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   cuttoff | Jun 11, 2002 11:25pm | #1

   Is it safe to assume that you will be applying the laminate to material or do you want solid material with laminate on it. The laminate by itself is available at most of your lumber yards and I'm pretty sure I saw it at Home Depot, call them to double check.

   If these are custom wood cabinets, I can understand why you don't want Melamine but I thought I'd throw the dirty word in here anyway just in case you havent thought of it. Man I hate cutting that stuff !

   John

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   RSRose | Jun 11, 2002 11:43pm | #2

   John,

   I'll be applying the laminate to MDF. I can get Melamine, but only on particle board here in Hawaii. I'm told that I can special order Melamine on MDF, but I'll pass on that.

   I'll be veneering the outside with birdseye maple. We may just go with plain maple on the cabinet insides also, but I like the clean white look, and feel that it will also be a better choice for wiping clean of food and water stains than the urethane varnish that I intend to finish the maple with.

   Rich

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   cuttoff | Jun 12, 2002 12:02am | #3

   Understand, why don't you forgo the MDF and just use CDX plywood then. That will save you money and you won't be needing to work with that stinky urea glued mdf and all that dust. The laminate will cover any defects and you wont be able to tell the difference. The laminate will probably bond better too.

   Melamine on MDF is not easily found in my area either. I settled for the particle board variety the last time I bought it and it worked fine. I cant imagine what a sheet of MDF melamine would weigh, the particle board variety comes in at around a 100lbs I believe. At least no one that I've talked to disagrees with that number.

   John

   Edited 6/11/2002 5:03:31 PM ET by John

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   RSRose | Jun 12, 2002 04:54am | #4

   John,

   Yes MDF is one heavy product. We are rethinking the white laminate idea, as my wife wants maple inside the cabinets as well as outside.

   I think that working with plywood is a much more pleasant proposition than MDF.

   Rich