Yeah, I made a beautiful set from solid mahogany and the bottom board warped badly. I made a new set by laminating two layers of cheap 3/16” Luan underlayment plywood from the box store. They are well encased in epoxy and varnish. I added teak louvers from eBay for ventilation and hardwood battens for the lap joints between the panels. It may seem that they can’t last long using such cheap wood but a similar set I made for my other boat are well over 15 years old. I think the epoxy is the key to longevity. Henry Monita On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 12:00 PM Paul Baker <avalonjazz@gmail.com> wrote:
The reason I need to make new boards is because I tossed the original ones after making beautiful solid teak boards. They warped, even after I glued them up properly according to the grain. Plywood is generally more stable than solid. You guys got lucky. Paul
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