It appears that we've collectively concluded that there are two choices here, Baltic birch or B-C.
Unfortunately, following the this thread from the beginning, there have been many more suggestions that are at least worth considering.
As with most everything though, on this fine forum and in our hobby in general, there's clearly no concensus.
What I saw here was an initial question about what to use, or at least consider, in place of pricey plywood.
And in the end the answer turns out to be nothing -- suck it up and spend the money on the plywood or you'll have dire consequences.
I feel sorry for newbies in the future who end up stumbling across this thread. Despite the best of intents it looks like we have generated more confusion than substance.
How does this happen? And apparently so often?
Mike
