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   user-52008 | Nov 09, 2006 06:20pm | #1

   Except for the bamboo ply, I've used all of those products you mentioned on various jobs. They're all available from wholesale distributors--the ones that supply cabinet shops. Some distributors will sell to homeowner/DIY buyers; others don't want to be bothered and will sell only "to the trade." Do a search in your local yellow pages under "Plywood" or "Lumber" and let your fingers do the walking. If you run up against a supplier who refuses to sell something directly to you, you can possibly make a deal with a local cabinet shop to buy it for you for a small markup.

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   oldusty | Nov 09, 2006 06:21pm | #2

   Hi WHITE ASH ,

                       Not sure what LDF is but all the others you mentioned are user friendly and should be available to purchase from a supply house that caters to the industry and often just the larger lumber yards may be able to help .

             What area are you in ? Maybe someone can steer you in the right direction .

               good  luck            dusty

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   Ricks503 | Nov 09, 2006 06:54pm | #3

   LDF - Low Density Fiberboard.  As I recall it is closer to particle board than MDF is.

   as opposed to MDF

    

    

   " There'll be no living with her now" - Captain Jack Sparrow

   Edited 11/9/2006 10:55 am ET by Ricks503

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   nikkiwood | Nov 10, 2006 03:27am | #4

   Apple ply is just an American version of Baltic birch, but IIRC, it is available in 4 X 8 sheets, which can be handy.

   MDO is a particularly useful product, especially for any outdoor applications. It is a regular exterior grade plywood with a smooth paper skin (on one side or both) that takes paint very well.

   Bamboo ply is not commonly available around here, and I don't know what LDF is.

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   highfigh | Nov 11, 2006 04:17am | #5

   Don't know where you are but as someone said, wholesale dealers are everywhere and some will deliver across pretty wide areas. I see trucks from some dealers in North-Central Wisconsin here in Milwaukee, and that's a hoof.

   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."