BillinGA wrote:
Re plywood faceframes- my SIL made cabinets for a relative. They were
painted with oil base that laid down very well. I was skeptical when
he told me he was going to make the ff's out of ply. He sanded all
exposed edges carefully. I don't know how he came up with such void
free plywood but I was very impressed with the finish...no sign of
the layers. It looks just like painted mdf or solid wood. It is one
of those things I would not believe if I had not seen it for myself.
I still wouldn't do it that way but it worked for him.

Likewise - my dad built our kitchen cupboards out of birch plywood back in
the early 60's. I don't know what he did but you do not see the plys in the
face frames - even now, some 40 years later. I'm sure there was nothing
fancy he did because my dad was not an accomplished woodworker. Whatever he
did was simple and it worked.

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-Mike-