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Something that hasn't been mentioned. With something like a fireplace you only need the outer face to be smooth planed/sanded. So it would be possible to plane the outer edge of a larger piece of timber, cut it on a band say to whatever thickness you need, possibly sand the edges if needed and you have your finished face and the piece of wood that you need.

The sawn face will be hidden from view, so why spend time and energy getting it to a perfect finish?

I have had a Startrite 301S for about 14 years now and wouldn't be without it. It will cut up to 8" thick or it will cut matchsticks. Perhaps a bit big for what you need, but if you get a band saw and treat it with respect it will pay for itself over and over. As has been said, there are some good small saws on the market, but I would advise you to get the largest one you can afford because you can always cut small on a bigger one, but you can't cut any bigger than the throat size. I too have done a bit of 12th scale, but mine is done on a lathe.

It still sounds to me as if you could do with getting into your dads garage Jen??

<blockquote data-quote="Jonzjob" data-source="post: 518627" data-attributes="member: 3000">Something that hasn&#039;t been mentioned. With something like a fireplace you only need the outer face to be smooth planed/sanded. So it would be possible to plane the outer edge of a larger piece of timber, cut it on a band say to whatever thickness you need, possibly sand the edges if needed and you have your finished face and the piece of wood that you need.The sawn face will be hidden from view, so why spend time and energy getting it to a perfect finish?I have had a Startrite 301S for about 14 years now and wouldn&#039;t be without it. It will cut up to 8&quot; thick or it will cut matchsticks. Perhaps a bit big for what you need, but if you get a band saw and treat it with respect it will pay for itself over and over. As has been said, there are some good small saws on the market, but I would advise you to get the largest one you can afford because you can always cut small on a bigger one, but you can&#039;t cut any bigger than the throat size. I too have done a bit of 12th scale, but mine is done on a lathe.It still sounds to me as if you could do with getting into your dads garage Jen?? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jonzjob, post: 518627, member: 3000"] Something that hasn't been mentioned. With something like a fireplace you only need the outer face to be smooth planed/sanded. So it would be possible to plane the outer edge of a larger piece of timber, cut it on a band say to whatever thickness you need, possibly sand the edges if needed and you have your finished face and the piece of wood that you need. The sawn face will be hidden from view, so why spend time and energy getting it to a perfect finish? I have had a Startrite 301S for about 14 years now and wouldn't be without it. It will cut up to 8" thick or it will cut matchsticks. Perhaps a bit big for what you need, but if you get a band saw and treat it with respect it will pay for itself over and over. As has been said, there are some good small saws on the market, but I would advise you to get the largest one you can afford because you can always cut small on a bigger one, but you can't cut any bigger than the throat size. I too have done a bit of 12th scale, but mine is done on a lathe. It still sounds to me as if you could do with getting into your dads garage Jen?? :D :D [/QUOTE]

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