But be careful if you go this way. I decided to have a couple of plywood sheets ripped to order at the local Expensive But Worth It Lumberyard because they had the nice infeed and outfeed tables etc. And it really wasn't that expensive. However when I went to use my 3"x8' pieces for a box beam-type project most of them had a nice 1-2" bow in them. Very even, and very cleanly cut, but useless.

: Also, consider buying your plywood in pieces. a lot of big-box homeenters,
: and lumber yards have panel utting saws which make quick work out of
: ripping long pieces froma plywood panel. Usualy you'll get one or two
: cuts for free, and then they'll start charging a nominal fee.

: If you get them to rip four 4- or 6-inch wide strips from your plywood, and 4
: more which are 3 inches wide. You'll pay a premium of about $2 ( That
: would be at 25 cents a cut), but you'll have the material is pieces small
: enought to carry and to shove into even a compact car. Saves a lot of
: time, too.