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Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 4 Mar 2013 21:40:02 -0000
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> Why is not plywood ever used to make up bottom boards?  I'm tooling up 100
> half bottom boards for 5-frame nucs and figure exterior grade plywood 
> would
> be a lot easier than the wooden boards commonly used.  Yet I've never seen
> it used.  Why is that?

No idea!  I used marine ply for some nucs that I made over 30 years agoo and 
they are still as good as the day they were made, despite being left out in 
all weathers - summer and winter.  The wood is heavy though.

Best wishes

Peter
52.144442, -1.503509 

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