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fwright, I've read that homasote varies widely in thickness. Is that your experience? Do you run it through a table saw on edge to get it to a constant thickness? Or is this even possible? Check out this "Grade C" pine that Lowe's has. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productList&No=12&Ntt=craft%20board&Ntk=i_products&N=0 I could make 128ft of .313 x 1.4 roadbed for $26.60. That's 20cents/foot, and includes waste for blade thickness. I have a scrap in my garage that I think is this stuff - leftover from some home project. They call it "craft board", and it's pretty knot-free. Check it out - this is sweet. Lowe's has a site explaining the grades of wood. Looks like Grade C is good stuff. You gotta love the internet. Some 20 yr old kid at Lowe's would not have known this stuff (well, maybe 2% of 20 yr old kids who work there, but that's about it...) http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Build/StrtWWood.html#4
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