Material Quiz for the Day

Wrapping the column with PLAM won’t work. Aside from the problem of gluing it on, you’d never get the joints flush. It would be possible to make a column cover of bent plywood with a PLAM face. The two halves could be tongue and grooved so they could be glued together with no visible fasteners. A 3/4" tube with 1/4" of shim space behind it would probably work.

Mind you, I have no idea who would make it for you, but I’m confident it could be done.

Steve Taylor
Woodwork Institute

Randall, take a look at Altro Whiterock - http://www.altrofloors.com/Walls.aspx. I don’t know if it can be formed in radius or not. If it can, it may be a good alternative for you.

9 out of 10 cats agree, wrap this sucker in gray “industrial” carpet like a disco from the '80’s and make it the scratching post it deserves to be.

…and play ‘Cat Scratch Fever’ over the intercom?

thank you for the ear worm…

Scratching post! I like it!

Bleached pony skin or cowhide. Really. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPjCBWplEyY (at 14 seconds).

Alan and Paul, what did I say to earn such … feedback?
That does it. I’m buying you both beers next time I see you.

Randy,

Take a look at PermaBase Flex. Its a flexible 1/2" cement board that can take a 6" radius. It can be skimmed with setting compound or gypsum veneer plastered. Plaster will require a bonding agent like Larsen’s Plaster Weld. I think you will like the results. Tom