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Re: Skin-on-Frame: 9 ply baltic birch sections nee
By:Al Edie
Date: 6/22/2011, 10:22 am

I have run into water soluble glue in the thin door skin plywood, and would not trust it in a boat. It seems to be a different animal from other grades of plywood.

Best regards,

Allan Edie

: I know of no plywood made with non-waterproof glues. Used to be at
: one time interior and exterior plywood, now the interior stuff
: uses the same glue as the exterior and marine grades do. I
: suspect that stocking two different glues got to be less than
: cost effective, or perhaps screwing up and using the wrong glue
: would get really expensive when someone's boat sunk because of
: it. Anyway, real baltic birch plywood (there are lots of
: plywoods called baltic birch that arn't) has waterproof glue.
: You'll know if you bought the real stuff, first it's odd sized,
: 60" x 60" I think and it's pretty expensive.

: Bill H.

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john raley -- 6/21/2011, 7:07 pm
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Kevin McAtee -- 6/21/2011, 10:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2011, 11:02 pm
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Charlie -- 6/22/2011, 9:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/22/2011, 9:19 am
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john raley -- 6/22/2011, 9:40 am
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Al Edie -- 6/22/2011, 10:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/22/2011, 5:11 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 6/23/2011, 12:58 am
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john raley -- 6/23/2011, 7:39 am
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Jeff Horton -- 6/24/2011, 2:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/25/2011, 7:16 am
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john raley -- 6/22/2011, 9:22 am
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Sean Dawe -- 6/22/2011, 12:56 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/23/2011, 9:20 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 6/23/2011, 10:54 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/23/2011, 9:25 pm