Material Sourcing
Lowe’s and Home Depot aren’t the best sources for material for quality installations, and in particularly they just don’t carry certain materials. McMaster.com is an amazing industrial supply that carries everything from bolts, to bits, aluminum, and HDPE and LDPE sheets to name a few. I was surprised to see the relatively low cost of LDPE sheet (say, 1/6″ x 48″x96″) – but be advised this is a large size to ship. Generally shipping from McMaster is quick and low cost, even with ground shipping – but bigger sizes can get expensive and be much slower. I am sure there are local sources for plastics in Muncie. Wood veneer is available at Woodcraft.com and they have a local branch in Indy. Rockler.com also has wood veneer. Again, there are certainly local sources for this – a few phone calls and you should find them. The sooner you have actual materials in hand the better, and don’t forget that materials and joints do not scale up. Test a 1:1 joint ASAP with actual material.
