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I didn’t say that it did. I was just pointing out it’s a waste of money to use for a worktop (more so considering it looks minging compared to birch).
Marine ply is used in marine applications due to a combination of the glues, lack of voids and the species of wood (traditionally mahogany) as the oils/resins react with saltwater and provide protection.
BS1088 addresses this somewhat but is pretty vague, so despite it all being called marine ply, not all of it is ideal for building a wooden hulled boat.
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That’s quite interesting, and birch ply does look nice. About £200+ a sheet at the moment looks like.
Got a sheet of marine ply for £71 including vat cut and delivered which seemed like a great price.
I will seal it with something, though don’t think I can be bothered to laminate the top. -
Plywood chat - went to local timber merchant - asked for hardwood WBP ply for external use - given this stuff - very thin stripy veneer top surface and plenty of filled voids - seems shit - was also warped. Any idea if it actually is wbp ? I’ve started using it for an external storage cupboard top and door - no sure if will hold up now . Some white osmo on the top one btw - to be followed by clear.
Acliff
Sheppz
Errrrr marine ply has nothing to do with the veneer.
Marine ply conforms to the same adhesive specs as WBP (using the same test in QC; a sample is submerged in boiling water for one hour, the sample cannot delaminate) the difference between marine ply and wbp is that marine ply cannot have any voids in the construction.
The standards above are accepted by the timber industry and are laid out in the following documents (if you fancy some bedtime reading): (BS) EN 13986, (BS) EN 636, (BS) EN 314, (BS) EN 635-3.