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Hank (64.12.105.21)
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Has anyone had experience, either good or bad, with finish grade plywood (oak, cherry, birch, etc.) when used for cabinet sides and fronts, excluding cabinet doors? I'm curious about how this would stand up to temperature extremes, humidity from holding tanks, etc., in ragards to the possibility of de-lamination.
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Pete (152.163.213.52)
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I used luan for the cabinet bottoms, wainscoat 1/4 x 3 T&G sides and have not had a prob. As long as it dosnt get wet..or is exposed to very high hunidity for a long period of time you should be ok. You can always stain it clear with a poly if your worried. My entire bus is 1x6 and 1x3 T&G beaded pine stained mahagony with a satin finish. i live in pa and we have some pretty damp and dry weather..no probs so far and no signs of it.
Pete |
don (Bottomacher) (141.157.35.34)
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Hank
Wood is wood. It's the glue that fails in humidity. Because wood expands and contracts, glue joints break. Interior glue ("white" glue) is unable to withstand humidity, and interior grade wood uses this cheaper glue. If you use waterproof (yellow) glue for joints, and coat ALL surfaces of your interior plywood and other wood with a good sealer (or thinned varnish if you can't find sealer)you will have the same success that boatbuilders have enjoyed for years. You should read a book on basic wood joints; how you join wood determines whether it will stay joined. Most libraries have beginner's books, and they can save you a bunch of money in a full conversion. |
TonyW (152.163.213.212)
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Hi guys,
I had a 28ft Monk design cabin cruiser when I lived S.E.AK. It was built in 1938 in Seattle out of 3/4 plywood. I bought it in '79 and and fished, worked and lived on board for 10yrs in every variety and combination of heat and humidty,
cold and ice and all points in between. In '89 a freind had her out pulling shrimp pots and got caught in what turned out to be the worst storm of the year and she was driven aground. Three days later when the seas calmed I flew out to survey the damage. The boat was destroyed and a total loss. But the plywood it was built from was just as nice and bright as the piece I cut from HD yesterday. Paint on the outside and stain and varnish on the inside. I would imagine it was a marine grade plywood and I know for a fact that the boat's last twenty yrs were in salt water. So that plywood was 50yrs old and suffered climactic exstreams no coach will ever see unless one of the nutz decides that "submersibility" is a must feature that just can't be done w/o.
That being said, I've used 3/4 red oak plywood from HD for our cabinette carcasses. I finished them w/ Watco Danish wood oil and coated that w/ Minwax Wipe-On Poly after the oil cured. I think the trick w/plywood is to be sure to seal the ends so no moisture can get under the veneer and ruin things.
HTH,
TonyW |
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