"Wes Stewart" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:39:36 GMT, "Leon"

I was commenting on the comment that said that "plywood" would be an
improvement. But this very same plywood screws into the very same
studs, so I fail to see an advantage.

OK, steel studs are 3 sided. Think of the letter C. The Plywood is attached
behind the front face of the steel stud. The screw goes through the front
face of the steel stud and then into the plywood. The screw has the
thickness of the plywood to get its holding power. If the screw simply went
through the steel stud it would strip and pull out of the stud. Then the
cavbinet screws are screwed into the plywood.