--- In [email protected], "Roger Nulton" wrote:
> There are lots of advantages to using plywood (the good stuff!) for >framing:
> the main one is that you can avoid pilot holes since the >plywood doesn't
> split.
It has advantages and dis-advantages. It doesn't split across the grain but
it splits between layers if one drives nails or screws into the end grain
wrong. About 1/3 of the grain is always running the wrong direction which stops
splitting but can be a problem if it is ripped too narrow. It's easier to find
good plywood but if one needs a couple of 1X4's it's easier to rip them from a
1X8 than from a sheet of plywood. The trick is learning to use everything and
choosing what works best for a particular situation depending on product
availability, tool access, and time constraints. I'm building a new N scale
shelf layout and framed it with a 1/2 inch plywood top on 1X4 pine box grid,
it's way stronger than it needs to be for N scale but I had all the material
here in the shop so could assemble it all in a couple of hours.....DaveBranum
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