How To Easily Move Plywood By Yourself

How to easily move plywood by yourself using three methods:
1) 19' rope
2) Dowel rope hook method
3) Store bought panel lift
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[@Breal191]

Glad I got these ideas from you. I was about to drop $50 on a gorilla grip. For the amount of times I would use it, I guarantee you that when I need it I won't find it at that precise moment. Thanks for sharing!

[@harryalvarez-garmon8840]

I have been watching loads of videos about lifting sheet goods and this is by far the most useful! Thanks!

[@toobad41]

Great tips. I did not have a wood dowel but I did have a 3/4” piece of PVC pipe that worked just as well. I had some 1/4” parachute cord that I used instead of rope and a piece of right angle steel shelving bracket that I bent on my vice to set the plywood in. After assembly as shown in your video it worked great.

[@NAVLiveOfficial]

Sir, you are a back-saving AND time saving genius. I'm trying to carry 20 full size plasterboard (drywall) sheets through the house on my own. Thank you!!

[@GeneLonergan]

Glad to help

[@SF-fm7ov]

The plastic carriers are cheap and work well from Home Depot.

[@takeniteasyfriend]

Thanks. You just saved me from back strain building my shed. Splendid ideas

[@calvwyne]

loved the string on the plywood trick. Thanks!

[@Mrd73767]

Thanks! I found this tip extremely helpful.

[@mariebernier3076]

What helpful, simple, elegant and almost free solutions!! Thanks so much for giving this to us. Your mindset is awesome.

[@GeneLonergan]

Wow! Thank you.

[@rafah4329]

great tip! thanks for taking the time to post this.

[@2old._.]

This is THE video. Wonderful demonstration and presentation of simple, effective tools. Thank you!

[@GeneLonergan]

You're very welcome!

[@66otnt]

Another great idea. Thankyou Gene!

[@kithdhasengh2013]

Best solutions are often the simplest! Thx great vid!

[@Clambelly]

GREAT IDEAS ! Thanks for sharing.

[@douglasharley2440]

my dude, you are a plywood-carrying *ninja* thanks, the dowel+rope+square hook looks like a winner to me. :)

[@beforhorn]

I've benefitted much through the years from your videos. Thanks!

[@GeneLonergan]

You are so welcome!

[@mulengankondwa4957]

That's awesome, thanks alot for the ingenuity!!!

[@greeneyednerd]

This was such good info, that I automatically clicked through to your channel. Great job!

[@ralphyo6285]

Simple yet very effective. thanks for sharing..

[@mattfortepleaseleavemealon5072]

Great video Gene, nice little trick to remember when I need to lug around on my own.....

[@yuriportes2606]

Great tips, Mr Lonergan! Thanx!

[@Dutch1954]

And to think I was going to go out and buy one of those store bought doohickeys when I got some scrap plywood and 2x4's laying around....Nice tip ! Thank You

[@trishrupard4549]

Thanks, this is ingenious and very helpful

[@mistercarstens]

Thank you. The sheet bend is a new knot for me. I know it will come in handy!

[@GeneLonergan]

Thanks for your comment.

[@rek550]

Just had one of those "why didn't I think of that" moments. Thank You. I would assume these methods would work well with drywall?

[@mkelly3001]

Nice one man, 14 sheets to move this helps big time!Thanks

[@monkwerks]

Thank you!

[@josvanr]

sheer genious ! THNX

[@loogielarva798]

thank you for the tip, this was useful.

[@frankteslik5225]

Great tips thanks!!!

[@theHAL9000]

Thanks! Very effective ... and cheap.

[@babyd755]

They have marketed inventions for carrying large sheets for purchase in big box stores, but nothing beats a free, time tested and true method! Cherry on top that they can all fit easily in a vehicle, tucked away as well. Thanks for the tips!

[@GeneLonergan]

Thanks for the comment

[@willnettles2051]

This is cool. Thanks for sharing. Like a lot of guys who've schlepped plywood for years, these widgets arrive a couple of different ways. Like the orange thing, we see it at the store and think, 'huh? that should work' or the string devices, we think. My arm hurts this week, how can I carry around sheet goods...? and we set-out to find a solution--this is the most fun, Often we have an idea, make the widget, then... we immediately see how to make a better, simpler one, and finally we see something in a completely unrelated area--nothing to do with woodworking of any kind, and we get a flash of other ways we could use that. What might make an interesting video is how about a list of all the things that we wish there was some solution..... Tablesaw adjustments, most of the little digital tools, micrometers, etc don't seem to take into consideration the inserts. Also fine adjustments. Sure we can squint, but if there's a lever, and no slop, we could adjust routers and table saws up and down by thousandths. How about if it attaches to the base, table surface so we don't need a third arm? (btw I've been saying for years now the biggest tool innovation will be a robotic third arm and hand. Guys will mortgage their houses to buy the expensive early versions...and soon seen the need for a fourth arm...)

[@sonnynguyen8012]

Thank you for great idea.

[@dixsigns1717]

Thank you, very informative.

[@spencercolgan]

Good job gene!

[@1lupus]

Just saved me a sore back. Thanks.

[@tamdaonguyen8486]

I enjoy your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience...to people. Good karma Bro !

[@extraart1]

Really like the rope method- thanks

[@gpvaneron1584]

immensely useful video. thank you!

[@GeneLonergan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@billcoley8520]

Thanks for the first method. I liked it because I knew the other ways

[@ScorpionRegent]

Gene Lonerman - Good video. Being a knots guy, I'm partial to the sling done with a simple sheet bend. In addition to its simplicity I like that it's stable because it lifts at the corners and not at one fixed point. You could also tie up a similar sling with a bowline loop on each end if you don't quite have 19' of rope. If the rope is too long, (why have 19' when you can have 20 or more,) you can add a figure eight loop on one end, or even both, to take up of the slack. The toggle and hook is a nice quick build with lots of alternative uses.

[@mortega561]

Thank you, very helpful

[@CarlosPortoPhotography]

Great Tips. Thanks for sharing it.

[@GeneLonergan]

Carlos Porto You are welcome Carlos. Gene

[@evanparker]

superb tricks! thanks

[@Dreamster399]

Great tips.

[@TheArozconpollo]

Thank you brother, just what I needed!

[@GeneLonergan]

Glad it helped. Thanks for the support.

[@jameshalliwell4121]

Thank you 🙏

[@pkbuilderfamily.7934]

Thank you.

[@ZenyWorld]

Thank you sir.

[@philiprobert1332]

Hi Gene, So glad to discover your site. Great projects that we all need! Well done and keep it up forever. :-)

[@GeneLonergan]

Welcome aboard!

[@evelynbecky]

I like the one you made with the dowel cause it's small and customizable...thanks for sharing.

[@laragreene8328]

THANKS SO MUCH!! You made that so easy to pick up my plywood it totally made my day!! (I am female,btw,and definitely not use to carrying heavy plywood even for home projects! Now its so much easier! :-)

[@GeneLonergan]

Glad I could help!

[@UrquidiGuitars]

Thaaaaaaank you sir! Good man!

[@seanmcaleavy2369]

Great tips! Thanks! I just subscribed.

[@ellismedavoy7314]

Excellent!

[@1033141]

very good. thank you sir

[@spoletosposi]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 well done !

[@brianmosse]

I thank you and so does my back, cheers mate

[@GeneLonergan]

Glad to help

[@SKURRASKURR]

Thank you

[@daniellm2001]

Gracias... Es la primera vez que veo algo así...

[@jimchallender4616]

Good thinking - My next projects. Thanks!!!

[@GeneLonergan]

Great!

[@jamelynch4474]

thanks a bunch

[@stephenfiore9960]

Ingenious

[@Timbolele]

Brilliant! Thanks

[@GeneLonergan]

Glad you liked it!

[@swagtofly123]

The string with the wood and hook is my favorite I'm going to be using that one on my job site

[@GeneLonergan]

+Elmo Garcia I like that also. Gene

[@Z71Ranger]

Wow... Thanks...

[@eNeVeFamily]

Great video.

[@GeneLonergan]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tyronesunde8314]

This is a good idea. Are there any suggestions for solo hanging 3/4" plywood on a wall?

[@variabletime]

Long hay hook works good too.

[@petermead7510]

Thank you!!

[@GeneLonergan]

You're welcome!

[@user-qm8dz8dn7h]

Thank you for sharing this with every one I am willing to buy a 122×244 cm white board sheet soon and I'm thinking about transporting it in publish bus by hanging out somehow outside the window.. but still thinking about how to fix it from the bottom so it's not going to hit cars next to bus when turning to its direction

[@eddyoddrod]

I like the rope and dowel

[@GalaXy808]

smart men,nice

[@kullcraven]

Those are pretty good, i moved thousands of sheets of plywood and melamine over the years as a cabinet maker. Tho we just grabbed from the bottom and went with them on our shoulder. This looks alot easier lol

[@GeneLonergan]

Hello Kullcraven Bushcraft. I know what you mean. Sometimes I would end up hurting myself in a funny spot; not being able to move my shoulder, pain behind my knee, lower back. Weird. Must be age. Gene:)

[@AntonyBartlett]

This is what youtube is about. Useful content that looks like your neighbor made it.😊

[@GeneLonergan]

Glad you likedit.

[@SitesThatSuck]

Stanley panel carrier at home depot costs $7 and works great.

[@charlescoker7752]

Thanks!

[@GeneLonergan]

You bet!

[@leslieroberts6029]

Thanks buddy, this is very helpful - 5 ft tall woman here going to put this to the test. Haha

[@GeneLonergan]

Good luck!

[@Andr120]

Большое спасибо.

[@SatyamTechTricks]

Good !dea sir...!

[@sajidullah]

nice

[@efczmrbavas9879]

Спасибо большое. Всё чётко и понятно.

[@justcallmebookworm7543]

smart!

[@waynemiller6070]

Great tips gene. Much less expensive than the massage I just paid for after moving plywood yesterday. ;)

[@GeneLonergan]

Ow. Gene

[@jimsmithsr.9106]

+wayne miller but less fun...

[@big1finger]

Great ideas, I use the store bought one myself. A few years back I sat on porch watching boy on the roof of 3 houses tearing off for new roof. Suddenly a guy about 5 foot 8 went to the load of sheathing that had been delivered. He cut the tie downs, slid the top sheet by the end and tipped it down where he could get a hand in the middle of the 4 foot end, grabbed the panel with his right hand moved the panel to the 14 foot ladder, climbed to the roof level and threw the panel off on to the roof. He did about 10 of these before he stopped and barked something in Spanish for someone to move the panels. I asked a;; the roofers in town it they could do that and the answer was HELL NO. I figure if I need to move 4x8 panels I would get myself a hard working Hispanic that can climb a ladder with a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood and save my back, whats left of it.

[@dandavis8300]

The guy's gonna wear his back out and have to get on some kind of disability early 40's.

[@ScorpionRegent]

You have to respect solid "MexiCan" work ethic. No one can accuse that guy of not earning his wage.

[@samuelbhend2521]

First solution is the best one. But still I would make two major improvements to it: 1.) Take the rope on the outer side of the sheet, so the sheet sits under your arm. No need for the second hand you don't need to walk "twisted", wich gets quite fast quite painfull. 2.) put a dowell in the middle too, to get more comfortable grip Notice: this comment is NOT meant to criticise, but to share my ideas about improving an already great idea!

[@divyajnana]

excellente tamale, 19' of rope, great!

[@GeneLonergan]

divyajnana Thank you. Gene

[@piqua793]

Like your first hint

[@AMC-eq3jr]

When carrying sheet goods, watch out for the wind. I went sailing one time. Thanks for sharing.

[@GeneLonergan]

Good tip!

[@johnpoe8887]

i bought a gorilla griper and made a swing arm for my track saw table, easy, easy, EASY !

[@darrylportelli]

Genius mate ... Used a ratchet strap and i didnt even have to learn to tie that knot hhehehehe

[@psychobunny32]

pretty cool

[@GeneLonergan]

+Missy Rabbit Thanks Missy Rabbit

[@pettytheft79]

What about carrying panels diagonally up stairs?

[@kevinl9180]

Genius

[@GeneLonergan]

Wow. Thanks.

[@phillertora7564]

For those of us too cheap to spend money on things like this - THANKS

[@GeneLonergan]

Glad to help.

[@MrMiles40]

Nice- I'm gonna make each one. Cause I can rarely find anything one specific tool at any given time. LOL

[@seanmcaleavy2369]

Hahahahaha no shit! Me too!

[@cameriqueTV]

If you got an old 4-legged walking cane from someone, those work great!

[@DiscoFang]

The last one is great if you like squashing your fingers. You missed the most basic addition to make it line the store version.

[@jeffmurnahan]

Idk how to do that knot. What’ts it called

[@silasgroenning]

Will it work up the stairs :0?