George Oak
01-15-2008, 8:56 PM
I am building a version of Norm's Miter Bench with Storage for my workshop. I had a bit of a problem acquiring materials for the project. For the most part the bench is built with 3/4" ply with 1/2" drawers and some 1/4" partitions and drawer bottoms.
Most of the lumber dealers' stock around here has been horrible -- badly warped in the semi-outdoor storage in the wet, raw winter we have been having, and expensive to boot. However, I managed to score a load of superb 3/4" birch ply at the nearby borg for $26 a sheet.
My dilemma is this: should I ignore Norm's specs and substitute 3/4" ply for the 1/2" stock in the plans? I would love to stick with the original measurements, but I am having a hard time justifying getting not-so-flat 1/2" ply at $55 or more when I have excellent 3/4" bought for $26 a sheet.
Would 3/4" ply drawers and drawer bottoms have any downside? Whaddya think?
Most of the lumber dealers' stock around here has been horrible -- badly warped in the semi-outdoor storage in the wet, raw winter we have been having, and expensive to boot. However, I managed to score a load of superb 3/4" birch ply at the nearby borg for $26 a sheet.
My dilemma is this: should I ignore Norm's specs and substitute 3/4" ply for the 1/2" stock in the plans? I would love to stick with the original measurements, but I am having a hard time justifying getting not-so-flat 1/2" ply at $55 or more when I have excellent 3/4" bought for $26 a sheet.
Would 3/4" ply drawers and drawer bottoms have any downside? Whaddya think?