OVERSIZED

Baltic Birch plywood has traditionally only been available in a 5’x5’ sheet format. Over the past ten years, the majority of new investments in Russian Birch plywood mills have been in adding new 4’x8’ production lines. Today we offer wide range of thickness in a 10’x5’ format to allow our customers even greater flexibility in design and production. These large format Baltic Birch plywood panels are produced with whole piece veneer layup and are never scarf jointed. Our 10’x5’ panels are produced with a no-added-Urea-formaldehyde, Phenolic resin. The same glue used in all of our marine plywood panels.

COATING & UV

Wolstenholme International has established partnerships with coating companies at each of our warehouse locations around the country. We offer Flat line UV finishing that can be applied to any of our plywood products in either 5’x5’ or 4’x8’ sheets.

Ultraviolet curing of panels is a cost effective alternative to traditional solvent based spray finishing methods and contains no volatile organic compounds. UV coating of plywood offers an attractive and durable finish and reduces finishing time and increases the productivity of our customers.

Custom tints can be achieved, based on your specifications, to match a desired finish color or gloss.

PLATFORM

Baltic Birch has long been the plywood of choice for applications such as drawer sides, table tops, store fixtures, and children’s toys, where the exposed multi-ply edge offers is visible and requires no additional edge banding. In addition to the multi-ply construction and uniform thickness of core veneers, being aesthetically attractive, this unique construction offers unmatched strength and stability.

North American plywood manufacturers and custom laminators now see the benefits of using Baltic Birch as a core material. We have developed a true platform panel from Russia that is manufactured with the face and back veneer orientation running the width of the panel, so our customers can re-veneer the panel with wood veneer or high pressure laminate, keeping the long grain face veneer at a right angle to the core veneer. The panel is produced slightly oversized in a 98”x49” format to allow the customer to trim the panel back to the standard 48”x96” format after lamination. The thickness of our Baltic Birch panels is manufactured slightly under standard finished thickness to allow for the panel to be built up to finished thickness once a core and balancing back veneer is applied. Baltic Birch platforms have the same tight tolerances that are seen in standard Baltic Birch panels, but special tolerances can be arranged.

Baltic Birch platforms are manufactured with no added Urea Formaldehyde glue, and the same waterproof glue line used in our marine plywood. Baltic Birch platforms are available from each of our warehouse distribution facilities and are available with as FSC certified upon request.

BENDING POPLAR

Poplar plywood produced in northern Italy has carved out a unique niche in the North American market. Unlike Poplar found in other countries, Italian Poplar is extremely white in color and can be stained to take on the appearance of many exotic hardwoods.

When manufactured in 3mm thickness, Italian Poplar is used as a flexible panel that can bend into desired shapes without rupturing the grain of the face veneers, so the panel can be easily stained, painted, or laminated after being formed to meet the desired radius. These thin panels can be used in multiple sheets to achieve thicker curved components or singularly as a face covering for curved surfaces or framework. Available in both 4’x8’ and 8’x4’ face veneer grain orientation, to offer flexibility in use for any curved component application.

Due to the extremely low density of the Poplar plywood produced in Italy, thicker panels are used in application where weight is a primary concern. Lightweight Poplar plywood is produced as a multi-ply panel that offers both, stability and strength, and a lower price point to other engineered options such as honeycomb or foam-core panels.

In additional to traditional applications such as the model making, children’s toys, and furniture, Italian Poplar plywood is commonly used in yacht and R.V. interiors to reduce weight and allow for heavier decorative finishes, such as marble, metal, or denser wood species such as Mahogany.