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Review on Freud 89 660 Undersized Plywood 3 Piece by Michael Hall

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Measure twice, cut one or two.

I bought these thinking it would save me the trouble of going through multiple slots. Was I naive? I used two different plywoods from a large orange box, birch and what they call "sand plywood" which as far as I can tell is a type of tropical hardwood. The bits were perfect for sand but smaller for birch. After doing a little more research, I've come to the conclusion that there aren't any industry-wide standards, and given that local humidity ranges from less than 50% to 90+%, industry standards might not be of much help anyway. Like I said, it's a bit sneaky. saying that they correspond to "actual plywood gauges of 7/32", 15/32", and 23/32", without even mentioning whether it is used for softwood or hardwood plywood. As mentioned, the storage box is poorly designed; I will add that it is inconvenient to open. But they are very good in the hand, even on sand, which tends to tear. Well made bits (I also recommend their saws) but they don't quite work as advertised. I recommend using a caliper or mic on your footage and beats before making any assumptions when buying them.

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