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PLYWOOD sa PANEL & PANELING sa PARTICLE BOARD sa STACKED-PLYWOOD FURNITURE xx PANEL & PANELING xx WOOD Reason for plywood's stability is explained. Recommendations to minimize problems with warpage in hardwood plywood. Man-made boards. How to select the panel (plywood, MDF fiberboard, or particleboard) that is appropriate for a given project. Trick to avoid tearout when cutting plywood on a table saw. How to work with plywood. What to buy, how to cut it, joint it, what fasteners to use and how to finish it. Plywood plus. How to choose the appropriate sheet goods for your project. Pressed into action. A look at the manufacture of engineered wood products (laminated timber, OSB, MDF, structural joists, plywood, parallel-strand lumber, ...) and their applications in the home workshop. Plywood, what it is and things you need to know to do a better job with it. Includes a chart on plywoods for built-ins and furniture. A summary of hardwood plywoods, their construction and uses. Tip: Discourage plywood theft by nailing through the top three or four pieces. Grain orientation in sheathing panels (plywood, oriented strand board, gypsum board) and its impact for the building trade. Tips on acquiring and using solid birch plywood for use in fine wood projects. Dealing with plywood. How to join plywood, bend plywood, curve plywood and generally use plywood in furniture making with better results and more understanding. Tip: How to calculate the correct angle to miter two pieces of plywood, of different thicknesses, so that their inside and outside edges will line up exactly. Hardwood plywood. How to buy it, what are the different grades and qualities, and how does it compare to solid wood in various applications. Rack for storing plywood vertically includes a clamp to prevent warping. Plywood basics. The ideal material for box furniture. How to design, cut, join, buy, glue and finish plywood. Tip: Make a table saw insert which has built-in circular knives to score the underside of plywood just before cutting. This will reduce splintering. Tips on preventing splintering when cutting crossgrain dadoes in plywood. Simple technique for supporting (storing) up to 30 sheets on plywood on edge. Using shop-sawn veneer. Cut thick with the band saw, it works like solid wood and stays flat like plywood. How to saw the veneer, edge-join, and then laminate onto plywood core stock. Sheet goods for the woodshop. How panel products are made and used. Tip: Use masking tape along a cut line to keep plywood from splintering. Tip: Reduce plywood splintering when cutting by using masking tape and/or scoring the wood. Plywood. Tips on bending, cutting, edging, joining, etc. What you should know about plywood. A guide to the identification and uses of interior and exterior plywood. Learning lumber. Charts explain the grading of softwood, common, dimension, and plywood. Exotic and furniture woods also discussed. No-problem plywood. Professional tips on using this versatile material. Bending plywood with auto bumper jack. Charts explain the new plywood grading system. Tip: How to use masking tape to avoid splintered wood when cutting plywood with a saw. All about plywood and other building panels. An examination of the broad range of building panels. The role of manufactured panels in the world of fine furniture making. Tips on selecting and using various hardwood veneer plywoods and the less-costly structural panels when building furniture. Smart tricks for finishing fir plywood. Tips on using cabinet grade plywoods. How to select the correct plywood for various home remodeling jobs. A look at the new plywood standards. How to buy plywood. A review of what the grading and markings used by the plywood industry actually mean, and which type should be used for various projects. How to work with plywood. Covers cutting, joints, fasteners, gluing, and tips on assembly. Finishing the edges and surface of the plywood is also covered. Nine winners of the Second Annual Popular Science / American Plywood Association "Plywood Project Contest". Choosing the right plywood. A guide to types and grades. Finishing plywood like the pros. Tips on finishing edges, face, and corners when building with plywood. Winning designs in the Popular Science plywood project contest. Choosing plywood. What you should know to buy wisely. Charts of interior grades, exterior grades, and appearance grades. Winning designs from the annual Popular Science / American Plywood Association contest. Winning designs from the annual Popular Science / American Plywood Association contest (continued). Winning designs from the 9th annual contest sponsored by Popular Science and the American Plywood Association. Winning designs in the 10th annual Popular Science/American Plywood Association contest. Nine winners include tables, chairs, desks, and playhouse. Buying wood. A layman's guide to the lumberyard. Special section looks at lumber and plywood, grading, units of measurement, common moldings, etc. Plywood, what it is and how to use it. High-quality softwood plywood. What to look for in "cabinet-quality" AA and AB plywood. An overview of three specialty plywoods (medium-denisty overlay, premium plywood and bending panel). Plywood in aircraft. What is available and tips on its use. Plywood skinning. How to apply a thin plywood skin to a wing or some other part of an aircraft structure. Part 1. Plywood skinning. Part 2. Plywood steamer. Homebuilt steamer is used for bending 3/32" aircraft plywood skins for the leading edge of a wing. Scarfing made easy. Rotary rasp, simple jig, and an air drill are combined to produce a tool for scarfing thin (1/8") plywood. On the construction of "foamcore" telescope parts. How to construct foamcore panels. Foamcore panels consist of wooden stiffeners embedded in and around styrofoam and sandwiched between thin plywood panels. The sandwich is glued together with epoxy. Includes instructions on making a simple vacuum bag "press" to clamp the panel while epoxy cures. Hardwood plywood. The pros and cons of working with this material. Tip: How to make a perfectly-fitting patch for a knothole or other imperfection in plywood. How to judge the face side (best side) of "two-sided" hardwood veneer plywood. How they manufacture rotary-cut softwood plywood. The lowdown on Asian plywood with super-thin face veneers. Includes tips on cutting dadoes and rabbets without chiping. Ten winning ways to work with plywood. Tip suggests using wooden blocks as temporary feet on casegood projects to avoid chipping face veneer at the bottom. Use of plywood versus solid wood in furniture construction. A look at the pros and cons. How to determine the best side of two-faced premium grade hardwood veneer plywood. Five step procedure for painting plywood will result in a glass-smooth paint job. Technique for resawing and laminating good 2-side plywood to make a small amount of thinner plywood. Woodworker's guide to choosing sheet goods. Plywood: an engineered wood product. A look at marine-grade plywood products. Plywood: Applications to boatbuilding. Scarfs and butts. Building long boats with short plywood. Three methods to join plywood panels to make them longer. Making the right choices when selecting plywood for marine use. Bending plywood. Includes a chart showing the minimum bending radius for dry plywood from 1/8" to 3/4" thick. Tip: Use masking tape when sawing plywood to help prevent splintering. Tips on making your own "plywood" using flexible veneer and high-density particle board. Tip: How to prevent tearout when cutting a rabbet across the grain on plywood. Cutting plywood with a minimum of waste. Tips on making rough cuts, final cuts, trimming with a router, cutting at an angle, and cutting long pieces. Selection of plywood for use in jigs discussed. Comparison between birch plywood, Baltic Birch plywood, and ApplePly plywood. Tips on working with combination core plywood. Advice on how to deal with bowing and other dimensional problems in plywood panels. Tips on preparing plywood to receive a black cellulose finish so that the grain does not show through. Tips on removing discoloration from oak plywood. Tip: Clamp two knife blades in one handle before using a utility knife to score plywood and other lumber prior to sawing. Pre-scoring reduces the tendency to splinter and provides two guidelines to stay between. Tip on holding plywood while cutting holes with a saber saw. Tip: Cut outer layers of plywood with a sharp knife to avoid splintering when sawing. The beginning woodworker. Working with plywood. Selecting, cutting, planing, fasteners, joints and finishing. Tip: Repair veneered plywood using a triangular shaped patch. Shopping for sheet stock. Choosing between plywood, particleboard and fiberboard. Includes tips on edge treatments. Tips on working with plywood. Shop tips on trouble-free finishing of fir plywood. Plywood. How it is made, how to cut it and how to join plywood. Tips on working with Vulcan Fibre Board, a very dense laminate similar to plywood, but weighing over twice as much and having no interior voids. Tip on filling voids in plywood edges using ice cream sticks. Plywood for construction. How to pick the right panels for your building projects. An introduction to the American Plywood Association grading stamps. Hardwood plywood. A introduction to the grading stamp information and characteristics of hardwood-veneered panel products. | |||||||||
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