> A cautionary tale about Lauan (sp?) ply:

> I recently tried to bend 3/16" Lauan plywood for some window trim. It
> kept failing within the center ply, so I tried to soften it with hot
> water. It delaminated within ten minutes; you could just peel the face
> veneers away.

> This was old plywood of unknow origin, so this experience may not apply to
> the stuff sold now, but if I was going to use it in a boat I would be sure
> to test it first.

I used the same stuff for the deck of my stitch and glue. I bent the forward deck over a 15" radius deck beam and forward bulkhead of the same radius. It did have one tiny crack over the bulkhead in the outer veneer. I globbed a little epoxy over the crack and sanded down the glob after it cured. All is well! My deck is holding up great and still looks great too.