On 2/18/2011 7:27 AM, Terry Farrell wrote: > Darn, can you clone your thinking cap and maybe sell them? Simple, > shudda-thought-of-that-myself, easy to do, and clearly maximum holding > power. Excellent suggestion. > > So if it is not screw holding ability that makes you favor Baltic Birch > plywood, what is it? It holds screws very well, last time I used it. Google it and find some information. > I know you have written about it numerous times in > the past that it is your choice for jigs and other applications. Cheap? > Consistently flat? Easy to machine? Flat, stable, tough, uniform, actually has the laminations glued together (unlike some plywood), and doesn't splinter half way across it's length on the face lamination when it's saw cut. Ron N
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