Plywood, the two ply stuff for making furnature

[CombineHarvester]

Hi All,

Hope someone can help.

I'm after some plywood to construct a desk and shelving for my office, I want to use that two ply stuff that is often seen in shops/hotels/restaurants. so when you are looking at it end on, you can just see two different wood layers, one dark, one light, of equal thickness throughout.

A bit like this:



Idealy I would like 15mm 18mm and 25mm thickness choices.

Thanks in advance

[driverrob]

Wickes & B&Q do interior 18mm ply at about £27 per 8'x4' sheet. Exterior hardwood ply also comes in thinner versions. Not seen any 25mm ply in either place.
Google '25mm plywood uk' for possible local stockists.

[singlecoil]

What you need is BIRCH ply, get it from Meyers Timber etc, and don't call it two ply because people won't know what you are talking about.

http://www.meyertimber.com/products.asp?HeadSectio... Plywood

[Boarder1]

The ply in the photo is actually 7 ply, but as someone previously mentioned most shopfitters will use a birch plywood for an interior use, as its a non-durable specie and any exposure to moisture will make it go mouldy.

25mm thick panel will weigh a ton, especially in 2440 x 1220mm (or 8x4 in old money) and will probably cost you in the region of £60-80 per sheet. If you want good quality then stay away from Chinese produced panels, try and get a Russian or Finnish Birch panel, if someone offers you Chinese, walk-away!

I dont know if Meyer will sell just a couple of sheets, if the dont search for a company called James Latham, they have various depot's around the country. Dont dismiss using a good Far Eastern panel (Malaysian or Indonesian made) but once again if you are offered Chinese "Buyer Beware". The best place to look for a good Chinese panel is Travis Perkins, Jewson also stock good Far Eastern (Malaysian) panels and also Birch I believe, but not at all Branches.

Any questions, just ask and I will try to answer!

Thanks
Boarder1