I’m building an office for myself in the basement. For my desk, I’m
simply going to construct a counter top like shelf all the way
across one wall. While I’d love to make it out of 3/4″ oak plywood,
I can’t afford to do that. One thought I have is to use standard
3/4″ BC plywood and glue 1/4″ Laun plywood on top of it, which would become my finished top. Finish would be oil laquer or poly.
I realize that I would have to be sure and get good pressure while glueing, but what are the pitfalls of this idea?
I know I’m probably not the first person to think about doing this.
Thoughts?
Matt
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After failing a couple of times, I've found that if you're going to laminate the top to plywood a few things need to be done:
1. Make sure you have the "A" side up.
2. Fill any voids in the plywood.
3. Seal the plywood with a good primer.
4. Use a good contact glue on both the plywood and the paneling, and let it get tacky.
5. Lay some spacers (pieces of wood) at intervals.
6. Place the paneling over the spacers, pull out the middle one, and, with a "J" roller, set the middle by rolling from the center to the edges. Then work you way to the ends by pulling out the next spacer, rolling out, etc.
Good Luck,
Len (Len's Custom Woodworking)
If it helps any, for spacers I use used blinds. Cut the cord and (BTW, metal is preferred) you have 50 little spacers, all nicely cupped. Great for laminate, so would think it would apply here as well.
For a quick desk top, why not buy a luan door?
Jeff
i once built a home office desk with a used solid core door. I laminated 1/8 oak ply with yellow glue. lots of clamps and cauls and trimmed it with walnut. It worked excellent for laying out D size blueprints.
Jim
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