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Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: TehJefe on September 21, 2006, 01:53:15 am

Title: Plywood as a Corner Support?
Post by: TehJefe on September 21, 2006, 01:53:15 am

Kyle's Ms. Pacman Cocktail instructions, though extremely helpful, have left me with questions once again.
The plans say that I need 4 pine blocks, each 3/4"x 2" x 4".  Its not so much that Im stingy and I dont want to spend the extra money on more wood, or even that Im lazy and dont wanna drive all the way down to OSH for just 8" by 16" of wood... the truth is, Im just curious. I have plenty of Plywood left over from the 4x8 sheet I cut the sides and bottom out of, is there any reason he doesnt just suggest that I use that?

Title: Re: Plywood as a Corner Support?
Post by: TehJefe on September 21, 2006, 12:48:02 pm

Nevermind, its more than just plain curiousity: its a matter of life and death! If I dont know the answer to this, not only will I not be able to finish my cabinet, but a bunch of austrian guys will attack it with sledge hammers!

Title: Re: Plywood as a Corner Support?
Post by: NiteWalker on September 22, 2006, 03:19:29 am

Plywood would make fine corner braces as it's more rigid and durable than pine blocks. Pince can compress very easily. Any project that requires braces, for me at least, would get red oak braces instead of pine.

Title: Re: Plywood as a Corner Support?
Post by: WaRpEd on September 23, 2006, 08:55:06 pm

Personally I use poplar or a good grade of plywood for corner blocks 3/4 inch square by what length you need. Use a urethane or wood glue and tack in place with brad nails or screws. Makes a nice strong corner.
Cheers

Title: Re: Plywood as a Corner Support?
Post by: TehJefe on September 24, 2006, 12:58:21 am

Hey thanks a lot, fellas. I used some of my spare plywood and it turned out just fine.
Only problem I encountered was splitting, but stepping up the size of the drillbit for the pilot holes fixed that so Im a-okay.