sorry but you would have to know the moisture content to get an answer, and that will change according to humidity.
I am trying to make a 2′ x 4′ ramp for my utility trailer out of plywood. Weight is a concern for me but I think this piece will be fine.
2′ will be wide enough to push my bike or for the use of a dolly for other stuff. 4′ will be long enough for a comfortable angle of ascent.
This ramp will also act as the back gate to the trailer when turned over.
I just need to know if a 3/4 inch plywood (maybe birch) will be strong enough to handle driving up my motorcycle weighting approximately 400-450 lbs.
thanks
Doubt it, but Home Depot or Lowes will have 48" long pieces of 1" angle iron that you can drill and screw on the 48" edges of your plywood that should suffice. The 400 pounds of the motorcycle will be on one edge and your walking up the motorcycle on the other edge will be about 600 pounds up the ramp. If you ride instead of walk, the bike+you will be on the center of the ramp and I would add another piece of iron up the center.
So yeah, it’s for a piece of homework. I got all the Softwoods and Hardwoods covered, but I need help on Man-Made Boards.
I need info on
• Plywood, Blockboard, Chipboard and MDF → Sources | Used to make | Physical Properties | Working Properties | Costs |
• Costs of → Oak | African mahogany | Teak | Balsa | European redwood | Stika spruce | Parana pine | Red cedar |
The costs bit isn’t necessary, but would help as an extension ;D
Thank-you!
see http://www.diydata.com/materials/manmadeboard/manmadeboard.php you would need to contact for prices I can only get UK£ prices.
hope that helps
You will need at least six… perhaps seven if the room is any larger than 16X12
The method that you use to attach the ply will depend upon the type of subfloor or joist system. If you’re attaching to a common 16 or 24" joist system below, you’ll nail on 8" centers on the perimeter and 12" in the field. If you want, you can apply liquid nails to help prevent ‘squeeks’ in the future. No need to screw if you use the proper nails, and are covering with a decent floor covering.
Good luck
Serious, helpful answers please. And it’d help if this was in the Minnesotan Metro Area, since shipping would be a pain.
I saw that marine plywood place, but on closer searching it looks like they only do stuff for boats. And I can’t ever seem to find the phonebook, meh.
Have you used your telephone book? It should be available – we have it here in the desert where there is no water.
I googled it and found this
Midwest Marine PlywoodMidwest Marine Plywood
4340 County Road 92
Saint Bonifacius, MN 55375
(952) 446-9611
I am building a bench out of birch plywood. I was wondering what type of wood I could use as a trim that would stain and be a close match to the birch.
Maple and Poplar are both two potential wood types you can use. They aren’t necessarily the best for outdoor environments but they are similar in color and grain pattern.
I like the way beech stains and the fact that is relatively inexepensive. I am however having diffculties finding 1/4inch beech plywood. Birch plywood is easily available in home improvement stores. i was wandering whether I could substitute cabinet door fronts with birch and build the rest from beech.
Will beech and birch accept oil stains similar way ? The unstained wood looks similar.
This is for a GCSE project, and i need to bend a 9mm thick piece of birch plywood for the corner of a table. What i need to know is, is it possible to bend this 9mm thick piece of the birch plywood so that it stays in this position, but without using steam methods etc, general machinery you’d find in a school. Thanks in advance…
Also, i’d like to know in detail how I would go about doing it, i have already heard about a saw kerf method, but i need a bit more detail as to how to do it. 
The only way I can think of, without using moisture(which would probably de-laminate the plywood) is to make a series of relief cuts on the back side, maybe 6-7mm deep. Then the remaining board could bend around a corner, still looking complete from the good side.
are needed for 12×24 shed with 4/12 pitch and how many shingles
The following is based on the a question that relates to a 12×24 SHED with 4/12 pitch not a 24×24 SHED with 4/12 pitch.
With an approximate 1′ Soffit, overhang, along the 24′ sides, 12 pieces of plywood would be required for a 12′ x 24′ shed with a 4/12 pitch. ( A flat 12 x 24 area would take 9 sheets, 4 /12 slope would require slightly less than 8" x 24′ and the over hang would add 2 strips at 1′ each for a total of 2′-8" x 24′ this would require 3 more sheets for a total of 12 sheets.) It could be covered with 11 sheets but some small 1′-4" x 8′ pieces would have to be used to cover a 2′-8" x 8" area.
Allowing for waste on the shingles 12 pcs @ 4′ x 8′ would equal 384 sq. ft. at 33 sq ft per bundle of shingles (384/33 = 11.6 bundles) or 13 bundles of shingles to allow for cuts and waste.
Total =12 sheets plywood and 13 bundles shingles
OR
Without an overhang the basic 9 sheets of plywood would be required, plus the 4/12 slope would require an 8" x 24′ area that would need to be covered, which could be accomplished with one more sheet. That would be a total of 10 sheets of plywood.
10 sheets of 4 x 8 plywood equals 320 sq ft 320 / 33 would equal 9.7 bundles of shingles. With allowance for cuts and waste 11 bundles of shingles would be required.
Total = 10 sheets plywood and 11 bundles of shingles
It depends on roof overhang – 1′ assumed in first answer.
depends on your preference really. a standard pro skateboard would be 7 ply. But longboards tend to have be thicker, if your a after a light board but a durable deck i’d go for between 10 and 15 ply.
