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Alder Plywood
Ash Plywood: White & Natural
Aspen Plywood
Birch Plywood: Hood Ply
Birch Plywood: White, Natural & Red
Cedar Plywood, Aromatic
Cherry Plywood, American
Cypress Plywood, Yellow
Grandis Plywood, Red
Hickory Plywood
Maple Plywood, White & Natural
Maple Plywood: White & Natural: Pre-Finished
Maple Hood Ply, White
Maple Hood Ply, White: Pre-Finished
Oak Plywood, Red
Oak Plywood, White
Pine Plywood, Eastern White (Knotty)
Poplar Plywood, Yellow
Walnut Plywood, American
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Alder Plywood
Ash Plywood: White & Natural
Aspen Plywood
Birch Plywood: Hood Ply
Birch Plywood: White, Natural & Red
Cedar Plywood, Aromatic
Cherry Plywood, American
Cypress Plywood, Yellow
Grandis Plywood, Red
Hickory Plywood
Maple Plywood, White & Natural
Maple Plywood: White & Natural: Pre-Finished
Maple Hood Ply, White
Maple Hood Ply, White: Pre-Finished
Oak Plywood, Red
Oak Plywood, White
Pine Plywood, Eastern White (Knotty)
Poplar Plywood, Yellow
Walnut Plywood, American
Alder Plywood
General Characteristics:
Alder is the preferred Cherry substitute for residential cabinetry and millwork. The excellent machining and finishing characteristics coupled with the cost savings make Alder the easy choice for any interior woodworking project.
Availability:
- 1/4″ A-C, A-4, B-4, and C-C
- 1/2″ A-C and B-2
- 3/4″ A-2, A-C, B-2, and C-C
- 3/4″ 5×8 A-4
- Plain Sliced and Plank Matched Faces
- Veneer Core, MDF Core, and Combi Core
Ash Plywood: White & Natural
General Characteristics:
Ash has almost white sapwood with a brown to yellow heartwood. This American species has a coarse, straight grain that is heavy and stiff. Ash may have a hard, medium, or soft texture depending on the region where it is grown. Ash’s good machining, excellent finishing, and excellent bending qualities make it a great choice for interior applications. This product is offered in both white and natural.
Availability:
- 1/4″ A-4, B-2 and B-4
- 1/2″ A-1, B-1 and B-2
- 3/4″ A-1 and B-2
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece & Spliced) and Plain Sliced Faces
- Veneer Core, MDF Core, and Combi Core
Aspen Plywood
General Characteristics:
Aspen grows in the USA and Canada and is related to Cottonwood and Canadian Poplar. Aspen is whitish to creamy-grey in color with a straight, even, and fine grain pattern. Aspen is soft and lightweight making it an excellent choice for the cores of veneer core plywood. Machining and finishing properties are only fair because of the wooly grain that sometimes occurs in Aspen.
Availability:
- 1/4″ (5.2mm) Good 1 Side
- 1/2″ (12mm) Good 2 Side
- 3/4″ (18mm) Good 2 Side
- 1″ (25mm) Good 2 Side
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece & Spliced) Faces
- Veneer Core
Birch Plywood: Hood Ply
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Availability:
- White & Natural
- 3/4″ Proprietary Grade
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece) Faces
- Veneer Core
Birch Plywood: White, Natural & Red
General Characteristics:
White Birch, Sweet Birch, and Yellow Birch are all members of the group that is collectively known in North America as Birch. Birch grows in the United States and Canada. It has a fine texture with straight grain that contains yellow sapwood and heartwood that is brown with a reddish hint. Birch is hard and heavy in weight. It has good machining and excellent finishing characteristics. Birch is used for a painted or stained interior application.
Availability:
- 1/8″ A-4 Bending
- 1/4″ B-4 Beaded
- 1/4″ B-2 and B-4
- 1/2″ A-1, B-2 and C-3
- 3/4″ A-1, A-2, B-2, C-3, and D-3
- 3/4″ 4×10 B-2
- 3/4″ 5×8 A-4
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece & Spliced) Faces
- Veneer Core and MDF Core
Cedar Plywood, Aromatic
General Characteristics:
Aromatic Cedar grows in the eastern half of the United States. It contains very little of the white sapwood with the majority of the tree being a purplish-to-red heartwood. Aromatic Cedar has a straight, fine-textured grain that is moderately heavy and dense. It is most commonly used to line closets or trunks due to the distinct smell of this wood. #1 Common is the clearest grade available in Aromatic Cedar. It contains many pin knots due to the abundance of small limbs that grow from the trunk of the tree. Aromatic Cedar machines excellently and finishes well.
Availability:
- 1/4″ A-3 and A-4
- 1/2″ A-2
- Plain Sliced Faces
- Veneer Core
Cherry Plywood, American
General Characteristics:
Cherry grows in the eastern half of the United States. The sapwood is nearly white with a pinkish to dark red heartwood. Cherry is used for interior applications and has a fine, straight, and closed grain. It is hard textured, and machines and finishes excellently.
Availability:
- 1/4″ B-4 Beaded
- 1/4″ A-4, B-1, B-2 and B-4
- 1/2″ A-2 and B-2
- 3/4″ A-1 and B-2
- 3/4″ 4×10 A-1
- 3/4″ A-4 and 5X8
- Plain Sliced Faces
- Veneer Core and MDF Core
Cypress Plywood, Yellow
General Characteristics:
Yellow Cypress is also referred to as Bald Cypress. It grows in the Southeastern United States and contains a yellow to yellowish-red color. The springwood is soft and hard summerwood that is moderately durable. The machining and finishing properties are excellent causing it to gain in popularity among woodworkers.
Availability:
- 1/4″ A-3
- 1/2″ A-2
- 3/4″ A-1
- Plain Sliced Faces
- Veneer Core
Grandis Plywood, Red
General Characteristics:
This species offers a straight grain and a consistent medium pink color that can be finished to resemble other fine wood species. Red Grandis is a top-quality solid wood product. It is ideally suited for high-end applications in residential and commercial use, including furniture, cabinets, mouldings, interior design, doors, and windows, satisfying the needs of the most demanding markets.
Availability:
- 1/4” B-1, B-2, B-2 and B-4
- 1/2” B-1
- 3/4” B-1 and B-2
- Plain Sliced Faces
- Veneer Core and MDF Core
Hickory Plywood
General Characteristics:
In the lumber industry, Pecan, Pignut, and Butternut are all common names for Hickory. The color varies from almost white sapwood to a dark brown to pinkish heartwood. Most people are drawn to this species because of its varying and inconsistent color. Hickory is heavy, hard, and tough making it difficult to machine and finish.
Availability:
- 1/4″ A-2, A-4, B-2 and B-4
- 1/2″ B-2
- 3/4″ A-1 and B-2
- Plain Sliced Faces
- Veneer Core and MDF Core
Maple Plywood, White & Natural
General Characteristics:
Other common names for Hard maple are sugar maple and hard rock maple. Hard Maple grows in the Eastern United States and Canada with a color that is creamy white to a pinkish tinge. The grain is closed and straight that is sometimes curly with a fine texture. This species is very hard and tough which is moderately difficult to machine. The finishing properties are great once it is machined properly. Birds-eye Maple figure is also produced from the Hard Maple log.
Availability:
- 1/4″ B-2 and B-4 Beaded
- 1/4″ A-1, A-4, B-2, B-4, and C-4
- 1/4″ 4×10 B-4
- 1/2″ A-1, B-2, B-4, and C-3
- 3/4″ A-1, B-2, C-2 and D-3
- 3/4″ 4×10 B-2 and C-2
- 3/4″ A-3 and 5×8
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece & Spliced) and Plain Sliced Faces
- Veneer Core and MDF Core
Maple Plywood: White & Natural: Pre-Finished
Availability:
- 1/4″ B-2 and C-4 UV1S
- 3/8″ C-2 UV1S
- 1/2″ C-2 UV1S and UV2S
- 5/8″ C-2 UV2S
- 3/4″ B-2, C-2 and C-3 UV1S and UV2S
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece) Faces
- Veneer Core
Maple Hood Ply, White
Availability:
- 1/4″, 1/2″ and 3/4″
- Proprietary Grade
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece) Faces
- Veneer Core
Maple Hood Ply, White: Pre-Finished
Availability:
- 1/4″ UV1S
- 1/2″ UV1S and UV2S
- 3/4″ UV1S and UV2S
- Proprietary Grade
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece) Faces
- Veneer Core
Oak Plywood, Red
General Characteristics:
Commonly named for the region that it grows. Southern Red Oak, Northern Red Oak, and Appalachian Red Oak are all part of the Red Oak family. Red Oak grows in the eastern half of the United States and Southeast Canada. The Sapwood can be grayish to white in color, while the heartwood is pinkish to red to wheat in color depending on the area it was harvested. This species has an open grain that is straight and coarse in texture. It is hard and heavy with excellent machining and finishing properties.
Availability:
- 1/4″ B-2 and B-4 Beaded
- 1/4″ A-2, B-2 and B-4
- 1/2″ A-1, B-2 and C-3
- 3/4″ A-1, B-2 and C-3
- 3/4″ B-4 and 5×8
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece & Spliced) and Plain Sliced Faces
- (Rift Sawn and Quarter Sawn also available)
- Veneer Core, MDF Core, and PB Core
Oak Plywood, White
General Characteristics:
White Oak grows in the eastern half of the United States and Southeast Canada. The sapwood is whitish to light brown and the heartwood is light brown to a rich dark brown. With its excellent exterior durability, White Oak is often used in the manufacturing of wood boats or the decks and interior of other boats. This species is straight-grained and has a coarse texture. It is heavy and strong with excellent machining and finishing properties.
Availability:
- 1/4″ A-4 and B-4
- 1/2″ B-2
- 3/4″ A-1 and B-2
- Rotary Cut (Whole Piece & Spliced) and Plain Sliced Faces
- (Rift Sawn and Quarter Sawn also available)
Pine Plywood, Eastern White (Knotty)
General Characteristics:
Commonly known as just White Pine and grows in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. It has a large ring of sapwood that is pale white with a creamy to reddish narrow heartwood. EWP has a straight grain that has little contrast and a fine texture. It is light in weight with excellent finishing and machining properties. Most of the EWP that is used in the cabinet and millwork industry is a knotty, furniture grade that contains knots that are approximately 1″ in diameter and scattered throughout the boards.
Availability:
- 1/4″ A-4, B-4 and C-4
- 1/2″ B-2 and C-2
- 3/4″ B-2 and C-2
- Plain Sliced Faces
- Veneer Core and MDF Core
Poplar Plywood, Yellow
General Characteristics:
Poplar is commonly known as American Tulipwood which grows east of the Mississippi River in the United States. The sapwood is nearly white with a greenish to brown to purple heartwood. It has a straight grain with a fine texture. Poplar is only moderately heavy and hard with excellent machining and finishing properties. The majority of the Poplar used in millwork will be painted.
Availability:
- 1/4″ B-4
- 1/2″ B-2
- 3/4″ B-2
- Rotary Cut (Spliced) Faces
- Veneer Core
Walnut Plywood, American
General Characteristics:
Walnut grows in the Eastern United States and Southern Canada. The sapwood is yellowish-brown and will darken when steamed while the heartwood is brown to a rich chocolate color. The grain is straight, sometimes curly, and is medium in texture. Walnut is heavy, hard, strong, and durable. Sapwood is only a defect in “A” face veneer plywood, while the other grades do allow sapwood. The machining and finishing properties are excellent.
Availability:
- 1/4″ A-4, B-2, and B-4
- 1/2″ A-2, A-4, and B-2
- 3/4″ A-1 and B-2
- 3/4″ A-4 and 5×8
- Plain Sliced Faces
- Veneer Core and MDF Core