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I am new to model railroading as well as carpentry. For my first layout I'm trying to build a simple 4 x 8 layout. In my atempts to build a simple 4x8 square frame with 1x4's I ran into a problem. After completing the frame and attempting to screw on a 1/2" sheet of plywood, I could not get the sheet perfectly flat. There was always a bulge or dip somewhere on the table no matter what I did. Looking at the lumber I found that the 1x4's were not true. In some places it was 1x3. <br /> <br /> I talked with the lumber yard I bought the lumber from and he said that all the lumber is preshrunk so it is impossible to get a true 1x4. So I have decided to instead have a sheet of 3/4" plywood ripped into 4 inch wide strips to make a "true" piece of lumber <br /> <br /> My question for those that know carpentry is,will I still be able to make a square 4x8 frame with the plywood like I would with 1x4,and still be strong enough that I dont need braces everywhere just to hold it up?
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