Originally Posted by
Jonathan Jung
This might be a dumb question, but what does BB do that other plywood can't? For starters, right off the bat it requires significant more sanding.
One of the biggest differences is the inner core is birch as well as the face and back. The inner core is made up of more layers of veneer so if a standard 3/4" sheet has a 5 layer core, Baltic birch has more like 11 layers plus the front and back. It makes it more stable. Many of the US manufacturers will use soft wood core in their standard hardwood plywood, so the only part of the plywood that is hardwood is the face and the back.
Then, of course, there is the quality of the face and back with Baltic birch which is superior to birch grown elsewhere.
Last edited by Rich Aldrich; 03-29-2022 at 10:05 PM.
Thank you,
Rich Aldrich
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