coloured plywood

**professori_au** · 28th May 2012, 10:51 PM

Hi All,
Have not been on the woodwork forum for some time. I am retired; at least that was what they tell me, my profile is the same. Still interested in all forms of woodwork and still learning.
I work as a voluntary community advocate and there appears to be an increasing demand for advocates. Local MP's that the community could contact in the past are no longer easy to contact after election or are reluctant to raise community issues that are outside of the party politics, (Liberal or Labor or callathumpian).
Advocates who have some knowledge of the system are in demand. The major concerns are the fact that governments have kept the public ignorant of their rights under the Commonwealth Constitution. courts have become the province of the rich, even smaller courts (Peoples Court) dealing with planning issues appear to have become captive of the legal profession and community issues do not carry the same weight as legal precedent.
Our laws get changed and added to illegally and people do not understand how to fight this. It takes a lot of my time, however, this is not a forum to teach about our Constitution (both State and Commonwealth and how they should integrate or to demonstrate some of the collusion with big money and the self interest of our political system, so I will stop here
What I need is some advice from some experts experienced with plywood products, especially coloured plywood. I saw this particular product at my grandchildren's secondary college.
It was coloured with colouring ranging from black/grey through all flame colours to yellow and of course the natural wood colour of the ply.
The colours bled into the wood as if it was natural colour. The colour I would best describe as showing the pattern of wood but coloured instead. It is not painted as this would show an edge whereas this seemed to be naturally blending into the wood.
I hope my description is understood. I will visit the school when I am next over that way but ask the question here as it is possible that the teacher may not know anything about how it is made or where it is sourced. It might only a product supplied by the department.
I saw it and also had seen a project in Woodsmith that I wanted to build but with my own addition and modifications to how the project might look.
I hope someone can help. If I can get the information I will put it in the forum for others to see. Also I will try and get a photo and put here for others. A photo often does a better job than trying to explain colours.
Regards

**wun4us** · 29th May 2012, 12:25 PM

Try here:
ColourPyne - Decorative Board - Building Products, MDF, Plywood & Benchtop Surface Materials - Gunnersens Australia

**professori_au** · 29th May 2012, 09:46 PM

Hi wun4us,
Thank you for your suggestion.
I went there and looked at what was available but it was not what I was after.
I went to the college and was fortunate to find the teacher who was using it in his class.
The product was 6.5mm (1/4") second grade constructional ply donated to the school by a building and timber company.
Having an opportunity to examine it closely and while I am not an expert I believe it is ply made from logs that may have been a long time in water or moist condition and as a result has "spaltered I think is the term", resulting in the range of colours. It may be a sort of one off supply.
However, I am always the optimist and I will go the supplier and see whether it might be available in 1/8" ply.
If not then I will revise my idea but not necessarily the concept of coloured ply.
I will experiment with vegetable dies and using feathers, graining tools attempt to replicate the results I saw. Not being an expert it will probably be hit or miss. I will go to the library and look up books on marbling, graining etc., that might give me some guidance.
When I have a reasonable result I will bring it back to the forum so others can use it and or improve on it.
Again thank you.
Regards.

**wun4us** · 29th May 2012, 10:31 PM

Perhaps you might also like to try this one.

http://www.sharpplywood.com.au/

Cheers.

**professori_au** · 30th May 2012, 12:35 AM

Thanks again.
I found the site interesting but still did not give me what I originally wanted.
However, it has given me some ideas.
The veneer colour page showed some interesting patterns and colours.
Now to continue being difficult

I will write to find out how small these patterns are. If used for walls etc. the size would be immaterial but for things like jewellry boxes, etc the small patterns would be what you would be looking for.
My daughter tells me to stop being a perfectionist

and accept a compromise.
I will do that when I find it too costly or impossible to achieve what I set out to do.
She tells me that at my age (79) I should be taking it easy. I have been all my life accused as being a workaholic. Then I suspect it is a disease that is incurable

Regards

**wun4us** · 30th May 2012, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by professori_au

My daughter tells me to stop being a perfectionist

and accept a compromise.
I will do that when I find it too costly or impossible to achieve what I set out to do.
She tells me that at my age (79) I should be taking it easy. I have been all my life accused as being a workaholic. Then I suspect it is a disease that is incurable

Regards

My sentiments also. What has age got to do with anything? Man must have something to keep him occupied; do nothing and that's just what will happen....work and interests cease, then the bodies "drive to survive" has nought to survuve for.

Not a pessimist, but all my family and many of my friends and their elders have lived in most cases into their 90's and in some to 100+. Not one of them gave their life up, kept working in some meaningful (to them) way, it kept them going.

Carpe diem!

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