Thread: A few simple questions.

microfasteners.com has the washers, I found some #0 ss, and #0 ss wide at my local ace for a pinch if need be. Also, it's a whole lot easier to start w/ 1/8" thick wood unless you want to have to keep resawing. You can look around for thin stock lumber. I've gotten most of mine from bellforestproducts.com, woodcraft.com, and rockler.com. Working w/ wood isn't the most difficult, but unlike the g10, carbon fiber, acrylics you need to be careful thinning them out or you'll burn the wood into the grain and ruin the look of the wood. Also, the finishing is more time consuming. You can go CA, epoxy, shellac, tung oil, danish oil. I have found that trueoil from birchwood casey, and Arm-r-Seal from general finishes, gives the look of CA w/ out all the sanding, and are tougher and guranteed not to yellow over time. Pinning wood is also different. If you get them too tight or peen too hard you will crack the sides of your holes. Glen suggests practicing on popsicle sticks, and I would have to agree, or some cheap craft wood from hobby lobby to get the feel for it first. The rods are brass and nickel silver, any knife supplier carries these in 1/16". You can get the brass rod from hobby lobby for about $4.