altalena18 Posted May 7, 2014 Share #1 Posted May 7, 2014 I'm about to start a scratch-building plank on bulkhead project, and I was wondering if it would be better to use milled wood or plywood. I'm concerned both about warping, and about exactness of the thickness of the wood I end up using. Also, what about outgassing or warping of plywood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted May 7, 2014 Share #2 Posted May 7, 2014 5 ply Model plywood will work great for bulkheads. It is stable and you can cut it any shape you want. David B avsjerome2003 and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altalena18 Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted May 7, 2014 Thanks! Do you know any good sources online to buy some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted May 8, 2014 Share #4 Posted May 8, 2014 No matter whether you use ply or solid wood, the panels have to be balanced; that is to say, an odd number of layers, preferably with grain in each layer at right angles to the adjacent one. Jaxboat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altalena18 Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted May 8, 2014 How does this apply to solid wood? And isn't all plywood laid with alternating directions of grain? That's what gives plywood its strength, no? In any case I was just thinking of getting 3mm Micro Lite plywood, I've bought some of their thinner plywood and it looks like high quality stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted May 8, 2014 Share #6 Posted May 8, 2014 Well, if you want to use solid wood, you would use a thin sheet to begin with, then lay the styles and rails on both sides, to balance the 'sandwich'. Three layers, just like ply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altalena18 Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted May 8, 2014 Excuse my ignorance, but what do styles and rails mean in this context? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted May 9, 2014 Share #8 Posted May 9, 2014 They are the framing vertical and horizontal pieces around the panels, Altalena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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