Hardwood plywood that is sold retail at home centers is only usually available with a veneer core. That type has a core of veneer layers glued up with the grains running in opposition to each other in layers with a hardwood veneer face in different thicknesses. That's the stuff you usually see in HD that has the layers showing between the two faces.
Suppliers of different cored types of plywood carry hardwood veneer faced plywood with different types of cores like these.
Lumber core plywood or sometimes called "blockboard" is made up of solid lumber strips of wood glued together in widths of 1" or larger, running the length of the sheet, creating the core and having a hardwood veneer face. These are usually very flat and light weight. They also leave a wood edge instead of a layered or composite edge.
For the composite cores, they are heavier than veneer core and lumber core, but have a consistent and uniform thickness, and their jointing and screw holding properties are less predictable than veneer or lumber core material.
Has anyone tried any of these variations?
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Suppliers of different cored types of plywood carry hardwood veneer faced plywood with different types of cores like these.
Lumber core plywood or sometimes called "blockboard" is made up of solid lumber strips of wood glued together in widths of 1" or larger, running the length of the sheet, creating the core and having a hardwood veneer face. These are usually very flat and light weight. They also leave a wood edge instead of a layered or composite edge.
For the composite cores, they are heavier than veneer core and lumber core, but have a consistent and uniform thickness, and their jointing and screw holding properties are less predictable than veneer or lumber core material.
Has anyone tried any of these variations?
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