting laminated pine is fine providing - as with all wood - the wood is properly prepared and primed.

Laminated pine is generally cheaper than a solid piece of pine [for obvious reasons] hence why there is a cost benefit.

 

[Belboz]

Burnerman - I know the stuff you mean.

That's veneer-face contiboard (or should be) but I have seen places advertise pine laminate which is actually what you describe - MDF or chipboard with a thin pine veneer.

Have also seen melamine (the plastic pine covering) advertised as such.

Had I not known the suppliers, I would have got the OP to check exactly what she was getting first.

However, they are timber merchants so should know what they are on about!!

 

[Burnerman]

Memory jogger! Contiboard and contiplas.....takes me back!
John

 

[LadyHomeLover]

I think I shall go for the plain wood as I know that can be painted.

Thanks guys

LHL

 

[foxhole]

If you are to paint it mdf is much cheaper and gives an good paint finish.