I don't know what's up with...
Matthew W from Tracy, CA
Posted January 5, 2013
I don't know what's up with some of the reviews on here! I've ordered several pieces of this in different thicknesses and it was always high quality. Yes, there are some of those football shaped patches on the surface, but I've always seen that in Baltic Birch ply. And the surface was always nice and flush, even with the repairs. Plus, the plies had no voids in them, even after I cut the pieces to the size I needed. I'll be honest, I don't think it would be good to use for staining or clear coating because of the repairs on the surface. However, if you're going to be building a project that will be painted over or if you need a nice solid substrate for some expensive veneer on a table top, this stuff is pretty much ideal since it's flat, stable, and extremely low on voids between the plies. I wouldn't be afraid at all to recommend this stuff for painting and veneering projects!
This is excellent quality plywood. Voids...
John D from Albany, NY
Posted February 16, 2012
This is excellent quality plywood. Voids are few and far between and more often than not I have clear faces with small football shaped plugs on one side. Very easy to work around. It's hard to find locally so I stock up on the 24x30x1/2" sheets whenever rockler puts them on sale. I use it most often for jigs and control panels, and for those purposes it works perfectly.
Excellent plywood! I needed 1/4" baltic...
Jon H from Deland, FL
Posted April 26, 2011
Excellent plywood! I needed 1/4" baltic birch for the bottom of a chess/checkers set I was building. The plywood arrived from Rockler in record time, was packaged so well there was no damage, and the quality was superb. There were no voids that I could see along cut lines, no fillers or plugs. One side showed beautiful grain with a couple of small knots that really added character. The other side was nice with straight grain. I am more than satisfied with the plywood and Rockler in general.
