Choose the right plywood

Thanks for the info. I, like a lot of us I am sure, have found plywood confusing. This article helps clear up a lot of this confusion.

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Good info. Bookmarked it.

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Good reading. Thanks for posting.

-- Randy, Tupelo, MS ~ May I become more like the Master Carpenter every day.

Thank you! It was a good read.

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

IF you go to the big box stores anymore and look at the plywood (at least around here), they don’t identify by quality, in fact they may not even handle quality plywood anymore. I know that the terrible looking plywood I’ve seen would never be bought by me. I prefer the local hardware stores where I may have to pay a little extra to get the good stuff, and it may even be U.S. made plywood if I’m lucky.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

One of the important woodworking “tips” that I gleaned from the article was the fact that with plywood thicknesses now varying so much, special undersized router bits are a waste of money – better get a good stacked dado set and digital calipers.

I have also written to the APA, the Engineered Wood Association to see if they have any publications that can help us to be better informed consumers. I’ll share any info I receive.

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I got a wild server error message when I tried to use your link. Said the server was full…......... Anyone else have that problem?

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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I got the same thing. You don’t think that China blocked it do you?

-- woodsmith

I think it is a problem with popular woodworking site because you can go on their site with no problem but as soon as you open the plywood article you get the same message

-- Derek Canterbury England

It is working now. I just read it a few minutes ago.

Looks like plywod is just like everything else, cheapest is best and the worst manufacturer corners the market!!

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Thanks!! This will certainly help those of us that are new to woodworking.

-- Dave, Colonie, NY

thanks for the info

looks like a great article….will try to read later…thanks!!

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Nothing like some good ‘ol Eastern European Baltic Birch.

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