All this wood means its building time...

[tein_69 10+ year member]

man let see some pics !! what type of wood is that?

 

[brendan_121212]

What makes birch plywood so special? Only the outside layer is actually birch, and its so thin. Is this true?

Some one please elaborate. I am confused.

It looks nice, but is it any better for SQ.

 

[Abel 10+ year member]

What makes birch plywood so special? Only the outside layer is actually birch, and its so thin. Is this true?
Some one please elaborate. I am confused.

It looks nice, but is it any better for SQ.

Its alote lighter then MDF

 

[15nissen 10+ year member]

smells good too when cut

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

What makes birch plywood so special? Only the outside layer is actually birch, and its so thin. Is this true?
Some one please elaborate. I am confused.

It looks nice, but is it any better for SQ.

It's lighter and just as strong (if not stronger than) as MDF.

Plus it looks nice when you stain it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif A lot more unique than a plain carpeted box.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

nice

 

[grassroots 10+ year member]

nice box, how much is birch ply per sheet? and does it splinter like mdf?

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

like 40 bucks a sheet

 

[Lil_KB 10+ year member]

nice box, how much is birch ply per sheet? and does it splinter like mdf?

you must be doing something wrong if your MDF splinters...

 

[grassroots 10+ year member]

you must be doing something wrong if your MDF splinters...

all mdf splits when you drill too close to an edge...

 

[Lil_KB 10+ year member]

well you didn't say anything about splitting or drilling in your first post.

you said splintering, so i thought you meant it splintered on the edges when you made a cut...

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

all mdf splits when you drill too close to an edge...

So...pre-drill and dont screw so close to the edge? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/ponder.gif.ec2527b23f1d287b60dcbba54f95edba.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/idea.gif.5acb6a39a9b92425414c316dda202bad.gif

 

[Lil_KB 10+ year member]

So...pre-drill and dont screw so close to the edge? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/ponder.gif.ec2527b23f1d287b60dcbba54f95edba.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/idea.gif.5acb6a39a9b92425414c316dda202bad.gif

x2. predrill bits are cheap. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[brendan_121212]

It's lighter and just as strong (if not stronger than) as MDF.
Plus it looks nice when you stain it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif A lot more unique than a plain carpeted box.

What is the difference between regular spruce or fir plywood and birch plywood in terms of SQ?

 

[brendan_121212]

It's lighter and just as strong (if not stronger than) as MDF.
Plus it looks nice when you stain it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif A lot more unique than a plain carpeted box.

What is the difference between regular spruce or fir plywood and birch plywood in terms of SQ?