baltic birch plywood

cargen · 28-03-2015 04:56PM #1

Hi,

I am planning to diy a bookshelf.
Can you advice where I can find Baltic birch plywood for a good price in Dublin area

Thanks

knickerbocker · 28-03-2015 07:51PM

Woodworkers on Mount Tallant Ave, Terenure. 18mm is about €60 for an 8'x4', they also do a 5'x5' 18mm interior (not boil proof) for about the €40 mark.

www.woodworkers.ie

The Duk · 28-03-2015 07:59PM

strahan timber has great ply. You can see the shoe rack I made with their ply in one of my old posts.

cargen · 29-03-2015 10:21AM

Thanks.
I will send an email for a quotation to both.
I checked on internet, they both have birch plywood bb/bb quality.
Do you think they have both the same quality or one is better than the other?

recipio · 29-03-2015 01:55PM

cargen wrote: »

Thanks.
I will send an email for a quotation to both.
I checked on internet, they both have birch plywood bb/bb quality.
Do you think they have both the same quality or one is better than the other?

If you need furniture grade plywood check the sheets first. They have a nasty habit of putting 'patches' into defects in the Birch veneer. I bought two sheets unseen and one of them has dozens of patches.

knickerbocker · 29-03-2015 06:33PM

recipio wrote: »

If you need furniture grade plywood check the sheets first. They have a nasty habit of putting 'patches' into defects in the Birch veneer. I bought two sheets unseen and one of them has dozens of patches.

A guide to the grading here:

http://www.wolstenholme.com/plywood-products/baltic-birch/grading/

most of the sheets commonly stocked in Ireland tend to be BB/BB.

recipio · 29-03-2015 08:00PM

knickerbocker wrote: »

A guide to the grading here:

http://www.wolstenholme.com/plywood-products/baltic-birch/grading/

most of the sheets commonly stocked in Ireland tend to be BB/BB.

Interesting. I have over a dozen patches on both sides of 12mm ply so its more like BB/CP. There is also a run of yellowish veneer on one side. If I were doing something like a kitchen or display units the BB/B premium grade is obviously the one to go for although none of them seem to be perfect ?

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