Plywood Birch B/BB 18 mm

Order cut-to-size plywood birch sheets online

Plywood birch is one of the most popular types of wooden sheets. It is strong, smooth and has an attractive edge finish that is used for many visual applications. Easily order cut-to-size plywood birch online. Plywood can be cut or milled to size into various shapes. The most commonly chosen shape is a rectangle, but we also mill circles, ovals, hexagons or even parallelograms for you. Do you want to have your do-it-yourself project neatly finished? Then choose one of the available (edge) finishes.

Plywood birch: what is it?

Plywood birch is the most popular variant of plywood for indoor use because it is the best choice in terms of quality. It is glued waterproof as standard and has a clearer wood grain compared to poplar plywood. Moreover, birch is a hardwood species. This plywood sheet is much harder than poplar, a softwood species. So it can take a beating! This also makes the material more durable. Plywood birch has a natural, light brown colour with sleek and decorative edges. With plywood birch, the wood grain is clearly visible, which causes the coarse flames in the wood. The wood grain pattern runs in the longitudinal direction of the sheet material by default.

Plywood birch is made up of various birch veneer layers. These layers are glued crosswise on top of each other. This results in a stable sheet. However, for the wood that is glued, during sawing and machining of plywood birch, tension may be released which may cause longer sheets to have a slight curvature.

Plywood quality birch B/BB

The quality of plywood is indicated by letter combinations. There is a letter indication for the visible side (top side) and one for the backside (bottom side). This refers to the quality of the veneer, the quality of the gluing for example is indicated differently. B/BB is an example of a common quality, which can be used for decorative applications. The first letter (in this case B) indicates the quality of the visible side and the second letter (in this case BB) indicates the quality of the back side. Read more about all visible qualities here. 

This board material also has a B/BB visible side. The top side has sight quality B. B-grade veneers may have minor blemishes. Slight discolourations and minor repairs are also permitted. Small colour nuances are allowed. Knots and sapwood may be present. The underside is coarser. With BB-quality veneers, drosses are permitted. These are small cuts from the veneer that have been replaced by a flawless piece of veneer. Propping is therefore a way of repairing defects. Small cracks in the veneer (especially near the edges) are also permitted.

Available thicknesses of plywood birch

Plywood can be ordered in different thicknesses. You can easily specify your desired thickness during the ordering process. This way you can be sure that the sheet material meets your requirements: both the size and thickness of the material. The following thicknesses are available: 6.5 mm, 9 mm, 12 mm, 15 mm, 18 mm, 21 mm, 24 mm, 27 mm, 30 mm and 40 mm.

Machining plywood birch sheets

Plywood is a sheet material that is easy to work with when you have sharp tools at your disposal. For drilling holes, we recommend a wood drill with centring tip. Pre-drilling is also recommended with this sheet material. This sheet material can discolour prematurely, so always finish it with a (clear) varnish, stain or paint. Use an edge sealer to finish the edges of plywood to prevent the lacquer or stain from being absorbed into the sheet material, which can lead to the veneer layers loosening.

Specific applications of Plywood Birch

Plywood birch is very suitable for projects such as floorboards, finishing work, moulds, but also for decorative applications such as tabletops, a counter top, a (partition) wall, furniture and toys.

Alternatives to birch plywood sheets

Is birch plywood not the right wood for your job? If you are looking for plywood for outdoor use, plywood okoumé waterproof is a good alternative. Looking for a different look? View our other plywood panels here: