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   4DThinker | May 19, 2003 07:38am | #1

   The only sheet size of true baltic birch plywood I have ever seen is 5' x 5'.  We use tons of it in our furniture design program.  When a student needs similar looking wood of longer lengths, we resort to other hardwood plywood that come in 4' x 8' sheets.  You can get american birch veneered lumber-core plywood most places.  I've also occasionally seen apple plywood, and some others with more consistant inner plys that I can't think of the name for right now.

   If you absolutely have to get a strip longer than 5', see if it can be cut diagonally out of the 5'x5' sheet.  Expect considerable waste, though.

   4DThinker

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   jeffp | May 19, 2003 04:30pm | #4

   Thanks to all for your advice on the baltic birch plywood

   JP

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   HowardAcheson | May 19, 2003 06:16pm | #5

   Here is a source for 8'x4' sheets for Russian baltic birch.

   http://www.birchplywood.com/

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   jeffp | May 19, 2003 06:38pm | #6

   Many thanks for the birch plywood info

   JP

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   Tac4 | May 24, 2003 06:41pm | #7

   Last week on Woodworks David Marks said apple ply had nothing to do with apple wood and was marketed as such in order for an American product to compete with baltic birch. "Apple ply" sounds like "apple pie" and what is more American than that? I'd never heard of it before. Of course, he is on the left coast.But honey, I can make money if I had just one more tool. Really.

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   Andrew | May 19, 2003 08:14am | #2

   I've bought 4 X 8 sheets of baltic birch before from my local plywood distributor, however they're in Canada. Check with the local cabinet shops to see where they get their plywood, as there's a good chance that their supplier will be able to get you larger sheets. However, I've noticed the quality of baltic birch has gone downhill, and now isn't nearly as flat as it used to be. You might want to consider something else if you won't be veneering over it.

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   migraine | May 19, 2003 02:29pm | #3

   Anderson International Trading (or is it Anderson Trading?) in Anaheim, Calif.  I believe thay shipp and the also carry a HUGE stock oc tubes and curved components.  They also carry 3ply that is less than 1/32", about the thickness of a standard business card(It ain't cheap)