Stripwood

[rubbergauge]

Hello,

This has probably been asked before but I tried a search and came up empty. I have been building a few craftsman kits and have been finding some missing parts. I have been buying some oldies and it's understandable that there would be missing pieces but sometimes it's a brand new factory sealed kit that is missing something or maybe it doesn't have enough of the product to complete the kit. It's no big deal and I understand that there are slip ups from time to time. Right now I need some wood to build the rungs of a ladder on a Campbell water tank.  I would like to put in an order for supplies maybe to Northeastern so when these shortfalls occur I have what I need on hand to continue.

I'm thinking regular dimensional lumber like 2x4, 2x6, etc. some scribed siding but maybe someone here might have a list or suggestions that would help.

thanks in advance
Joe

[ReadingBob]

Hi Joe,

Yeah.  I think that's a problem that we've all run into at one time or another.  Some manufacturers are really good about ensuring there's enough strip wood to complete the build (I've never run short and always have leftovers when building a Fine Scale Miniatures kit) and others not so much.  I stock up on the common sizes such a 1/16" square and 1/8" square (for bracing).  The 2x4, 2x6, 2x10 are goods sizes to have on hand as well.  Even 4x10 can come in handy at times.  Smaller sizes than 2x4, such as 2x2 and 1x2 can come in handy for posts and handrails at times.  It's really kind of hard to say though.  Sure enough though, whichever one you don't have on hand will be the one you need.   

[jerryrbeach]

Joe,


There are several ways to approach this depending on your budget.  Michaels has a small selection of a few sizes of strip wood.  The quality is not always the best and prices are high IMO.  Still, this is a way to pick up some odds and ends, especially bracing, to have on hand. 


I have a selection of HO scale 1" and 2" strip wood in the small plastic bags.  I also have some of the longer (24") pieces in bracing sizes as well as the most used 2x4's, 6's and 8's.  Don't forget to pick up some 1/16" square for corner posts in HO. 


If you are using a lot of strip wood and have the budget, Mt Albert has a series of "lumber store racks", but these are way out of my budget.  Link:  https://www.handlaidtrack.com/

[deemery]

It's a bit of an investment, but I find it's been REALLY HELPFUL to have one of each package of Evergreen and either NESL or Mt Albert scale lumber. 


Also, be sure to get 1/32 square, 1/16 square and 3/32 square stripwood when you need to match the thickness of scribed sheets.  They're most commonly 1/16, but some of my Mt Albert (S Scale) clapboard was 3/32.  That's when my "1 package of each" came in handy.



dave

[BandOGuy]

Don't know the budget you're working with, but hope this helps:




https://www.handlaidtrack.com/lumber-store-with-stripwood