That doesn't look like any plywood I've ever seen even chinese. It looks like solid planks of wood with a couple of veneers on each side.

 

Alexis, they may call that plywood but it isn't. What other types of wood do you have available for a reasonable price?

 

That is so far from plywood that it is laughable.

Merry Christmas to you, anyway. Lesson learned.

 

Hi Alexis,

Sometimes, the guys in America do not realize how lucky they are with the choices they have.

Many countries outside the G8 just do not have the options available.

Even our choice here in Australia can be limited without going to a specialist hardwood dealer.

However, I must say that is the worst example of "ply" or "laminated" board I have seen.

If you cannot find suitable material at your hardware stores, check with local or next city cabinet makers to see what they use.

 

Wow that stuff makes MDF or OSB look good :lol:

 

very dodgy blockboard, certainly not ply

 

Sorry. I did not mention that there are not too many options to choose from in the county we are living now, here in China.

Later I will send another example.

 

I thought you were in South America ?

I can understand that may be the standard for China, and they export all the "good' stuff. It is another world in so many ways.

 

Please read the thread "Chinese Plywood? by curiosgeorge, posted on march 2008 at Toola and Woodworking Forum.

The problem is worst that I was thinking.

 

Must be a translation error, bet it was called "junkwood" in Chinese ;-)

 

The pics show some seriously flawed material, but it actually is a classification of plywood called "Solid Core Plywood". Back in the day, cabinet makers used this type of plywood for doors and face frames. It was easily routed to give a solid wood look to the door and face frame edges.

I have been using it for many years, and my kitchen cabinets are made out of this material (Oak with a mahogany core). Routes well, cuts well, sands well, and paints well (the old stuff, anyway)

Very hard to find now, and when you do manage to locate some, it doesn't look much better than the pics in the original post. Also very pricey (about $65 to $75 a sheet around here - custom order only).

Just my humble opinion...

 

The pics show some seriously flawed material, but it actually is a classification of plywood called "Solid Core Plywood". Back in the day, cabinet makers used this type of plywood for doors and face frames. It was easily routed to give a solid wood look to the door and face frame edges.


Very hard to find now, and when you do manage to locate some, it doesn't look much better than the pics in the original post. Also very pricey (about $65 to $75 a sheet around here - custom order only).

Delta shipped me a replacement motor for my drill press bolted to a piece of lumber-core plywood with visible gaps between the boards inside.

 

I've never seen anything as bad as what you have shown Alexis but this shot shows what is typically available here. Our only specialist wood supplier for miles has stopped selling plywood because they couldn't compete in price with the imported rubbish.

 

Hi, Harry.

Is the attached picture a plywood imported from China?

I am so angry with this material. I decided not to banding the cabinets edges just to remember not to use it again. :angry:

Happy new year for all of you, woodworkers!!!

 

That stuff looked like a mess. How do you know when your getting the Chinese stuff? I dont ever want to end up with that mess...

 

When you have to sort through a stack of sheets in the hope of finding an acceptable one, most sheets are curved in all directions in addition to edges looking like that shown. This is the reason that I use MDF where possible.

 

Hello, James.

I know the kind of material that you are talking about, in fact, I've used it in some of mi cabinets projects but this stuff #@%&*!!!!

 

When I was in Persian Gulf I used to see this stuff all the time. We (the Americans) used it to protect the piers in Ash Shuaybah from the ships cargo ramps. Since each sheet usually only got one use it ended up all over the place being used as tables, shelves, dividers and the like. It was garbage, but it worked.

 

From 1 guitar dude to another. Marine grade ply is a different class than these shown, the chinese imports are really bad, but the price seems to reflect this. Marine ply is expensive stuff but very consistent. See pics of edging. Also as is designed for marine environment it is very water/moisture resistant. Worth a look as will last a lot longer than MDF.
thanks

 

Right. The face grain is nice enough for furniture too.

I cut the bottom of this project out of Chinese Home Depot junk (figured it wasn't going to be visible so I could live with it instead of duplicating in better wood), moved on to Woodcraft Baltic birch for the top, and finally caved in and did marine grade on the sides because that wasn't going to be straight enough for the sides the way I was assembling things.

It's not cheap, but doesn't seem so bad when you think in terms of quality hardwood lumber, like $6.25/board foot but with no loss in the form of chunks you work around.

 

Nice job on the woofers...
I am really wanting to make a pair of full range studio type monitors but have been mystified with 2 things. Maybe you can help.
1. Crossovers, seems like voodoo to know what to do as I have no electronics knowledge whatever.
2. How to calculate the best shape/dimensions for the cabinet.

I want to make something like the Event ASP8.

Though I do have some really nice vintage celestions 15 inch and 10 inch and some of the HF supertweeters so maybe use these and do 3 way crossover.
Another question is how to power, seperate amps for each driver or 1 amp for each cabinet.
Any advice would be appreciated.

 

I'd agree Paul. Maybe blockboard is not known as such elsewhere?

Cheers

Peter