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Re: Simple plywood strongback
By:Chris Menard
Date: 10/10/2000, 1:24 pm
In Response To: Simple plywood strongback *Pic* (Francis Devonshire (The Solent , England))

I laminated 3 thickness of 5/8 plywood face to face with lots of glue, screws and lots of clamps along the length. I staggered joints very similarly to you image.

15/8 is pretty close to 2x4 dimentions.

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Simple plywood strongback *Pic*
Francis Devonshire (The Solent , England) -- 10/9/2000, 3:10 pm
Re: Simple plywood strongback
Chris Menard -- 10/10/2000, 1:24 pm
Re: Simple plywood strongback
Ed Walshe - Dublin -- 10/10/2000, 4:17 am
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Rehd -- 10/9/2000, 6:08 pm
Re: Simple plywood strongback
David Hanson -- 10/9/2000, 5:02 pm
Re: Simple plywood strongback
Les Corley -- 10/10/2000, 12:01 am
Re: Simple plywood strongback
Rehd -- 10/9/2000, 4:01 pm
Re: Simple plywood strongback
Bill Price -- 10/9/2000, 4:49 pm