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1. 
   TomT226 | Nov 20, 2003 02:48pm | #1

   Wipe an area on either side with naptha. That'll give you an idea what it'll look like.

   Nitro lacquer gives maple ply a nice honey color. Birch comes out a little more yellow. Both of the solid wood species will come out lighter than the ply.

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   BrianF | Nov 20, 2003 06:08pm | #2

   It also depends on the type of maple you use. Good hard maple will be much lighter in color than the birch but soft maple is often closer in color to birch.

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   forestgirl | Nov 20, 2003 07:10pm | #3

   Probably stating the obvious here, but plywood of any type finishes way different than the corresponding solid wood.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)