Plywood

Description

Plywood has technical and decorative values. Used in furniture and applications requiring strength.
Sometimes referred to as Multiplex beech panel, this is ideal for worktops, benches / bench tops and tabletops.
Specifications: 1220MM*2440MM;1250MM*2500MM
1220MM*2500MM;915MM*2135MM and can also be Customize
Panel Sizes
Metric: 2440 x 1220 – 2130 x 1220 – 2500 x 1250
Imperial: 8ft x 4ft – 7ft x 4ft
Cut Size Panels: Available, call to discuss
Grades:I – II – III – IV (B – BB – CP – C)
Bonding
EN314-2 class 3 (previously WBP: Weather and Boil Proof) dark brown glue
MR (moisture resistant) interior, colourless glue
Moisture Content
10% (+/- 5%) to EN322
Formaldehyde
In accordance with the standard EN 13986 the formaldehyde emission meets the Class E1 requirements (test method EN 717 Part 2)
Packing (sheets per pack)
4mm (190) – 6.5mm (140) – 9mm (100) – 12mm (50) – 15mm (40) – 18mm (35) – 21mm (30) – 24mm (25) – 27mm (22) – 30mm (20) – 35mm (17)
Plies
The number of laminations – 1.4mm thick veneers, cross bonded
4mm (3 ply) – 6.5mm (5 ply) – 9mm (7 ply) – 12mm (9 ply) – 15mm (11 ply) – 18mm (13 ply) – 21mm (15 ply) – 24mm (17 ply) – 27mm (19 ply) – 30mm (21 ply) – 35mm (25 ply)
Core Options
Beech Face & Core: beech
Deciduous Face: beech / Core: birch, alder, beech
Combi Face: beech / Core: birch, alder, beech, pine
Weight
Beech throughout: 800kg per M3

I Grade
The highest quality plywood
maximum 3 repair patches (plugs) per M2
filled unsound knots up to 6mm (2 per M2)
filled splits up to 1/10th panel length, 3mm wide, (3 per M2)
slight discolouration permitted
pin knots permitted, up to 15mm (not more than 30mm cumulative diameter per M2)
II Grade
High-quality plywood
maximum 6 repair patches (plugs) per M2
filled unsound knots & holes up to 10mm (3 per M2)
filled splits up to 1/5th panel length, 5mm wide, (3 per M2)
slight discolouration permitted
knots permitted, up to 35mm
III Grade
repair patches (unlimited)
filled unsound knots & holes up to 40mm
filled splits up to 1/3 panel length, 20mm wide, (3 per M2)
slight discolouration permitted
knots permitted, up to 50mm
glue penetration up to 5% of panel surface
sanding through up to 1% of panel surface
Defects at the edges up to 5mm
IV Grade
The lowest grade plywood. Not sanded, open defects of wood structure and processing defects are allowed.

For construction purposes when face grade is not important i.e. packaging