MDO?

MDO is a treated plywood that has a special paper that is impregnated with resin on either one or two sides. So you buy it one-sided or two-sided. I think it comes in 1/4 and 3/4 thickness. Good for outdoor projects as it stains well.

Often used as sign board material.

Supplied with a "papered" face, one side or two sides.

Takes paint well, good for outdoor work.

Start with a cabinet grade plywood supplier or call a sign shop to find their supplier.

HTH

I used MDO for the deck on my pontoon boat 14 years ago. It is still going. It was $32 a sheet in 1989. I got it from a real lumber yard (Raymond). Check places that supply contractors.

I love this stuff. I built all my shop cabinets using it after watching a Norm episode where he used it. Even unpainted it's got an attractive look, because it's so smooth and even tone. At least for garage cabinets. I wouldn't use it for any interior furniture or cabinet project. What I've found is it's about the same price as shop grade birch plywood but has 2-4 more plys. The last 3/4 sheet I got had 11 plys almost like working with baltic birch. I've also found that the thickness is true to size (3/4 or 1/2), unlike AC plywood which is lucky to be 23/32 these days. I also like the fact that the paper face help keep the splintering down. Here is a link to some early photos of my cabinets (just click the next button on the page a few times to get to it). Mark

I got some because I saw Norm use it to do some shop cabinates. I had to special order it because nobody stocked it around here (western Maine). It costs about as much as good birch plywood.

A lot of pros I know like it because it takes paint really well.

MDO- Medium Density Overlay

Plywood company of Fort worth sells it for about 45 bucks per 3/4 sheet

The Wolf

Thanks...also found Paxton in Grand Prarie sells 3/4" MDO, both sides papered, for about same price...