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Alright, scratch the redwood lattice. After taking a closer look at it after getting home, I realized it's pretty uneven stuff. Working with the clear pine was interesting. However, I don't get how you would join sections of it at turnouts, especially if you bevel the edges. So I began experimenting with spline roadbed (as I mentioned earlier in this thread - as done by Michael Tylick on both an MR project layout - a module, as well as his own O scale trolley layout). I found this method also described in How To Build Model Railroad Benchwork by Linn Westcott. It works nicely, with the one problem being having all of the splines be the same height. As hard as I could try, wood doesn't machine as accurately as metal, due to the deflection of the wood as I was cutting 1/4" wide strips on the table saw. So basically, I could cut strips that are approximately 1/4" wide and tall, lie them side by side - make turnout transitions pretty nicely, etc., but then the tops are eneven. Next, I may look into planing or sanding the tops until they're even. This may be a big hassle, causing me to abondon all methods other than cookie-cutter. For this, I need to find the right material (enter again, the proper Lauan plywood or homasote...) Unfortunately, the lumberyard was closed today, so armed with my tack for toughness-testing, I was unable to get my hands on the stuff. Maybe next week...
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