So, I went hunting for 3/4x4x8 sheets of oak, cherry, maple or even birch plywood, yesterday and today. The last few times I did this it was getting tougher and tougher to find any kind of consistent quality, but not impossible. Well, things sure hit rock bottom this time.
I went through 4 stacks of about 30 sheets each, at four different places, just to find two sheets that were good enough to be called cabinet grade oak.
The stuff that is out there is just really pitiful. One side would be fairly(??) consistent grain, color with only a splotch or two of what looked like wood filler. The other side was such a mis-match of grain, color, cracks, knots and filler, I would not use it for a really bad attempt at a dog house.
I missed getting to East Wake Hardwoods to check them out, left a message for a call back but got no response.
So, my question would be do you folks see the same types of quality or do you have an "in" somewhere that still provides quality and selection at a good price??
Thanks, regards to all,
Tony ...
I went through 4 stacks of about 30 sheets each, at four different places, just to find two sheets that were good enough to be called cabinet grade oak.
The stuff that is out there is just really pitiful. One side would be fairly(??) consistent grain, color with only a splotch or two of what looked like wood filler. The other side was such a mis-match of grain, color, cracks, knots and filler, I would not use it for a really bad attempt at a dog house.
I missed getting to East Wake Hardwoods to check them out, left a message for a call back but got no response.
So, my question would be do you folks see the same types of quality or do you have an "in" somewhere that still provides quality and selection at a good price??
Thanks, regards to all,
Tony ...