Wood measurements

It sounds to me like the 1/2" wood was mislabeled.

If you're looking for a piece of wood 3/4" thick, you should be buying

Josh

Josh may be right about the mislabel. But ply's funny like that. Depending on where it's from (You never said where you purchased it, but it sounded like the borg), 3/4 is more like 23/32nds, 1/2 is around

It is helpful to carry a measuring tape when shopping for lumber. Don't believe the tag.

It is also useful to carry calipers in your pocket. This will give you a more accurate measurement of thickness.

Order edge banding from Woodworkers Supply, etc. Sand the edges nicely and iron it on. It stands up surprisingly well and is easy to repair. Bugs

I'll add: carry your FRACTIONAL calipers to the store. It's kinda a PITA to convert .237 to 32nds while shopping. :)

Dave

Maybe that was it. I bought 1" wood and it matched the 3/4 plywood. Just dont know why it was labelled like that. I got it mostly at lowes.

That's because wood is sold by its nominal dimensions, i.e. the dimensions before drying and surface-planing. If you buy 1-inch (four-quarter) rough-sawn lumber, you'll get lumber that is actually one inch thick, or pretty close to it. But when you're buying lumber that's already been surface-planed, nominal one-inch lumber has been planed down to a thickness of 3/4". The actual dimensions of a one-by-two are 3/4 by 1-1/2, a two-by-four is 1-1/2 by 3-1/2, and so on.