BIRCH PLYWOOD
One of the most widely used woods for plywood worldwide. Besides regular sheets of plywood, Birch veneer is also used for doors, furniture, and paneling and it is one of our top sellers! Available in a variety of thicknesses and grades. Birch Plywood is also available prefinished with a durable UV-cured top coat.
Birch plywood is a hardwood plywood that is widely known for its panel strength, grain texture, durability, and ease of finishing.
Birch trees, which are deciduous, are the source of the plywood panels. They are fast-growing hardwoods totaling 30-50 species around the world. The life expectancy of most birch trees is 60-90 years, and on average, they attain a maximum height of less than 30 meters and a maximum diameter of 40 centimeters. Birch trees are monoecious and can readily colonize open terrain as well as woodland systems, making them a renewable resource. Birch plywood is manufactured in three primary source areas:
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North America
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Northern Europe
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Northern Asia
Features
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Readily abundant and primarily available in a rotary cut
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Excellent strength, stiffness, wear and impact resistance
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Smooth and durable surface
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Fine even texture
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Stain and paint friendly
B/BB: Single piece face and back veneer. Face veneers are considered clear and free of defects with a light-uniform color. Back allows 3-6 color matched patches, which are oval in shape and egg sized. Inner cores are solid birch single piece veneers.
BB/BB: Single piece face and back. Both face and back veneers allow 3-6 small color-matched patches on average and some light mineral streaks. Tight pin knots may be present. Inner cores are solid single piece veneers.
BB/CP: Single piece face and back. The “CP” back veneers are downgraded from “BB” grade veneers, which allow for unlimited patches and sound knots, but does not allow for open defects. Inner cores are solid birch single piece veneers.
CP/CP: Single piece face and back. Face and back grade veneers allow unlimited sound knots and repaired splits and unlimited patches. The panel is sound both sides and designed for laminating.
C/C: Patches, open knots, and small veneer splits allowed. Veneer lap and small core voids permitted. This panel is not sanded and would be used for structural purposes.
