Seeker wrote:
Anyone have any good experiences with the new Chinese made so called
3/4" (11/16")oak plywood? Bought two sheets of what seemed to be flat
plywood but after cutting them to size I noticed the pieces began to
warp and twist very badly also after cutting the pieces and exposing the
inner cores there were a lot of unglued plies, man this stuff is junk.
Plan on taking this up with HD's management.


I'm in the middle of a cabinet project now using HD 3/4 Poplar plywood
(made in China). NEVER AGAIN!!!

Chose this because cabinet exterior will be painted, doors will be
poplar raised panel and interior will be finished with shellac. At $33
per sheet compared with $43 for shop grade birch it seemed like a no
brainer.

I should have inspected more carefully at the store. Got the stuff into
the shop and noticed that the edges were a little wavy. Look closer and
the plys are inconsistent thickness and overlap.
Face plys are basically transparent, touch sand and your through. Next
day sheets are starting to curl. When I started dicing it up I found a
couple of voids. WHAT CRAP!!

Kept going because it's good enough for what I'm doing, I can make it
work, and it's for myself. But would not have used for customer or if it
were to be used regularly by someone other than myself.

In the end you get what you pay for. I know better and have always said
that I would never buy lumber at HD and the like because there is a
difference. Since this project was for myself I made concessions only to
reinforce long held opinions. I've always used Shop Grade Birch from a
distributor who specializes in hardwoods and plywood for most of my
casework and it is a pleasure to work with.

Work with traditional lumber suppliers. You may pay a little more but
your getting a superior product and that makes the work SO much more
enjoyable.

Cheap is aggravating.