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Postby kitcarguy » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:31 pm

OK this is dumb. But does anyone have a aprox. weight of a sheet of 1/4 plywood. Im looking into a few options for my squidget build and this would help me .
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Postby mikeschn » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:34 pm

3/4" plywood is 75#
1/2" plywood is 50#
1/4" plywood is 25#

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Postby kitcarguy » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:49 pm

darn that was fast...haha.
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Postby steve wolverton » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:18 pm

Mike used to work for the American Plywood Weight Association (APWA) so he's able to fire those number off from memory. :thumbsup:
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Postby Laredo » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:53 pm

Mike, is there any variation in that for species/grade?

Because 3/4'' birch at Sutherland's is a whale of a lot harder to lift than 3/4'' roof sheathing!!
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Postby kitcarguy » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:57 pm

That was my next question.
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Postby reiltear » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:01 am

www.apawood.org has a "Plywood Design Specification", publication #Y510. They have a list of species of wood plywood is made from and charts with "approximate" weights per square foot and a bunch of other info. Also, they don't seem to differentiate between different species. APA requires registration to download PDF's, but it's free and easy.

Hope this helps too, Ilya.
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Postby mikeschn » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:58 am

Those are nominal weights for a common hardwood plywoods, like fir. I think birch is close too. For exotic stuff, go to Boulter Plywood to get the weights...

http://www.boulterplywood.com/MarinePlywood_4.htm

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Postby kitcarguy » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:26 pm

Thanks a lot Mike. Im trying to figure out some options for a squidget build. Those numbers should help me
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