Plywood Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Sizes== The most commonly used thickness range is from {{convert|1/8|to|3.0|in|mm}}. The sizes of the most commonly used plywood sheets are 4 x 8 feet (1220 x 2440 mm)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goldwoodply.com/goldwood.php|title=Mr Plywood India: Mr Plywood Yamunanagar, Mr Grade Plywood Manufacturers in Yamuna Nagar, India}}</ref> which was first used by the Portland Manufacturing Company, who developed what we know of as modern veneer core plywood for the 1905 Portland World Fair. A common metric size for a sheet of plywood is 1200 x 2400 mm. {{convert|5|xx|5|ft|mm}} is also a common European size for Baltic birch ply, and aircraft ply.<ref>[http://www.cps.gov.on.ca/english/plans/E9000/9011/M-9011L.pdf Metric conversions, Canadian government publication] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216044053/http://www.cps.gov.on.ca/english/plans/E9000/9011/M-9011L.pdf |date=2010-02-16 }}. (PDF). Retrieved on 2012-02-10.</ref> Sizes on specialised plywood for concrete-forming can range from {{convert|abbr=on|15/64|to|13/16|in|mm|0}}, and a multitude of formats exist, though 15 Γ {{convert|abbr=on|750|xx|1,500|mm|in|disp=x| (.59in Γ |)}} (19/32in Γ 2 ft-6in Γ 4 ft-11in)<!--todo: replace with convert template once it supports fractional ft-inch output in ranges--> is very commonly used. Aircraft plywood is available in thicknesses of {{convert|1/8|in|mm|0}} (3 ply construction) and upwards; typically aircraft plywood uses veneers of 0.5 mm (approx 1/64 in) thickness although much thinner veneers such as 0.1 mm are also used in construction of some of the thinner panels. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page