Are you sure? I have seen furniture made with plywood, showing the ply structure. It was attractive. I would tend toward dovetail joints. They are attractive and strong, though not exactly easy to do. Of course, taste is an important component in these things.
Bob At 07:49 27.08.02 -0700, you wrote: >Nick, as a furniture maker and a builder of a 4x5 folding field camera I >feel you'll be disappointed w/ plywood. With all the difficult cuts your >going to be making, ply will spinter and tear and look terrible, will be >hard to sand out so it looks good and when you stain it, ugg. If your going >to take the time and it will be a long process the first time around go with >solid wood such as cherry, mahagany, even alder. Good luck >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nick Zentena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 12:03 PM >Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] Thinking about building my first trial camera > > > > > > > > I was thinking about either 1/4" or 3mil plywood. I guess 3mil is 1/8". >I > > can get what they call airplane plywood for a reasonable price. 24"x24" >is > > $13Cdn for the 3ply. It's outdoor rated. It's not certified for airplane >use > > but I can live with that. Shouldn't it be lighter for the same amount of > > strength? > > > > Thanks > > Nick > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cameramakers mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers > >_______________________________________________ >Cameramakers mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
