Modeling How-To Expert Tips Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Selecting lumber for your layout

Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Selecting lumber for your layout

By Kent Johnson | February 24, 2025

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Selecting lumber for your layout| With a wide array of wood grades available at major home improvement centers, it’s important to know what works best verses what is the most economical. Making the wrong choice of lumber can lead to issues in benchwork construction…and even in trackwork, scenery, and layout operation too! No worries. David Popp shares insights for keeping you on the right track when choosing lumber for your next model railroad!

You can also read about this topic in the Trains.com article, “Gathering wood for model railroad benchwork.” Plus, you’ll want to be sure to find other helpful videos like this in the How-to category on Trains.com Video.

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