T-111 Plywood

"Osprey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am building some external doors, and was advised that in US they
> have a product that is Plywood with vertical grooves .... so looks as
> aesthetically pleasing as T&G ... but has dimensional stability of
> ply.
>
> In US this is known as T-111 sheet. Or T-111 siding
>
> Initially it had a rough-sawn, textured surface with vertical grooves
> milled every 4 or 8 inches. Thickness ranged from 3/8 inch to 3/4
> inch. Usually fabricated from Douglas fir, but also in redwood.
>
>
> Anybody know of an equivalent product in UK ?

Just to pick a nit . . . . . . . . Actually it is T1-11 (Tee one eleven)

"Ed Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> "Osprey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:5b9333c8-f676-4dc2-afb8-3d2efb217f25@a26g2000prf.googlegroups.com.
> ..
>>I am building some external doors, and was advised that in US they
>> have a product that is Plywood with vertical grooves .... so looks as
>> aesthetically pleasing as T&G ... but has dimensional stability of
>> ply.
>>
>> In US this is known as T-111 sheet. Or T-111 siding
>>
>> Initially it had a rough-sawn, textured surface with vertical grooves
>> milled every 4 or 8 inches. Thickness ranged from 3/8 inch to 3/4
>> inch. Usually fabricated from Douglas fir, but also in redwood.
>>
>>
>> Anybody know of an equivalent product in UK ?
>
> Just to pick a nit . . . . . . . . Actually it is T1-11 (Tee one
> eleven)
>
I used some to make a few night tables, cubby thingies for the kids 30-
odd years ago. The T1-11 was great as shelf support. Some still live,
although the 1970's yellow paint is not beautiful anymore.

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Han
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