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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/19/2011, 6:56 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections? (Dan)

: I know 1/2" ( 12.5mm) marine or exterior grade plywood is
: recommended for Yost's boats sections but I found 1/2 birch ply
: (wbp glued) exactly half price than marine ply.

: I also read the smaller sections can be built using 3/8"
: (10mm) ply, and save some weight there.
: Is it good also using 3/8" birch?

Oh yeah btw, there is some birch plywood, other than baltic birch which is pretty expensive, that seems ok, though it's still heavy, it's the stuff they use normally for underlayment, usually marked with X's on about 6" centers, where the screws go if you're using it for underlayment. I've only though seen it in 1/4" and 3/8", which would be understrength for the frames.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Dan -- 1/19/2011, 2:01 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Dave Gentry -- 1/19/2011, 3:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Dan -- 1/19/2011, 4:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Dave Gentry -- 1/19/2011, 6:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2011, 6:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Dan -- 1/19/2011, 7:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/19/2011, 8:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2011, 8:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
TheLuckyOne -- 1/20/2011, 10:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Mike Bielski -- 1/19/2011, 6:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2011, 6:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Birch for sections?
Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2011, 6:56 pm
Birch for sections? An excellent choice
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/19/2011, 7:39 pm
and the picture for that is *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/19/2011, 7:43 pm
Re: Birch for sections? An excellent choice
Dan -- 1/19/2011, 8:19 pm
Re: Birch for sections? An excellent choice
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/19/2011, 10:36 pm