3 Major Plywood Edge Treatments

3 Major Plywood Edge Treatments

www.jsowoodproducts.com Working in a wood working project using plywood edge banding normally requires the worker to use a method for covering the exposed edges of the wood. A series of laminated strips when gathered together with wood grain or subsequent layers oriented in perpendicular manner makes plywood. The layers are placed one after another, pressed and then secured by the help of a special wood working glue.

Edge Banding Normally, you will find the general laminated wood edgebanding in your nearby hardware stores that can be stuck to the edges of plywood with glue. Probably, this is the most common and widely used method of covering curved cuts in plywood since it is flexible enough to get stuck to all the curves.

Since you require heat to melt the glue and attach the edge banding, you can use a flat iron or a specially designed heat gun to melt the glue before positioning the edge banding.

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Screen Molding Most home centers or lumber yards sell screen molding that is available in widths that match the thickness of plywood. Screen molding can be tacked into place on the edge of plywood using a brad nailer before sanding the edges so that the plywood and screen molding transition is smooth and even. Use a wood filler to fill the nail holes before applying any paint finish or stain.

Tongue And Groove A groove can be cut into either the plywood or the hardwood edging, and then a corresponding tongue can be cut out of the opposite material. The tongue should be centered and one-third of the thickness of the plywood.

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