Everyone needs a workbench. If you have tools and you use them for anything more than hanging the occasional picture or tightening the occasional bolt, you’re going to hit the point where you want a workbench. The question then becomes, what do you make your workbench out of? What material to use? True dedicated woodworkers … Read more
Plywood is used in a lot of situations where strength is required. Generally speaking, if the strength of the plywood is not required, then other engineered materials are used. However, there are times when plywood alone isn’t strong enough, or, although it might be strong enough, it isn’t stiff enough to meet the need. In … Read more
Plywood is useful as both a building material and for making various projects. But what do you do when the project you are working on is larger than a sheet of plywood? In-home building, this is dealt with by nailing sheets next to each other so that the edges of both sheets are on a … Read more
Like all wood products, plywood is subject to decay. This decay is usually caused by wood-eating fungi, which are activated by water. Wood can also rot due to wood-eating insects getting inside the walls of a home. Regardless of the cause, the rotting weakens the structure and must be repaired as soon as you become … Read more
Plywood is used for making many different things, from furniture to homes. In many cases, the plywood is not left exposed but used as a substrate, providing structural strength and a flat surface to adhere to the finish materials. But how well those materials adhere to the plywood may not be as good as we … Read more