Things You'll Need:
- Plywood
- Table or Circular Saw
- Solid wood or molding
- Finished nails or wood glue
- Miter or chop saw (optional)
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Step 1
If you ever handled plywood, you will notice the layers of thin individual layers of different wood or veneers. If you want to make furniture out of even the finest plywood, the edges will look ugly if you leave them exposed. It is difficult to sand down as the thin layers will flake off or break off tiny pieces and the edge will not look smooth. There are several creative ways in handling this problem. Here is an easy method that requires solid wood or molding (sometimes spelled moulding).
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Step 2
Courtesy of http://www.woodworkingtips.comUse a piece of solid wood to cover up the edge. Shown are three examples. Noticed the different joining techniques. The easiest way is to cut a piece of solid wood to the length width and height to butt up against the edge. There are advanced methods to join the solid wood to the edge but will require another article to describe.
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Step 3
Molding courtesy of www.nickellmoulding.comDetermine the type of molding you need for your furniture. You can purchase these in any lumber, home improvement store, or even online. The photo shows various examples.
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Step 4
Courtesy of http://www.homerepairworkshop.comUse molding to cover up the edge. The method is similar to joining a simple plain rectangular wood to the plywood. Just take molding that will be thick enough to cover the depth of the edge and use a saw to cut the length to match the plywood edge.
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Step 5
Cutting solid wood or molding for all four sides.If you want to cover up all the sides nicely, make 45 degrees cuts at the corners. The easiest way to make angle cuts on molding is a powered miter saw. Hand miter saws will also work well versus using a hand saw.
