Kaillie Humphries (left) and Heather Moyse (CAN) celebrate their gold medal in the women's bobsled. Team USA 1, piloted by Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams (left), celebrate with Team USA 2, piloted by Jamie Greubel (far right) and Aja Evans, after winning the silver and bronze medals in the women's bobsled. Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports.
Plywood is manufactured in many variations. Plywood is used to build furniture, cabinets, concrete forms or any other construction project that requires large, flat pieces of wood. Plywood is created by placing thin layers of wood with glue under extreme pressure in hydraulic presses to create a single sheet of wood. Softwood plywood is typically used for structural building and construction applications. Hardwood plywood is used for furniture and cabinets.
Hard-working Plywood. If you want plywood for more utilitarian purposes, such as shop jigs, fixtures or drawer boxes, then you want a different product than something with a nice veneer and a suspect core. Baltic birch plywood, with 13 layers in a nominal 3/4â³ thickness, was the first such product available for this use. Appleply is an American-made version made from birch and alder. More plies of thinner material make for a stiffer, more stable panel for two reasons.