A bit on Baltic birch

[Winston]

Not really much to know, but...

MATERIALS TO KNOW: BALTIC BIRCH

https://hackaday.com/2016/04/26/materials-to-know-baltic-birch/

Comments on that site are often humorous.

Waterjet says:
April 26, 2016 at 10:10 am

Baltic birch is the same as other plywoods in a few ways as well. Namely that it is still plywood. Which means it still contains formaldehyde, still molds, warps, absorbs moisture, is flammable, is heavy yet not terribly strong, is pretty terrible to breath in when working with it. It’s cheap, though, so there’s that.

Gerrit Coetzee says:
April 26, 2016 at 10:22 am

What material do you use instead?

assdf says:
April 26, 2016 at 11:29 am

A graphite nanotube fibers weaved with platinum and the tears of my enemies mostly.

Alexander Medvedev says:
April 26, 2016 at 10:39 am

>Which means it still contains formaldehyde

Here in Russia we do have a sort of plywood called FBA (ФБ&#1040. It’s made with some special albumin-casein glue and is completely eco-friendly. The only problem is that plywood is not that much moisture-resistant.

bkwilli says:
April 26, 2016 at 11:46 am

Wood bound with milk and egg protein… Hmm, sounds like what we in the USA call an Egg McMuffin.

Ultimate Guide to Baltic Birch Plywood

https://www.woodworkerssource.com/b...-birch-plywood-why-its-better-when-to-use-it/

 

[rharshberger]

I love working with BB plywood, it cuts, holds screws, and finishes as well or better than natural solid boards. I commonly use it for rocket construction as well.

 

[o1d_dude]

I love working with BB plywood, it cuts, holds screws, and finishes as well or better than natural solid boards. I commonly use it for rocket construction as well.

Amen, brother.

 

[g zilla]

Good multi ply BB or even finnish ply is stonger than most woods

 

[tomsteve]

for anyone interested i get bb ply from ocooch hardwoods
https://ocoochhardwoods.com/plywood.php

its not an aircraft grade, but,imo, pretty high quality. ive used it a LOT for scrollsaw fretwork-all thicknesses from 1/8" to 3/4" for quite a few years and have yet to find a void.
good prices,too.

 

[cavecentral]

Any idea if the 1/8" is 3-ply or 5-ply?

for anyone interested i get bb ply from ocooch hardwoods
https://ocoochhardwoods.com/plywood.php

its not an aircraft grade, but,imo, pretty high quality. ive used it a LOT for scrollsaw fretwork-all thicknesses from 1/8" to 3/4" for quite a few years and have yet to find a void.
good prices,too.

 

[tomsteve]

Any idea if the 1/8" is 3-ply or 5-ply?

3 ply.

 

[cavecentral]

Guessed that by the price.