Questions tagged [plywood]
A wood product that is made with many thin layers of wood. The layers are generally laminated in alternating grain directions to improve strength and reduce warping.
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Veneer on 1 vs 2 sides of Baltic Birch ply?
I've been building a murphy bed cabinet out of baltic birch plywood (I like the visible layers on the edges). I bought/cut sheets of 4'x8' for this purpose. One side is clear, and the other side has ...
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Sealer for inside of bathroom cabinets [thin plywood]
I am creating some floor-to-ceiling stud bay storage in a bathroom. Bathroom is small but has a vent fan.
I am using the RevolutionPly utility sheet goods to line the cabinets. I believe it is made of ...
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One spot on a plywood does not accept stain. What can I do?
I bought a plywood from lowes for 49 for a table top. It has a smooth finish and has an almost white color. I sanded it with 150. Applied minwax pre stain and then dark walnut stain. All oil based.
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How to assess the quality of a plywood
I am into wood working field for for past few years only thing I am always wrong in assessing the quality of the plywood. I mostly get warping of my boards after the pasting of laminates. Can someone ...
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Keyhole routing 'endgrain' of plywood
I have seen this article about using a keyhole router cutter in order to hang shelves, cutting into the edge of the board rather than the face.
I know that this should be fine for the solid wood ...
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wooden wheel cribs - car stands
I have some overstock of some baltic birch plywood and 1" MDF and I'd like to make some wood cribs similar to the ones in this forum
My intention is to sandwich a 12"x12"x1" piece ...
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Using plywood for vertical shelving?
I want to build some shelving (actually, on wheels, for use as a rolling cart) and I'd like to use 3/4" hardwood plywood for the whole thing, because it's cheaper than wood boards and I'm going ...
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How would I test the stability of my (bed) design before building?
I have been designing a plywood bed. I have an idea for legs with two or four angled plywood pieces (not parallel) attached to a big plywood sheet top with beefy L-brackets.
I've thought of a few ...
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How to overcome plywood thickness variation when doing slot joinery
Plywood will always have some variation in thickness. So woodworkers will usually overcome that by making not only rabbets/dadoes, but also tongues.
But when you're working with slotted plywood, such ...
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Optimum base length for wall divider
I've built the wall divider with plywood sheet, 78" (2m) height and 59" (1.5m) width.
Is there any formula for calculating the proper length of the base for maximum stability?
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Type and thickness of ply for converting van
I'm converting a (high roof, LWB) panel van into a camper, and want to use ply both for walls/ceiling/floor and for furniture.
What type (hardwood/softwood) and thicknesses should I use for:
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Making MDF look like plywood with layered edges
I'm wanting to make a cheap birch ply-looking worktop for myself with MDF.
The only issue I have is that I would also like to have the layered plywood edge rather than a traditional edge banding.
The ...
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How can I make a sliding mechanism in this plywood side headrest that locks it into place?
Here's a clip
I'm building a wooden side headrest based on this idea:
I'm constantly adjusting the side (plywood) support based on my leaning position.
How do I make the adjustment easier like this:
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Pine vs Birch plywood bending
I'd like to make something like in this picture
I'm thinking of using 1.2mm plywood doubled on each side. Is birch plywood (which seems to be quite a bit cheaper) any worse than pine?
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Bending birch plywood
I have a largish piece of birch ply (120cm by 60cm) that warped -- one corner is 2cm off the flat plane. I cannot replace this piece, so I'd like to try and bend it back to a flatter condition. I ...
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Plywood sealer paint coated
Hi I bought new fence 3 weeks ago its fresh cut and delivery to here it like sort like green not brown wood and I guess that wood very fresh cut will it be ok to paint sealer dark walnut on it or ...
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How to straighten AC plywood for desktop
I'm building a very simple work-from-home desk, with 3/4" AC fir plywood for the top. The plywood has a concave bow on the top side. How do I straighten this board?
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