On Feb 4, 2024, at 10:14 PM, David P. Best <dbestworkshop@...> wrote:

?I haven’t purchased MDO since 2017, so the quality may have gone down. I do know that the stuff at the big box stores is not quality ply. ?When I did buy it, it was always through a yard that catered to the pro cab builders. ?Combo-core is great but is easily dented and edge-damaged, so it requires careful handling in pay experience.?

David Best - via mobile phone?

On Feb 4, 2024, at 7:07?PM, Dan Gavrilyuk <dgwoodco@...> wrote:

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In my experience with it, I’ve seen some grain telegraph with MDO in paint grade work. It’s best to go with something like combi core or the like which has 1/8” layers of mdf on the surface of each side.?

On Feb 4, 2024, at 10:03 PM, David P. Best <dbestworkshop@...> wrote:

?Mac, I don’t think that’s a phenolic surface, I think it’s Kraft paper. If so, the product is called, medium density overlay plywood, which is terrific for paint grade cabinetry. ?It’s flat and smooth with no voids in the surface of veneers under the Kraft paper.