"Ytter"writes:

Hi Everybody!
1 and 3/4" planks of mahogany glued on the 1/2" Baltic birch ply for the
removable sole,3-4 panels-
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Unless that birch is COMPLETELY encapsulated in epoxy, forget it.

Especially Baltic Birch, which is probably Russian.

Unlike Finnish Birch, which uses exterior glue, the Russians as well as
other Eastern European suppliers use interior glue.

As the kids would say, "Bad pizza".

Might consider MDO for this application, and yes you also want to
encapsulate it.

HTH


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