What's the skinny on interior skins?

[DoctahDeane]

I am about to lap joint my sides together to extend them a bit, so that I can get ready to cut the sides and I got medium quality (AC) 3/4" plywood but then it occurred to me, "Hey why not use something like 3/4" oak plywood?" Sure it's $75 per sheet vs. $45 but wouldn't this enable me to eliminate the step of skinning the insides? If I had a nice smooth oak (or whatever) finish inside, couldn't I just attach the guts (cabinets, etc) directly to the walls and skip the skinning step? Thanks for any advice, it's not too late for me to exchange the three sheets I have for something better. I DO plan to skin the outsides with mahogany but that is a different issue and down the road.

[Sputterputz]

I used engineered flooring for my skin. It was cheap from a surplus or outlet store. Made it simple no mess finishing.

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I glued and stapled it.
Sal

[MtnDon]

Is oak, maple,etc veneered plywood is made with exterior grade glue?

[GuitarPhotog]

Having solid walls eliminates the possibility of insulation.

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[DoctahDeane]

Thanks guys. Feel dumb, forgot about the insulation issue. DUH, thanks for going easy on me and I like the photos posted. Thanks a million.

[tony.latham]

Insulation?

We are laying in our tear in Zion. It's a 5 x 10 -3/4" foam insulation in the walls and an inch in the ceiling. The fantastic fan is cracked open a couple of inches. The temperature is 50f outside and 69f instead. Insulation's a good thing.

TL