Thread: Timber Veneered Ply Wood

These guys are just around the corner from me, although I have never been there(shame on me)

http://www.forestproducts.com.au/index.html

Bit of a hike from Newcastle though.

You could try Zac Spirkovsk International Veneers 0422604295.

Try this mob located in Brookvale

bruynzeel

A lot of speaker builds i've seen have used MDF then covered with a layer of veneer. Any reason for choice of plywood vs MDF for the speaker boxes?

Excellent, thanks guys, I will give them a call.

Hurcorh, plans specify MDF or cabinet grade ply wood.
Both are more stable than solid timber that will move with the seasons.

I think MDF is popular because it is easier to rout out the recesses.

My preference is ply wood because it wont fall to pieces if it gets wet and I prefer working with it over MDF.

Thanks for the response.

Scally, MPW will indeed do you a plywood with custom veneer, I recently bought a sheet of 25mm hoop pine ply with american walnut veneer on it. Process was pretty simple, I told them what I wanted and they got back to me with a price. After I recovered from the shock I got the OK from the guy I'm making the furniture for and went ahead with the order. Easy peasy.

Though I should have sprung for them to cut the sheet down for me, it's a massive pain in the bum to move such a large bit of ply around.

Thanks MrPete
I was sure I had done that before at MPW but they didn't seem interested when I asked them recently.
Maybe I didn't ask the right question.
The standard Hoop on 19mm was $195.

I had a difficult phone conversation with Laminex and got an estimate of $390.
A fairly big jump in price I thought.

Rintoul in Sydney do a good job.
H.