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Why is it you can spend $60 on a sheet of paint quality birch ply from an otherwise reliable lumber dealer (not borg) and still not get something that will lie flat?
Rant over.
Rant over.
They were stored flat in their warehouse. I noticed a little curve when I bought it, but I figured I needed only half the sheet so I would be OK. NOTImproper storage.
. I noticed a little curve when I bought it, but I figured I needed only half the sheet so I would be OK. NOT
Harsh But true - although it was a minor amount it seems that, once removed from the 'movement restricting stack' it found the freedom too much to handle and went wild.if you noticed it before you bought it, and bought it anyway, no cause for a rant.
Not likely I will get a refund, but not likely they will see many more of my dollars either.I once bought several sheets of cherry ply, like Rennie, from a local plywood dealer, with whom I had done business for years. Each sheet, IIRC was about $90. I built a floor to ceiling unit, and upon applying finish [Watco] found a 1/8" wide gap in the substrate just under the veneer. It absorbed the finish very differently, and left an ugly mark across the piece. Unfortunately, I discovered this after the piece was assembled. Glued, biscuited, solid. What a headache.
Anyway, I did go back to my vendor, with a piece of the defective sheet, and received a refund for the sheet, but.....
Rennie, feel free to rant.
Can't argue that!It's a sign of the times. Dollars over quality. I see it a lot of stuff. I can't find decent boat building lumber anymore. Clear wood? Yea right.
I once bought several sheets of cherry ply, like Rennie, from a local plywood dealer, with whom I had done business for years. Each sheet, IIRC was about $90. I built a floor to ceiling unit, and upon applying finish [Watco] found a 1/8" wide gap in the substrate just under the veneer. It absorbed the finish very differently, and left an ugly mark across the piece. Unfortunately, I discovered this after the piece was assembled. Glued, biscuited, solid. What a headache.
Anyway, I did go back to my vendor, with a piece of the defective sheet, and received a refund for the sheet, but.....
Rennie, feel free to rant.
Then he asked me what I expected from the plywood I asked him if it was paint grade and he said yes and I told him then I expected to be able to paint it.
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Jay : You should have told him he needed to be shoveling real manure at least that would be honest. As is is they were shoveling manure & calling it plywood.
OK, but what has this to do with flat plywood?
OK, but what has this to do with flat plywood?
AhhhhhhhhhhhDid you read Carol's post?
No problem whatsoever.Pretty private joke, Rennie. Sorry, should not have been so obtuse.
Karl - these will become interior shutters, 23" wide and 58" tall, attached to window casing with a 48" continuous hinge (it's what the customer wants). I don't want to chance screwing a hinge into the edge of an MDF sheet or core. I'll be heading out to my hardwood supplier later today for a 5x5 sheet of 12 ply 3/4" baltic birch. I hope to have better luck with that - and my dealer will sort through the pile with me looking for the best sheet.