Birch Plywood

The highest quality birch plywood commercially available. Solid veneers with limited discolouration, no open defects or plug repairs. Suitable for high quality paint, stain or lacquer finish where the end product is intended to be open to display.

Mainly solid veneers with only small repaired veneer splits and pin knots allowed. Larger open knots are repaired with wooden plugs/patches. The shape of the plug repair can be described as ‘oval’ or ‘buttefly’ dependant on manufacturer and the number of repairs is limited to eight per square metre. Some solid light and dark knots are admissible. Generally considered as ‘paint grade’ and used where a solid surface is needed but the visual aspects are not so critical.

Generally as BB grade but with the possibility of a greater number of repairs, open defects and discolouration. This grade can also arise from the rejects of higher grades. Suitable for applications where a strong, stable core is needed but where it is accepted the face quality can vary.

The lowest quality birch plywood. Usually unsanded and allows unlimited open defects. Suitable for applications where a strong, stable core is needed but face grade is not important.