Breadboard edges with Plywood; why?

to hide the edge veneer?

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"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am making a blanket chest
> http://store.yahoo.com/plansnow/blanketcloser.html
> Its the first thing I have ever made from plans.
>
> The lid is plywood with solid sides and breadboarded ends.
> Is there any reason to breadboard plywood, or is it just a design detail?
I
> can't see that the ends need to be done any differently than the sides.
>
>

Hi Toller,

I can only imagine that it's to give the chest a style/period detail.
There's no real warping or shrinkage issues with plywood. Having said that,
I think that particular piece would miss the breadboard ends.

Cheers

Frank


"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am making a blanket chest
> http://store.yahoo.com/plansnow/blanketcloser.html
> Its the first thing I have ever made from plans.
>
> The lid is plywood with solid sides and breadboarded ends.
> Is there any reason to breadboard plywood, or is it just a design detail?
I
> can't see that the ends need to be done any differently than the sides.
>
>

"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am making a blanket chest
> http://store.yahoo.com/plansnow/blanketcloser.html
> Its the first thing I have ever made from plans.
>
> The lid is plywood with solid sides and breadboarded ends.
> Is there any reason to breadboard plywood, or is it just a design detail?
I
> can't see that the ends need to be done any differently than the sides.
>

It is just a design detail. Craftsman pieces usually have that look to
them. I would try to keep the breadboard ends if I were building it. I
just don't think it would look right without them.

Frank