Plywood doesn’t like rain

New leading for my BMW. (Standard Mobile Workbench). This sat out in the rain all winter and the plywood delaminated. I designed this so that the top is replaceable with simply 4 screws. (I had a tough time discovering among them!) Normally I use 2 sheets of plywood for the top, but this specific BMW is generally used as a tablesaw outfeed table and as a painting/finishing station, so one density will be great. I like the psychedelic leading veneer that I peeled off, however I do not truly know what to do with it! BTW, if you wish to make a BMW, I have complimentary plans at basicmobileworkbench.com

Plywood doesn't like rain

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  1. this plywood was crap. There are better pw in stores.

    But considering you may want to change it occasionally, the cheapest may remain a good option.

    1. But the whole channel model is trying to show entry level woodworking, and stuff a diy’er with no skills, and little money or tools can do.

      Getting specific high-grade plywood kinda goes against the whole point of the accessibility of the channel.

    1. But the whole channel model is trying to show entry level woodworking, and stuff a diy’er with no skills, and little money or tools can do.

      Getting specific high-grade plywood kinda goes against the whole point of the accessibility of the channel.

    1. But the whole channel model is trying to show entry level woodworking, and stuff a diy’er with no skills, and little money or tools can do.

      Getting specific higher-end plywood kinda goes against the whole point of the accessibility of the channel.

    2. @@karl_alan you need to use proper materials for the application. In the long run, birch will be cheaper as you won’t need to replace it as often.

    3. @@riba2233 I don’t think you’re getting….almost all the furniture on his channel is built with home depot 2x4s.

      There is no “property material for the application.” Especially when the whole point of the niche channel is working within a budget, using what one has and/or can afford. But even outside of that, in woodworking there are always dozens of ways to do any task, and varying levels of doing it, depending on the budget and asthetic the woodworker is aiming for.

      Would I build anything with 2x4s and cheap home depot plywood? No. But that is what his channel is about, so in that theme, this is the proper material for his applications and in fitting with his theory of woodworking.

      He will have to replace it more often…but by the looks of this, I think it’s been years anyway.

    4. @@karl_alan you don’t get it… Like I said, in this case using a proper material would save you money, isn’t that what this channel is about? You have to use moisture resistant material for outdoor use, no going around it

  2. Th a t was plywood. As vid started, i thought you’d laminated cardboard somehow. Wow, “doesn’t like rain” = understatement!

  3. Depends on the plywood actually. Here in Europe we have Phenol formaldehyde resin plywood – it can withstand water for hundreds of years and can be used in the boat construction.

    1. They have it there, but it’s double the price 🙂 but yeah, he should have used it

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