Woodworker's Journal Summer-2008, страница 30

Handmade Plywood

Creating your own plywood gives you total control of a project's appearance and wood species. The core material on the lid of this display box, for example, is actually plywood, but it appears to be a piece of solid wood. The way to accomplish this is to use successive sheets of resawn veneer, sandwiched around the inner plywood core. Then, wrap the edges with hardwood strips of the same wood species. Resawing give you the flexibility of creating custom veneered plywood from any wood species you desire. This capability expands your plywood surface options immensely and allows you to create custom veneers that match the rest of your project perfectly. It's an economical and efficient way to make the most of your lumber and design possibilities.

Baked-i hardwood edge

1/8" Plywood core

Resawn and book-matched hardwood veneer,

laid up from successive flitches

By resawing hardwood to create custom plywood, all the surfaces of this project appear to be made of solid wood. It's a great illusion and savvy design approach.

30 resawing: basic hows and whys