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More supply chain woes, I can't locate any 1/2" MDF for a veneering project.
Would I be safe using a 1/2" birch plywood?
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(01-20-2022, 05:12 PM)mound Wrote: More supply chain woes, I can't locate any 1/2" MDF for a veneering project.
Would I be safe using a 1/2" birch plywood?
I prefer Baltic birch but I have used regular birch when I needed something longer than the 5' Baltic birch typically available to me. I veneered both sides, as usual, and had no troubles. Those pieces are over 6 years old now and I've heard of no issues. As long as the top veneer sheet of the plywood is well bonded you should be fine.
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(01-20-2022, 05:19 PM)jteneyck Wrote: I prefer Baltic birch but I have used regular birch when I needed something longer than the 5' Baltic birch typically available to me. I veneered both sides, as usual, and had no troubles. Those pieces are over 6 years old now and I've heard of no issues. As long as the top veneer sheet of the plywood is well bonded you should be fine.
John
Great thanks!
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(01-21-2022, 06:40 AM)mound Wrote: Great thanks!
baltic birch plywood is great as a substrate
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(01-20-2022, 05:12 PM)mound Wrote: More supply chain woes, I can't locate any 1/2" MDF for a veneering project.
Would I be safe using a 1/2" birch plywood?
If you have a Menards close check with them, my store has 48 4x8 sheets of 1/2" mdf. Also check with a hardwood supplier as they normally stock it. Roly
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(01-21-2022, 10:42 AM)Roly Wrote: If you have a Menards close check with them, my store has 48 4x8 sheets of 1/2" mdf. Also check with a hardwood supplier as they normally stock it. Roly
Yah my local hardwood supplier is completely out and had no ETA.
I don't have Menards nearby but on that thought I tried calling 84 Lumber (where I'd normally go get construction type lumber) and they have a good selection of widths in stock!
