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   oldusty | Sep 17, 2007 01:19am | #1

   John,

               Guessing the piece will be fastened  / glued in place ,   the short grain of the face veneers could crack sooner in a tight bend .Otherwise imo any compromise in strength would be insignificant .

                            dusty

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   GHR | Sep 17, 2007 01:58am | #2

   How wide of a strip are you going to cut? For engineering purposes 8" is the least width that published strength numbers are valid for.

   If the strength is of concern, you can use any engineering book and look up the reduction in strength for a diagonal strip.

   You can scarf a joint into 2 pieces and maintain a reasonable amount of strength.

   I suspect that you can look on the APA website and get answers.

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   saschafer | Sep 17, 2007 05:08am | #3

   How wide is the plywood? A 4' x 8' sheet only give you a maximum of 107" on the diagonal, less than 9'.

   -Steve

    

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   john05 | Sep 17, 2007 05:25am | #4

   Hi Steve

   The piece tapers to a point at each end and is slightly curved so the net measure is actually shorter then 9', and our sheet sizes in New Zealand are metric and and actually larger then 8/4. So I can just squeeze it in.

   Thanks

   john