Dear Wanda,
     RYM.   Re: glueing wood together.  sorry, that would be much more
work and bother than haveing it planed down.  In order to get wooden
base pieces of a uniform size [absolutely required as they must fit on a
grid in any direction]  I take a board of the right thickness and my
lord 'rips' it into thin sticks the long way.  I then tape many of them
together and cross cut them to a 1, 2, or 3 block.  In order to get the
board the right original thickness by gluing, i would have to plane each
piece [ on a joiner/planer] to take out any warp and make them fit
together perfectly.  This way i just use the planer once on each board
to make it a tiny bit thinner and the right size.
      Must break this msg up as o forgot your other question.
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