Impressive New Plywood

Heads up! You can get 4x8 sheets at our stores in AZ, or get it cut-to-ship on our website 👍

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Looks great but it’s not widely available. I contacted the manufacturers but they lost interest when I told them I was a hobbyist and not a distributor .

Anyone try using paint or stain on the prefinished sides?

Looks like theres a shiny side? Or both sides shiny? Can you paint or waterproof the shiny side or will it bubble up?

how do you get full 4x8 in Oregon?

I really like your videos. I wish you had shared more information on the drawer trim and hardware you used for this build. It looks great. I' all the way over on the East Coast in Virginia Beach, VA. I' hoping to find a supplier for this plywood.

what do u feel about sandeply? vs birch?

The thing that made Baltic Birch so popular was that it actually looked fantastic on the ends. You can laminate multiple sheets together, sand the edges flat, and finish it for some beautiful pieces. So much so that people use it to build intricate projects "sideways" so that there is the plywood edge on the large faces of the project, from tables to speakers boxes, computer cases, etc. I've actually seen edge banding that looks like the ends of Baltic Birch. Great as this may be for rigidity, it looks absolutely awful on the sides, so definitely consider whether you can cover that up before using it.

Any idea about the source of what you are buying there? That seems to be Russian birch logs peeled in Vietnam or imported veneer over core material from Asia... This should also matter

About 20% of my order was unusable due to delamination (1/2" premcore). Not just little patches here and there, a square foot or so across two pieces (from a test order of 6 1x4 foot pieces) as well as several smaller areas, mostly on those two. The surface finish is lovely, but I can't afford that kind of waste - or risk hidden defects of that size.

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Thanks for sharing your video and talent.
That is impressive
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James

Well done!! Mark!

I would trade my children to get 10 sheets of this stuff. NOBODY Has this stuff in the Midwest.

FYI: Baltic Birch plywood is available in 4 x 8 as well as the usual 5 x 5. My supplier carries both- I have used both.

Always great videos!

Awesome 👌🏻

This is kind of the mid-point between legit BB ply and the cheap Big Box sanded pine ply. Which makes it perfect for some things, but not a true replacement for BB in all cases. BB ply will always be stronger due to all those plies of legit hardwood birch.

Just came here to quickly mention that your videos turned me on to your shops in AZ. Great looking operation! Just placed an order for some 4/4 Cherry and was really happy with the price. More importantly you had very reasonable shipping rates. I appreciate that since I’m in Texas and will usually have to order for delivery.

I will be in AZ in a few weeks for a custom table build, and I do plan on swinging by and checking out the shop.

Quick question, which of your shops is most closely located to San Tan Valley?

Frank
Grumpy Dog Woodworking

Exactly what I've been looking for! Ready to make a modular series of Ron Paulk style benches for on site work.

Hey nice last name Mark 😉

Looks like the outer veneers are paper thin. At first glance it looks like a 7 layer plywood with thick outer veneers, but upon looking hard at the closeups, it seems that these are 9 layer plywood with outer veneers so thin you can hardly see the edge.

So...not a replacement for BB at all. Cheap soft cores. Razor thin veneers. Sounds like sande ply at HD.

Would you go with this if you were going to build cabinets or vanities or would you stick with baltic birch or regular birch instead?

Is that poplar core?

FWIW, when using screws in softer wood like this, save your sanity and glue a piece of hardwood dowel where you want your screw to go, then drill a pilot hole. The screw will go in easily and won't strip out the screw holes or even pull out down the road. The same tip works well for fixing stripped door hinge holes.

most baltic birch comes from russia so that may be off the market due to sanctions. the other source is , obviously , the baltic countries like finland

Didn't know about this stuff I'd love to test it out on my next project- cabinets for shipping container house build, 40% less # = GREAT

I like 5x5 sheets of Russian birch. It's gone from $23 a sheet in Trumps America to $58 a sheet now.

9/32" Baltic Birch is 'exactly' twice the weight of 'normal' 9/32" (5/8") plywood. Baltic Birch is used where 'no voids' is essential - that is: where the interior is more important than the exterior. The exterior does look nice also. But BB is solid and can be structural and strong with screws. I wonder how this 'new' product can be Birch plywood when it is also soft. Impressive, but negatively so for serious applications.

I don’t see 3/4 inch 4x8 sheets on the site.

Used to be we could only get 5x5 Baltic B, but in NY for well over 10yrs 4x8 & 8x4 (grain goes other way) have been available. Glad to be free of the funky size restriction.

Given Baltic Burch’s appeal, why is it we can’t get a match for this made in The US? BB has more plies and a thicker outer ply. It is good but just regret we can’t make a match for this

B.c. Fir it’s a little bit heavier but stronger.

I believe this is what Ron Paulk recommends for his workbenches.

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I hope those werent sheetrock screws holding your pulls on???

During the dark days of lumber, I bought some 3/4 plywood yo build a flip cart. The plywood is trash. Huge voids, poor glue, etc.. one flip use and the cart is falling apart. Screws pull out at joints, etc. Not worth what I paid. Waste of time.

In Aus we call this light weight furniture board. Fit out my motor home with it including the sub floor. Love it. Light and strong. Downside…. the surface is soft and can be easily marked/dented.

How strong is it compared to other plywood? Will it bear as much weight, say, for a workbench?
Thanks much.

Mark
Does your firm sell colored MDF?

for decades in western canada we just dropped or pushed over the large birch trees as the western sawmills only had equipment and markets for softwoods like pine, spruce and fir. by the time anyone reached such beautiful logs of birch they where rotting and just used for fire wood. and when we tree planted in BC, they actually removed birch and aspen new tree growth with even herbicides. it was like someone in Canadas capital 's was micro managing the resources, and wanting mono plantains of pine out west, and hardwood plantains out east. where as sadly hardwoods at certain times of the year can act as fire breaks and reduce the size of forest fires. instead we planted the very flamable trees with high levels of turpentine.

40% lighter means 40% less strength, rigidity, and screw holding power. I suppose it may have a use where light weight is the most important factor.

I thought Baltic Birch was light. This is good to know. I have some RV things that I may replace.

what is the name of that plywood? I don't hear as well as I use too.

Looks like decent plywood, but it looks like REGULAR plywood with filler cores. Definitely not a BB replacement.

looking to do pantry shelving four-foot lengths Would this be strong enough as far as the sag element is concerned/ If not which would be the best product to use and do you have any tricks to maintain the rigidity factor, for the shelves that are?

I'm about to use it on some shop-grade cabinetry; I'll likely paint it as the finish side is aching for primer and a fine BM or equivalent application. Thanks for the upload.

Depending on the project Premcore can be a poor substitute for Baltic Birch. I've used it for several projects and while yes, the veneer surface looks very nice, it is also very, very thin. Thinner even than the birch veneer plywood at Home Depot. It take very little sanding to go through the veneer into the substrate so you have to be careful. The core is also pretty inferior, very low density (not a lot for fasteners to grip into) with huge voids and delaminations. Also, unlike Baltic Birch, the cut edge looks terrible and is fairly fragile. I'd say that yes, Precore will be okay for casework if used carefully but not for anything that needs additional strength like drawers, shelves and shop jigs. And while it's a bit cheaper than Baltic Birch, I wouldn't call is a 'budget' product.