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Birch Plywood
Cross-laminated veneer sheet with alternating grain direction, which makes it far more dimensionally stable than solid timber. Birch-faced stock is the standard for cabinetwork and jigs.
Properties
- Family
- Wood
- Category
- engineered
- Density
- 0.68 g/cm³ · 680 kg/m³
Densityhow birch plywood compares
Applicationswhere birch plywood is normally specified
CabinetryJigsFurnitureStructural sheathing
Practical notes
- Density is for the panel at about 12% moisture content
- Alternating plies resist warping but edge grain stays exposed
- Interior grades use glues that fail if the panel gets wet
Lumber sizeswhat birch plywood weighs in each nominal size
Lumber size databaseDressed sizes are the same for every species — a 2x4 is 1-1/2 x 3-1/2 in in oak as much as in spruce. What changes is the weight, and that is derived here from birch plywood's density of 0.68 g/cm³.
Tools used on itmatched on the wood family, not on this page
All toolsCircular SawCountersinkDrillHole SawImpact DriverJigsawMitre SawRandom Orbit SanderRouterTwist Drill Bits
Which tools work a material is a property of the family (Wood), not of the individual species — so this list is the same on every wood page, and changes when the tool data changes rather than when this paragraph does.