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Best plywood to use for shop cabinets that comes in 4x8 sheets? | Sawmill Creek Woodworking Community
June 18, 2011 - Regional supplies and prices dictate what one can use for cabinets while balancing quality and price. I am using A-2 3/4" oak on an entertainment center. This is the first time I have bought this oak plywood from one of my local lumber yards and I am pleased with it's quality.
At Lane and High
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How to Build a DIY TV Stand | At Lane and High
September 13, 2022 - 2 4X8 sheets of 3/4 inch plywood · 1 2X4 sheet of underlayment · 4 – 6 inch legs · 4 brackets to attach legs – they come with screws to be attached · Kreg Jig Screws · Staples · 3/4 inch veneer edge banding · Stain · Polyurethane ...
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Woodworking Talk
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Recommended wood for entertainment center | Woodworking Talk
Next to the center area will be enclosed areas (left and right of the center area) with doors. Something similar to the image below where the TV sits on top of the unit (but not with the sliding door and hardware shown in the image). They asked for the top to be stained a dark color, the door stained a dark color and the rest painted black. My initial thoughts are to build the carcass out of 3/4" plywood and use solid lumber for the top, doors and trim.
Instructables
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Plywood Entertainment Center : 6 Steps - Instructables
August 9, 2021 - So, near the end of the build I decided to make three legs that spanned the width/depth of the cabinet because I knew it would be holding a lot of weight (large TV and DVD/VHS items). I literally just glued a few pieces of plywood together (I may have added a screw or two) and cut a nice angle (I forget which degree) and glued them to the bottom of the unit.
Amazon
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Build Your Own Entertainment Centers: Schultz, Andy: 9781558704367: Amazon.com: Books
Your tastes might be Mission-style or Shaker, and you might be used to working with plywood or fine cherry. No matter, you'll find options clearly described, your questions answered in advance, and your worries defused by Schultz leads you step by step through your project. There's no skimming over details in Build Your Own Entertainment Centers. Whether the subject is as basic as stock selection or as potentially intimidating as finishing; whether it involves producing flawless 90-degree angles when muscling around 4x8 sheets of plywood or cutting the delicate facets of half-blind dovetails, Schultz takes the time to make things clear.
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what wood to use for intertainment center
I was hoping someone could tell me the best material to use? Im planning on building an entertainment center, noting fancy 60"x24"x40" I would like it to resemble cherry. I thought i would make the carcass out of plywood faced with oak or birch. the face frame out of 1"x2" ...
The Home Depot
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4 ft. x 8 ft. - Hardwood Plywood - The Home Depot
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If you build this right I think you could safely park a motorcycle on top of it. And no, I'm not exaggerating. A (very large apparently!) TV and soundbar should not pose any risk whatsoever.
As already mentioned in the Comments 3/4" / 18mm birch ply is strong, assuming it is decent quality very very strong. And glue-and-screws construction is also a strong and reliable way of putting together plywood projects. So you're lining yourself up for success already.
In addition, in case you're not aware, the back can add a very significant strength component to cabinetry. By fixing firmly to a back panel (even a relatively thin one) you effectively lock the entire shape which prevents racking, barring the fasteners snapping, tearing free or ripping out chunks of plywood.
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3/4" plywood is VERY strong. I have some on a shelf in my shed holding my turning wood, I used full 4'x8' sheets and I have several hundred pounds on it. no dipping. I also have some 1/2" plywood on 32" wide shelves and it does a pretty good job.
So yes. A top only 19" wide with even less support than you are planning would have no problems with a an 88 lbs TV. It should look pretty nice when you are done.
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4 ft. x 8 ft. - 3/4 - Plywood - The Home Depot
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Woodshop Diaries
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How to Build a DIY Entertainment Center with Storage
April 30, 2025 - Now the two side cabinets are finished (except for shelves and doors–we will come back to that later), so it’s time to build the center cabinet to go between them. This cabinet, just like the others, is made with ¾″ plywood for the main body. So I cut two tall side panels and a top and middle shelf to run between them.
Walmart
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April Colleen
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How to Make a DIY Entertainment Center Look Professional
September 22, 2025 - I don’t want a toe-kick on my entertainment center so I didn’t include this in my measurements. If your cabinets will have a face frame, and you want everything to be flush to the floor instead of set back, make accommodations for that in your base dimensions. I built my base out of leftover maple from the sheets that I ripped down on another project. Ripping down a sheet of plywood means that I took a large 8′ x 4′ sheet of wood and cut it into the sizes that I needed for the shelves and cabinets with my saw.
LumberJocks
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Built in Entertainment Center - by ThorinOakenshield @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
The wife and I wanted a place to organize our books and other media. I built the entertainment center out of veneered plywood and poplar. All my joins are pocket holed with a Porter Cable Quick Jig. I made the flat panel doors with poplar and 1/4'...
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r/woodworking on Reddit: Plywood or solid wood for tv stand?
October 5, 2020 -
Hey all,
So I've recently gotten into woodworking and I just finished my first iteration of my workshop and think I'm ready to try some simple furniture.
This may be a stupid question, but I'm wondering if I should build a tv stand out of plywood or solid wood. I want to build it out of Ash wood, and ideally I'd like to use ash ply since I don't have a planer, but only if the cons of using plywood aren't too great.
What are the pros and cons of both and what would people recommend for a first project?
Thanks for all advice.
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I’m still a newbie, but I just finished a similar project and might be able to offer a few ideas to help you decide. I went with construction grade lumber from Home Depot, and despite rummaging through their racks of wood for the straightest, cleanest 1x6s, a lot of the lumber I brought home warped and twisted by the time I was ready to start on the project. The pieces also had really bad edges, and I spent as much time prepping the wood as I did measuring, cutting and assembling. I may end up just painting the damn thing. About a week into the project I wished I had bought some nice plywood to work with. I made my kitchen counter out of solid core birch plywood and it was lovely to work with. This is all to say, unless I get a better shop or a better supply of lumber, my next project will be plywood.
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If you don't have a planer but you have a table saw, go for plywood. You can always make the structure (hidden parts) from construction grade wood to save some money. Then use some hardwood as edge banding and it'll hide the plywood edges and add some rigidity to the plywood too.
The Home Depot
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Lowe's
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Do-It-Yourself Entertainment Center
Great project DIY plans for how to make an entertainment center with a few sheets of plywood and some boards. Just prepare the playwood and assemble.
Published October 23, 2020
Woodsmith Plans
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Stylish Entertainment Center | Woodworking Project | Woodsmith Plans
May 22, 2015 - To keep costs down without sacrificing quality, all major panels are cut from durable, affordable birch plywood. The face frames are built from poplar and assembled with pocket hole joinery for strength and ease. Clean lines, divided-light doors, simple moldings, and a bold two-tone finish give this entertainment center its modern appeal while keeping the build straightforward and accessible.
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FineWoodworking
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Building an Entertainment Center - FineWoodworking
December 4, 2003 - I am very satisfied with the plan and the result. I used cherry plywood and cherry instead of the maple plywood and maple the article suggests and made the raised door panels from mesquite instead of cherry. The only issue is that it is HEAVY, but that mey be inherent in entertainment centers of that size.
Instructables
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How to Build a DIY Plywood Media Console // Limited Tools Build : 11 Steps - Instructables
August 30, 2020 - How to Build a DIY Plywood Media Console // Limited Tools Build: Thanks to Lowes for sponsoring this week's build, check out the CRAFTSMAN 35-ft tape measure here : https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-35-ft-Tape-Measure/1000594143?cm_mmc=im_-_-YT-_-REV-_-craftedwor-_-mediaconso241018 #sponsored Check out the Kreg …