slddgk":9aa4d said:
How about good ol' fashioned plywood??? Can you use that?
Plywood comes made in many different types of wood. The cheap, basic kind of plywood is pine but it comes in birch, oak, maple, ash, etc...
There are also grades to the plywood. The normal grading system uses the letters A, B, C & D, where A is the best quality, with virtually no blemishes and very well sanded. Grade D typically contains up to the maximum number of blemishes allowed.
The letter grades typically come in pairs, where one letter refers to the "better" side, called the face, and the other letter to the back side, opposite the face. As such, a sheet of A-C plywood will be very well finished on the face with a relatively unfinished back. This could be used for cabinetry and finished furniture. Conversely, construction grade plywood would be C-D (commonly referred to as CDX plywood), which is great for structural use but not suited to be finish material.This kind of stuff isn't seen. It could be used as a subfloor with hardwood or carpet covering it.