On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 09:05:55 GMT, Lobster
wrote:

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I have played on both ply and hard chipboard. In many ways I preferred
the chipboard. Edges do decay a bit leading to fluke shots.

Can you get a good smooth and reasonably resilient playing surface with
chipboard?

David

Probably, if you soak it with paint or varnish.

However, like MDF it's heavy for a given size.

Regarding Andy's comment about eggcrating with ply, I tend to agree.

This is quite a common method with workshop tables etc. to achieve
rigidity without adding weight. Again thinking about your wanting to
stand the pieces in the garage, this would be a way to reduce the risk
of bending.


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..andy

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