Wall construction questions

[angib]

All examples of skeleton wall construction that I have seen are examples of 'weight-adding', not weight-saving. There is no structural reason for the remaining bits of ply to be any wider than they are thick - but if you cut a sheet of 3/4" thick ply to leave only 3/4" wide strips, it would probably snap in two if you try to pick it up.

"But it's easier to make the strips wide" is undoubtedly true, but then weight-adding is generally easier...

I believe the attraction of the skeleton wall is that it looks easier to build.

[KCStudly]

I believe the attraction of the skeleton wall is that it looks easier to build.

As an addendum to this, I suspect that the tools a person has will also influence the type of construction. Most people can afford the price and space requirements for a handheld jigsaw. They will likely gravitate toward skeletonized ply wall cores. People that have powered miter saws and table saws, for easy ripping and accurate cross cuts, will likely gravitate toward stick building.

[dales133]

One of the most enjoyable parts of my build was the stick frame.
To me it just made sense to do it this way as you only added the framing you needed as opposed to removing what you didnt.
My walls are surprisingly light in comparison to where ive used 17mm ply "the buckhead"
Like KC said you realy need at least a small cheap table saw and a mitre saw and ideally a kreg jig for this style of construction though.