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Title: Has 5/8" plywood gone the way of the Dodo?
Post by: wp34 on October 21, 2014, 05:15:48 pm

I've recently been searching locally for 5/8" finished plywood and/or MDF.  Nobody seems to stock it even our local specialty lumber store.  They can get construction-grade only in 5/8.  I like using 5/8" when laminating.  Has anybody else run into this problem?

Title: Re: Has 5/8" plywood gone the way of the Dodo?
Post by: Generic Eric on October 21, 2014, 05:17:45 pm

What do they try to sell you instead?  MDF or 1/2" ply, 3/4" ply?

Title: Re: Has 5/8" plywood gone the way of the Dodo?
Post by: wp34 on October 21, 2014, 05:25:56 pm

Yep just 1/2" and 3/4" unless I want the construction grade.  If they had 9/16" I could make that work.

I may need to go take a look at the construction sheets just to see if they will work.  A lot of times that stuff is not very flat.  Also the ends are not even which I think would make it tough to route for T-molding.

Title: Re: Has 5/8" plywood gone the way of the Dodo?
Post by: Unstupid on October 22, 2014, 05:12:23 am

Quote from: wp34 on October 21, 2014, 05:15:48 pm

I've recently been searching locally for 5/8" finished plywood and/or MDF.  Nobody seems to stock it even our local specialty lumber store.  They can get construction-grade only in 5/8.  I like using 5/8" when laminating.  Has anybody else run into this problem?

What do you mean by finished plywood?  You mean prefinished plywood that has been sanded then varnished/lacquered/epoxied?

Title: Re: Has 5/8" plywood gone the way of the Dodo?
Post by: wp34 on October 22, 2014, 09:25:37 am

I mean good one side or sanded on one side.  We called it "finished" when I worked at a lumber yard in high school.  Basically something other than construction grade sheeting.

Title: Re: Has 5/8" plywood gone the way of the Dodo?
Post by: JDFan on October 22, 2014, 11:15:06 am

My local Home Depot has 77 sheets of 5\8x4x8 BC sanded pine plywood in stock according to their website -- http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-19-32-in-or-5-8-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-BC-Sanded-Pine-Plywood-326135/100007300 (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-19-32-in-or-5-8-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-BC-Sanded-Pine-Plywood-326135/100007300)

Title: Re: Has 5/8" plywood gone the way of the Dodo?
Post by: wp34 on October 22, 2014, 02:34:34 pm

I looked at two different Home Depots in the past week and did not see this.  After looking online using your link I saw that another local HD has it in stock.  I stopped by there on my lunch to take a look and I think I can make those work.  They are a little rougher than I would like but much, much better than the construction sheeting.   Thanks JDFan!

Quote from: JDFan on October 22, 2014, 11:15:06 am

My local Home Depot has 77 sheets of 5\8x4x8 BC sanded pine plywood in stock according to their website -- http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-19-32-in-or-5-8-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-BC-Sanded-Pine-Plywood-326135/100007300 (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-19-32-in-or-5-8-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-BC-Sanded-Pine-Plywood-326135/100007300)

Title: Re: Has 5/8" plywood gone the way of the Dodo?
Post by: Vigo on October 22, 2014, 05:53:57 pm

Menards has 5/8", but it is special order, so you would have to wait a week or so.

http://www.menards.com/main/p-2283947-c-13332.htm (http://www.menards.com/main/p-2283947-c-13332.htm)

Title: Re: Has 5/8" plywood gone the way of the Dodo?
Post by: wp34 on October 22, 2014, 08:17:10 pm

Quote from: Vigo on October 22, 2014, 05:53:57 pm

Menards has 5/8", but it is special order, so you would have to wait a week or so.

http://www.menards.com/main/p-2283947-c-13332.htm (http://www.menards.com/main/p-2283947-c-13332.htm)

Thanks Vigo.