My wood cabinet is 3/4" birch plywood. Consider that
1/2" braces will be needed to mount your MOTM modules. You'll need to
mount these to your cabinet sides, top and bottom. If your outer plywood
is 1/2" and your brace is 1/2", the total thickness is 1". You can't use
1" nails or screws to mount these because the points might protrude through the
finished side of your cabinet. If you use 3/4" nails or screws, you'll
only have 1/4" of depth actually holding your braces in place. Finding
7/8" nails or screws is difficult if not impossible. Using 5/8" plywood
should work, but the coarser pine grades are not flat enough for my tastes,
and the better oak or birch plywood grades are not generally available in that
thickness.
John Loffink
----- Original Message -----From: Tkacs, KenSent: Friday, August 31, 2001 8:53 AMSubject: [motm] DIY Cabinets -- Wood
It seems like many people are using ¾" plywood for their cabinets. Anyone care to discuss this? I realize that a fine plywood will warp less than solid hardwood, but it will also be heavier. Is ½" or 5/8" too thin for a decent-sized cabinet?
You can prevent warpage in a hardwood by ripping it into narrower planks, reversing the grain on alternate strips, and biscuit-joining them back together, but what a lot of work... also looks kind of pieced-together.
Thanks in advance for opinions.
Ken