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   Gunner | Sep 26, 2005 04:33am | #1

   I've seen it done with MDF. I like it.

    

    

    

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   MisterSteve | Sep 26, 2005 04:45am | #2

   It seems everything i get from my supplier is oversized. It stops folks from complaining when the corner is crushed or slightly out of square I guess.

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   TRIGGER | Sep 26, 2005 04:52am | #3

   48.5 x ?

    

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   DougU | Sep 26, 2005 06:38am | #4

   I've always seen MDF, melamene/particle board but I havent seen ply oversized yet.

   Its done so that you can trim the bad edges off.

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   Brian | Sep 26, 2005 04:30pm | #5

   I think most of the cabinet grade plywood I have bought over the years is oversized.  For many cabinet makers, the "factory edge" is not good enough.

    

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   Sphere | Sep 26, 2005 04:35pm | #6

   Maybe ya need a new tape measure?  LOL

   Most MDF is 49x97 to allow for kerfs when cutting I was told.

   Birch veneer MDF would logically be same sized.

   Birch PLYWOOD ought to be standard.

   I did score some BAltic birch 2 yrs ago that was 49x97..go figgure..I never saw baltic in the 60x60 or 49x97 in a big box store. They usually just stock poplar/alder core with a REALLY REALLY thin veneer face..and loaded with voids, that telgraph right through the face veneer when hit with a wet finish..awful stuff.

   Can you describe the core of what you bought?

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   RedfordHenry | Sep 27, 2005 12:40am | #8

   Birch plywood core was 5 ply (plus the veneer layers).  Looks like poplar on the inside.  The overall thickness was a fat 3/4", maybe 1/32+ over.  Very nice veneer on both sides actually and I don't recall any voids at all.  I picked it from the "shop" grade stack, in retrospect, I wonder if they put a lift of "premium" grade in there by mistake.  One of them wierd things I guess.  Will be sure to always check in the future.

   Thanks for your feedback.

   Red Hen     

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   Mac2 | Sep 26, 2005 05:54pm | #7

   Have not seen that yet----but have gotten ply that is of varying thicknesses. I got a new computer and decided to knock out a new desk for it---a one sheet of ply kinda thing. Oak ply from HD---space on one side for the CPU and a shelf. Decided to do dados for the joinery----router and plywood bit----the undersized bit designed for ply.

   Uhuh---ply was over 3/4" thick!!!!

   Did not find out until dryfitting-----just redid the dado's, but still was confizzled!!!

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   woodguy99 | Sep 27, 2005 01:15am | #9

   My local plywood/hardwood dealer stocks oversized plywood.  The big box and regular lumberyards stock standard size.