In article <[email protected]>, Doug Miller
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, yeah, you should have. The funny thing is that the hardwood dealer five
> minutes from my house has 3/4 plywood that's made in *Canada*, of much higher
> quality than the crap at Home Depot, for two bucks a sheet *less*.
And now that you've publicized it there will be yet another claim filed
against our industry by US business interests, this time claiming that
we're dumping our plywood and calling for a 30% tariff.
Thanks a *LOT*, Doug!
;-)
--
Was that last sig line lame or what?
I made a work bench for my wife's store today. I used HD 3/4 sandply plywood.
I've never seen a sandply tree and I don't know where they grow. This stuff
serves it purpose. Both sides are smooth and clean and the sheet lays flat.
There were voids in the interior but no big ones in this sheet. It cost $5 more
than regular BC plywood and $5 less than the 3/4 birch.
Home Depot is the Harbor Freight of material supliers. They sell cheap and
convenient.
>Bought some 3/4" birch plywood from HD to make a new router table. The
>birch veneer is lifting and chipping away at the crosscuts. Should have
>been suspicious by the "Made In China" label on the plywood.
Roger Poplin dba [email protected]
Didn't look while you were there? Might even have taken the time to check
the grade stamp to verify suitability.
Mine's MDO with a shellac slide.
"Tom Robison" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bought some 3/4" birch plywood from HD to make a new router table. The
> birch veneer is lifting and chipping away at the crosscuts. Should have
> been suspicious by the "Made In China" label on the plywood.
>
> Tom
>
>
[email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In article <[email protected]>, "Tom Robison" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Bought some 3/4" birch plywood from HD to make a new router table. The
> >birch veneer is lifting and chipping away at the crosscuts. Should have
> >been suspicious by the "Made In China" label on the plywood.
> >
> Well, yeah, you should have. The funny thing is that the hardwood dealer five
> minutes from my house has 3/4 plywood that's made in *Canada*, of much higher
> quality than the crap at Home Depot, for two bucks a sheet *less*.
I would suspect as well, that this is not Baltic Birch? Baltic is
much more stable etc... than the typical "Birch" ply and comes in 5x5
sheets (1200mm x 1200mm).
"Tom Robison" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Bought some 3/4" birch plywood from HD to make a new router table. The
> birch veneer is lifting and chipping away at the crosscuts. Should have
> been suspicious by the "Made In China" label on the plywood.
>
> Tom
Tom, their oak plywood is also prone to chipping. I use a Freud 10" 80
tooth blade in my tablesaw.Set the blade for 1/8" or less and make a
scoring cut with the good side up. Then make the full cut. I
eliminated any chipout this way.
mike
In article <[email protected]>, "Tom Robison" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Bought some 3/4" birch plywood from HD to make a new router table. The
>birch veneer is lifting and chipping away at the crosscuts. Should have
>been suspicious by the "Made In China" label on the plywood.
>
Well, yeah, you should have. The funny thing is that the hardwood dealer five
minutes from my house has 3/4 plywood that's made in *Canada*, of much higher
quality than the crap at Home Depot, for two bucks a sheet *less*.
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Got some very nice 1/2" Canadian Birch Ply from the Orange Borg last
year, but the 3/4 stuff is made elsewhere.
>
> And now that you've publicized it there will be yet another claim filed
> against our industry by US business interests, this time claiming that
> we're dumping our plywood and calling for a 30% tariff.
>
> Thanks a *LOT*, Doug!
>
> ;-)
Every once in a while he Borg will get in some Maple/Birch stuff that
is cheaper than their other but of better quality. they never advertise it,
though. It just shows up once or twice a year outa the blue.
"Tom Robison" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bought some 3/4" birch plywood from HD to make a new router table. The
> birch veneer is lifting and chipping away at the crosscuts. Should have
> been suspicious by the "Made In China" label on the plywood.
>
> Tom
>
>
Virola is the typical wood used in that plywood.
http://www.columbiaforestproducts.com/products/import/product.php?pid=374
RKP51X wrote:
> I made a work bench for my wife's store today. I used HD 3/4 sandply plywood.
> I've never seen a sandply tree and I don't know where they grow. This stuff
> serves it purpose.