Chinese Plywood

[slowp]

I found myself checking out plywood prices while trying to figure out a Make It or Buy It already made project. I saw they now have oak plywood from China at Home Depot. If that is the case, and I decide to build, I think I'll use good old Doug-fir plywood. I don't think they are making that in China yet.

 

[tomtrees58]

I found myself checking out plywood prices while trying to figure out a Make It or Buy It already made project. I saw they now have oak plywood from China at Home Depot. If that is the case, and I decide to build, I think I'll use good old Doug-fir plywood. I don't think they are making that in China yet.

man i will look at my wood from there now by american or dont get it thanks tom trees

 

[Torin]

I wouldn't buy it either. The Chinese drywall worked out so well...

 

[forestryworks]

I have a chest of drawers made of douglas-fir plywood. It even has the old DFPA (Douglas Fir Plywood Association) stamp on it. The DFPA is now the APA.

 

[Hddnis]

It just doesn't seem that you can ship wood over there, make it into something, and then ship it back.

It has to be more than cheap labor.

I know I probably sound like a broken record, but I'll say it again...

We are killing ourselves with all the regulation at every level of every industry.

Our environmental laws are quickly fixing it so that we'll all die in a "clean" world of nothing. lol



Mr. HE

 

[jgoodhart]

Chinese plywood sucks, all it's good for is warping! Got it at Home Depot to.

 

[Ductape]

I wouldn't buy it either. The Chinese drywall worked out so well...

Bingo ! What do you suppose is holding those plies together?? :jawdrop:

 

[huskyhank]

That stuff is like potato chips - wavy and brittle.
Don't buy it - you'll be sorry.

 

[clearance]

It just doesn't seem that you can ship wood over there, make it into something, and then ship it back.

It has to be more than cheap labor.

I know I probably sound like a broken record, but I'll say it again...

We are killing ourselves with all the regulation at every level of every industry.

Our environmental laws are quickly fixing it so that we'll all die in a "clean" world of nothing. lol



Mr. HE

You are right.

 

[slowp]

Not exactly. A plywood mill in Port Angeles has reopened, according to the newspaper. We still make it here.

The Chinese stuff was labeled, Oak. I'm not about to buy it.

 

[stihl sawing]

I've heard of everything now, Kinda doubt they have any oaks. So why would we send them oak to make it with. Cheap labor i guess.

 

[Clearwater]

Real Oak?

Was it made of real Oak, or something like Alder? Then stained to look like Oak.
When I was researching bedroom furniture I found that to be the case. Seems everything comes out of China and that is what they did with the furniture I looked into.

 

[Torin]

Bingo ! What do you suppose is holding those plies together?? :jawdrop:

Just the usual Chinese toxins!

 

[slowp]

Was it made of real Oak, or something like Alder? Then stained to look like Oak.
When I was researching bedroom furniture I found that to be the case. Seems everything comes out of China and that is what they did with the furniture I looked into.

This I do not know. It just said "Oak" and China on it. $39.99 for a 4x8 sheet, maybe 3/4 inch thick.

 

[Hddnis]

Might have had real oak on one side then at that price.

I'm trying to remember what a 3/4 sheet of all oak plywood costs. I know it is hard to find. Seems it was $78.00.



Mr. HE

 

[Ljute]

Bingo ! What do you suppose is holding those plies together?? :jawdrop:

Baby formula with melamine.

 

[porch monkey]

Thanks for the heads up on this slowp. I've bought plywood from HD before and never even thought to look at where it was made...never even considered that they might get if from China. That might just be a west coast thing because it would still have a lot of trucking on it by the time it got here from the west coast but it's sure worth checking into.

Maybe I just need to stop buying anything from HD if that's the way they wanna be.

 

[slowp]

Thanks for the heads up on this slowp. I've bought plywood from HD before and never even thought to look at where it was made...never even considered that they might get if from China. That might just be a west coast thing because it would still have a lot of trucking on it by the time it got here from the west coast but it's sure worth checking into.

Maybe I just need to stop buying anything from HD if that's the way they wanna be.

NOOOOOOOOOO! They buy a LOT of lumber made in my community. In fact, they bought so much that the local mill has not shut down for any extended times. I bet some of MY trees went to Home Depot. Look for the green secret paint....

 

[J35]

I've heard of everything now, Kinda doubt they have any oaks. So why would we send them oak to make it with. Cheap labor i guess.

Maybe it is because they are willing to buy.

Not sure about the rest of the country, but here in eastern VA lots of shipping containers leave here full of hardwood logs headed over seas.

Destination ?

Have fun

 

[cantoo]

I was in Japan a few years ago and seen some nice logs. Huge old growth softwood stuff being cut into 2x4's for construction. Same yard had 1000's of hardwood logs ready o be veneered out. I'm sure some headed back this way too. The logs came in on open deck container ships.