"Michael A. Terrell" on Wed, 04 Dec 2013
13:53:33 -0500 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

Gunner, except for stuff that must support your weight, the rule in boats
and airplanes is about the same as in motor homes... Cabinets should have
light frames with THIN skins!

Most of what you build in there should be skinned with 5mm stuff. Cheaper,
too.

LLoyd

Ayup. And 4mm is 50 a sheet. Which is a bit odd..but you arent
paying for the wood as much as the glue and processing.


I picked up a couple dozen 4'x8' sheets of Lauan plywood from a local
company that repairs large truck & trailer bodies. They get roll up
doors & parts bolted to them, but there is a lot of good clear lumber
left for my projects. I picked it up for free, and someone else paid for
the gasoline.

I got some mahogany 2x3 from a shipping crate. Plus a fair amount
of presawn thin oak boards from the pallet collection. Real nice for
use in making small jewelry boxes and the like. Also scored a couple
skins of 3mm ply - but most that's been used for is to make a
"costume" for a guitar in a school play.
My "No! Really?" moment was pricing 4x4 at Lowe's - I'd scored a
dozen or so, in eight to fourteen foot lengths, from the shipping
department's scrap bin. Used to ship AL billets. What they wanted at
the store, highway robbery!
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