[daddytypes]

I'm considering building a pine table using wood sourced entirely from current Ikea products that I deconstruct, and a tour through the store today didn't yield any obvious sources for a key element of the design: 1x2-inch boards. [1x2 is a standard, nominal size for lumber, and yeah, I could go to Home Depot and buy it, but it seems more interesting if I could get it all at Ikea instead.]

Does anyone know of Ikea pieces--shelves, kitchen elements, tables, chairs, benches, beds, desks, anything--that includes pieces of 1x2 pine at least 10-inches long?

For the tabletop, I'll probably use a new tabletop called Vika Furuskog, which is exactly 1" thick. I guess I could buy a few and cut them up into the 1x2 inch pieces I need, but that's a huge pain for a guy with no table saw in his NYC apartment.

[FYI, classic pieces like the Gorm shelves [5/8" x 3" or so] and Ivar shelves [1 1/2" x 2 1/2" or so] don't work.]

[fisheggs]

What a cool project! Do you have any preferences as to finish, as in, unfinished vs. "antique stain"?

[daddytypes]

Ideally, a clear lacquer is best, but that's not really an option. Part of the appeal of reworking Ikea lumber would be that I wouldn't have to finish it

At the moment, bed slats are the most promising/abundant source of pure wood. I'm measuring the kid's bed this afternoon.

[fisheggs]

Yeah, I was thinking through all of the leksvik pieces, but they don't fit your exact requirements. Another interesting option is the Molger line - lots of walnut. I'm thinking of using a line of their wall shelves under my mudroom cabinets.