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Best plywood - Russian, Baltic, Finland, Marine 1088, Aircraft/airplaneplywood?
On 3/19/2012 12:55 AM, CCDarwin wrote:
I am looking for the best multiply plywood sheet, 1 inch thick, to make large flat one-hand handles and other small parts from for use on boats, in fitness and sports equipment, etc.. They will be used outdoors but stored in homes, boats or storage areas when not in use. They need to be very strong, never break or splinter and not deteriorate by rain, sea/fresh water, moisture. I don't know the difference between the plywoods listed in the above subject line but will appreciate your recommendation. Thanks, Charles Can't answer your question but I can tell you that when I was making handles and such for boats, out of Mahogany/Occoume BS1088, it was strong but very flexible. I used layers of fiberglass cloth in between layers of 6mm to make 3/4 and 1 inch handles. I can't quite remember why I didn't use the 18mm and bigger for handles (it's been a while) but I can only assume without the glass cloth, it wasn't stiff enough... Scotty from SmallBoats.com |
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Best plywood - Russian, Baltic, Finland, Marine 1088, Aircraft/airplaneplywood?
On 3/25/2012 8:33 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 3/19/2012 12:55 AM, CCDarwin wrote: I am looking for the best multiply plywood sheet, 1 inch thick, to make large flat one-hand handles and other small parts from for use on boats, in fitness and sports equipment, etc.. They will be used outdoors but stored in homes, boats or storage areas when not in use. They need to be very strong, never break or splinter and not deteriorate by rain, sea/fresh water, moisture. I don't know the difference between the plywoods listed in the above subject line but will appreciate your recommendation. Thanks, Charles Can't answer your question but I can tell you that when I was making handles and such for boats, out of Mahogany/Occoume BS1088, it was strong but very flexible. I used layers of fiberglass cloth in between layers of 6mm to make 3/4 and 1 inch handles. I can't quite remember why I didn't use the 18mm and bigger for handles (it's been a while) but I can only assume without the glass cloth, it wasn't stiff enough... Scotty from SmallBoats.com I should note that laminating in the glass cloth was to stiffen the handles, sorry. |
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Best plywood - Russian, Baltic, Finland, Marine 1088,Aircraft/airplane plywood?
On Mar 25, 5:37*pm, JustWait wrote:
On 3/25/2012 8:33 PM, JustWait wrote: On 3/19/2012 12:55 AM, CCDarwin wrote: I am looking for the best multiply plywood sheet, 1 inch thick, to make large flat one-hand handles and other small parts from for use on boats, in fitness and sports equipment, etc.. They will be used outdoors but stored in homes, boats or storage areas when not in use. They need to be very strong, never break or splinter and not deteriorate by rain, sea/fresh water, moisture. I don't know the difference between the plywoods listed in the above subject line but will appreciate your recommendation. Thanks, Charles Can't answer your question but I can tell you that when I was making handles and such for boats, out of Mahogany/Occoume BS1088, it was strong but very flexible. I used layers of fiberglass cloth in between layers of 6mm to make 3/4 and 1 inch handles. I can't quite remember why I didn't use the 18mm and bigger for handles (it's been a while) but I can only assume without the glass cloth, it wasn't stiff enough... Scotty from SmallBoats.com I should note that laminating in the glass cloth was to stiffen the handles, sorry. O yes that makes sense. I found out the 'hard' way: hardwood parts are kind of brittle. If you drop them on concrete or they get a weird shock load they may just snap. No wonder you used the glass cloth. I am planning to use a thin metal sheet in- between instead, as I am not so eager to work with resins and glass cloth. However from a corrosion and durability viewpoint using the glass cloth may be the better choice. |
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