UK4X4
Expedition Leader
seemingly we seem to have a whole bunch of plywood specialists !
loads of info
but he's not making an aircraft wing ,a keel strut for a boat or recovering the rear deak on my italian Riva( I wish)
for a rear box just about any 1/2" ply will do, as long as its a multi ply,,ie not just 3 layers, but 4 or 5.
1/2 " is sufficient for most boxes, I screw and glue.............using pasterboard screws as they are paralel and work great.
I drill and countersink the top and bottom sheets but don't pilot the stringers at all.
when I get around to it I'll cover it all and make it look pretty !
This is the third one using that method, the structure is all using standard ply the drawers are a plastic coated plywood for making concrete formers - slippy to the touch and slide real easy.
I would'nt use MDF for anything its just made or saw dust and likes to return to that when wet.
loads of info
but he's not making an aircraft wing ,a keel strut for a boat or recovering the rear deak on my italian Riva( I wish)
for a rear box just about any 1/2" ply will do, as long as its a multi ply,,ie not just 3 layers, but 4 or 5.
1/2 " is sufficient for most boxes, I screw and glue.............using pasterboard screws as they are paralel and work great.
I drill and countersink the top and bottom sheets but don't pilot the stringers at all.
when I get around to it I'll cover it all and make it look pretty !
This is the third one using that method, the structure is all using standard ply the drawers are a plastic coated plywood for making concrete formers - slippy to the touch and slide real easy.
I would'nt use MDF for anything its just made or saw dust and likes to return to that when wet.