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Title: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: Marcellarius on December 30, 2011, 09:33:21 am

Hey folks,

I used Torstens advice  (http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?topic=8028.0) and went to the Pratiker store in Germany (http://www.praktiker-markt.de/pb/site/praktiker/node/324680/Lde/index.html) today.
bought me some thin BB plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm). about 19,7"x27,5" (50x70 cm)
it has a great grain and has almost a shiny gloss.

cant wait to make some stuff of it.

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: Danny on December 30, 2011, 10:41:11 am

Sounds like Good Type of Wood.  Let us know how it cuts.  Gee I sure wished I could drive to another country and shop.  LOL  Could drive to Tennessee.  LOL
                                             Danny  :+)

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: mrsn on December 30, 2011, 12:51:51 pm

What do you plan on making with the really thin material? I have seen some pretty thin stuff in the craft stores around here, I think you could cut it with a sissors.

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: wombatie on December 31, 2011, 01:43:09 am

I get 2mm marine ply and I love it.  Its great for portraits that are being framed and I made some book marks last year.  Great stuff.

Marg

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: Marcellarius on December 31, 2011, 04:05:51 am

Quote from: mrsn on December 30, 2011, 12:51:51 pm

What do you plan on making with the really thin material? I have seen some pretty thin stuff in the craft stores around here, I think you could cut it with a sissors.

the 2mm I will use for ornaments. my wife likes the thin wood.
the 1mm i bought for trying and experimenting.
will try to satck maybe. will see, guess bookmarks will be one idea.

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: tux_linux on December 31, 2011, 04:19:55 am

You will love it. The quality is way above the normal ply's.

You should stack cut. this thin wood has no resistance otherwise. I already stacked up to 10 layers of the 1mm ply, cuts nice.

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: dankc908 on December 31, 2011, 08:56:47 am

Last time I tried to drive to Germany my car kept flooding just a little east of New York City!  ;D

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: tux_linux on December 31, 2011, 11:07:34 am

Dan, you've got the wrong car for that. Take This one (http://www.binscorner.com/pages/s/squba-worlds-first-swimming-car.html).

But even if you retired ones like to take a ride "to get to see some", it's easier to just check for "Airplane ply" around your area.

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: Marcellarius on December 31, 2011, 12:12:32 pm

the 1mm is thin enough to send by mail, in that case you can call it fly-wood.....  ::)


 ;D :D ;D

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: tux_linux on December 31, 2011, 12:25:14 pm

That's true - an old lady told me that too. She bought like a dozen of ornaments to add them to her Christmas cards.
I have never thought of that idea.

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: Marcellarius on January 01, 2012, 06:03:59 am

Quote from: Torsten on December 31, 2011, 12:25:14 pm

That's true - an old lady told me that too. She bought like a dozen of ornaments to add them to her Christmas cards.
I have never thought of that idea.

I did make some cards with a 3mm (http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8398.0;attach=11001;image) ply and that was a bit thick.

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: tux_linux on January 01, 2012, 08:07:41 am

That looks mighty fine!

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: Keefie on January 01, 2012, 10:53:32 am

Nice work there

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: tux_linux on January 01, 2012, 08:24:45 pm

also - I just took a round in sheila's web shop: Sheila's Candle Holder animal patterns (http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/category/lights-candle-holders/candle-holders)

I guess they look fine when mounted at a round candle base. the thin ply will take the bending pretty well.

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: Marcellarius on January 02, 2012, 01:35:22 pm

great idea, bending around a round base. might try that.
pretty designs from Sheila BTW!

Title: Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
Post by: tinker1 on January 09, 2012, 06:51:27 am

I've used the thinner plywoods to make some earrings with.