Dear Arle, I think by the time I had faced, banded, etc. that I would prefer to use a voidless baltic birch ply with a band which is also very stable and I would save a step by not having to face the wheel. This is what we have done in the past and it works well.
We are all looking for a good solution and it is nice to have options. :-) Cali > Hi Cali, > > I think you are correct: it doesn't stand up to direct water contact, > but humidity alone is not such a big deal. I forgot to add that in > bathroom furniture it is laminated with melamine to stand up to direct > contact with water for the reason you mention. > > I personally wouldn't use MDF aone for a wheel just for aesthetic > reasons: I don't like the look. I would need to band it and face it as > well. I believe it is possible to get birch-faced MDF as well, and > that could look very nice when banded, almost identical to a real > wheel. > > Neil said that MDF is too rough for a wheel edge. I do believe that > there are different grades of fineness, so maybe that makes a > difference, but I'm not sure. > > -Arle > "I pressed on, taking fresh trouble for granted" - Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra
