OK, time to build with plywood

Done the research. Made the plans. Will it actually come together? Ok, gotta start somewhere so let’s start with the easy one: the simple back wall plywood baseboard sections.

Each section of the layout is designed to be light and detachable. To do this I decided on 9mm marine plywood. I know a lot of people talk about birch being a better material but frankly too expensive here in Australia for my taste.

I also thought about make the cross sections out of thinner plywood to make things even lighter but decided against it. That would have made joins more complex and more difficult to nail. It would have also meant I wouldn’t be able to swap bits around as easily if I made a mistake with any cutting if they were different thicknesses.

I started with the smaller 2 sections which are only 200mm wide and 80mm high. Cross sections had a single 65mm hole cut through to feed wires. As the section was small, I didn’t bother with holes on the long sides.

I then worked on the cover section which is larger and does have side holes.

I later cut out a some of the ply in the bigger section once I’d laid the plan down.