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Rudy R Christian <[log in to unmask]>
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Thirty years ago I would have said poor man's mahogany. Today it's the
"green" alternative to mahogany plywood. It actually works quite well as
underlayment for vinyl and linoleum if you lower your standards or are young
enough to not remember mahogany plywood. 

Feeling old,

Rudy 

-----Original Message-----
From: The listserv where the buildings do the talking
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lawrence
Kestenbaum
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 1:20 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [BP] Interesting house model

What's Lauan plywood?

                                                    Larry

On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 8:20 PM,  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Larry,
> Looks to me like you got your $8 worth of a model (apparently) made from
> Lauan plywood.  My guess is it's pretty recent, but is charming.
>
> Ralph
>
> In a message dated 7/11/2008 6:04:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Larry,
>
> That is really nice. I will keep a look out for these builder's models.
> Yeah, for $8 buy it and dream of moving in.
>
> ][<
>
>
> Lawrence Kestenbaum wrote:
>
> I was at the Ann Arbor Thrift Shop a few days ago, and saw an
> interesting little house.  Or rather, the front of  a house,
> handcrafted in wood.
>
> My initial guess is that it was an early 20th century builder's model
> -- an item they would show to prospective customers to give an idea
> what various standard house plans would look like.
>
> Or maybe it's not that old.  It's certainly well made.  For eight
> bucks, how could I not buy it?
>
> See photos here:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/kestenbaum/sets/72157606102145857/
>
>                                                     Larry
>
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