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birch ply for bed or other wood

  • 29-07-2017 1:50am
    #1
    G-Man
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    I was going to make a contemporaary bed frame from birch ply .. .. mainly the ends and the external rails, internal bits could be anything available.

    Is there an issue with formaldehyde emissions in a bedroom..

    If i was to not use birch ply and use regular wood what is a good choice - ash or american oak.

    Intention is to build two single beds and bunk them with a suitable fastener so ends should be strong with good stability overall.


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  • #2
    Zebbedee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭Zebbedee


    G-Man wrote: »

    Is there an issue with formaldehyde emissions in a bedroom..

    Where would formaldehyde be coming from?
    If you mean formaldehyde emissions from oil based varnish curing that would be gone in a week or so.


  • #3
    G-Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭G-Man


    Zebbedee wrote: »
    Where would formaldehyde be coming from?
    If you mean formaldehyde emissions from oil based varnish curing that would be gone in a week or so.

    I thought the ply was bonded with some sort of glues....and they would be slowly gassing off for a long time......

    Maybe i am wrong.... quite confident to go ahead now. .. thanks


  • #4
    the_pen_turner
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    i don't know about birch ply but mdf is lethal stuff for formaldehyde


  • #5
    recipio
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    Ply is known to emit VOC s including formaldehyde. Apparently the only answer is to seal it with polyurethane and the gasses dissipate with time. It would certainly be a lot less expensive than using hardwoods - do you intend glueing 19mm ply together to get the upright posts ? I've made a few beds and assuming you are going to use knock down fittings of some kind, metal dowels with screw in bolts are by far superior to the other 'clip together ' systems.


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