9-ply birch is used for pinball machine playfields. That's how strong, flat, and smooth it is.
@Aleph-Noll3 жыл бұрын
thats real cool
@naikrovek3 жыл бұрын
probably not anymore. pinball machines today seem like they are designed to wear out within a year.
@ColdBrewLobster3 жыл бұрын
Modern pin ball machines are designed so I can't stand in front of them.
@litz133 жыл бұрын
The actual playfields, and the mechanical parts on (and under) them aren't substantially different than a game from the 50s/60s. The circuitry, of course, is vastly different, but the heart of the beast is pretty much the same electro-mechanics, whether it's a 60s game, a 90s game, or a brand new Guns 'n' Roses
@sealsix15353 жыл бұрын
That’s really cool thank you so much
@AmjidMajeed3 жыл бұрын
As a Scotsman living in Scotland, hearing oor Adam pronounce "shite" in the best possible way brings me much joy on this very wet and gloomy Tuesday morning.
@Randog19963 жыл бұрын
Can't begin to explain how much watching this videos have help me to become a creator myself
@Aeidotronics3 жыл бұрын
Is called "Baltic" not "Arctic" everywhere I've seen on the East Coast.
@Beef4Dinner223 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if they were different, but the link in the description was for "baltic" not "arctic", so maybe Adam just had a brain fart?
@ick53533 жыл бұрын
Yep. Never heard it called “Arctic”.
@darkelf2x13 жыл бұрын
A bit of a tangent and partially in Adam's defense (though not addressing plywood), arctic birch is a thing. It comes up in firearms collecting, ex. arctic birch stocks for Finnish Mosin-Nagant rifle
@2812hans3 жыл бұрын
europe marine grade plywood
@adelphus5153 жыл бұрын
It's sometimes refered to as "russian birch plywood" around here.
@Collegeweekyall3 жыл бұрын
The man loves his plywood.
@alexcountryman74893 жыл бұрын
Arctic burch plywood.
@adamdiaz843 жыл бұрын
A man who doesn't love his wood is no man.
@curiousfirely3 жыл бұрын
Great sentences of our time "aid your laser cutter in catching on fire."
@TuomioK3 жыл бұрын
Its funny how me in Finland this situation is reversed and it makes me happy. I have almost never seen that kind of crappy plywood. For me plywood is this beautiful and strong material.
@EliasArcher3 жыл бұрын
What he is referring to as "finish ply" is just plywood that has finished faces, not plywood from Finland. It is most commonly called "cabinet grade" and is indeed usually crap.
@kipparimies3 жыл бұрын
@@EliasArcher Baltic birch plywood is really accessible in Finland and really common, because it is being made here in large quantities.
@drakeorion943 жыл бұрын
Its awful here due to the big box hardware stores.
@TuomioK3 жыл бұрын
@@EliasArcher yeah I know finish ply is not Finnish ply. Finnish ply is what he is referring as arctic ply. We use "arctic ply" in grade school crafts, which I teach.
@EliasArcher3 жыл бұрын
@@TuomioK Yeah, my brain wasn't working right. It was like 2 a.m.
@MichaelAlm3 жыл бұрын
You can get high quality Baltic Birch Ply pre-cut from Rockler and it's really close to the same price as you'd get from the lumberyard. They sell it online too, so you can have it delivered. 👍
@cwell21123 жыл бұрын
The 24" x 30" sheets from Rockler are 35% more expensive per square inch than 60" x 60" sheets from my local place. With shipping, it's almost twice the price. Edit to add: This is comparing Rockler's BB/BB grade to the better B/BB I buy locally.
@rustedfriend3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to tell you this Michael, I think your lumberyard might be expensive ;) I was just curious after reading cwell's comment so I did the math and rockler is about 2.57x the cost of what I usually pay at my yard. And to anyone else reading this, it's still not horribly expensive. If you don't have a good lumber yard near you or you don't have the ability to buy full sheets of plywood, rockler is a great resource. Definitely defer to michael's knowledge. He buys a lot more baltic than I do.
@julianflores20133 жыл бұрын
Baltic birch at my lumber yard is $20 for half inch 60x60”
@jaredzayden43273 жыл бұрын
instablaster
@oswynfaux3 жыл бұрын
Usually called Baltic Birch in Canada and comes in 5' x 5' sheets
@justinherx3 жыл бұрын
It's also called Baltic Birch (sometimes Russian Birch or Finnish Birch) down here in the US. We have a local supplier (Dunn Lumber for anyone in Western WA) who stocks it for a pretty reasonable price, especially compared to the garbage plywood available at the big box stores.
@fotopdo3 жыл бұрын
It’s called Baltic birch in the US as well
@AllTheHobbies3 жыл бұрын
@@justinherx Im in Vancouver Wa and my local supplier calls it Russian birch. Good stuff.
@espalier3 жыл бұрын
1.5 meter x 1.5 meter
@dustinboudreau13323 жыл бұрын
@@justinherx and they deliver! Love Dunn! They also carry A grade walnut ply (among other hardwood species), that place is amazing.
@tiporari3 жыл бұрын
He was so excited about the question he got wood and showed us.
@tedhaubrich3 жыл бұрын
I am quite ashamed that I laughed at the juvenile and crude comment. :)
@benschmidt95323 жыл бұрын
My favorite chapter in Every Tool’s A Hammer was the one about adhesives. Something about the way Adam talks about materials and tools makes it really fun to listen to.
@DrFunke3 жыл бұрын
BALTIC Birch, not ARCTIC Birch. This made me mildly nuts.
@Jchmcom3 жыл бұрын
Poor Grogu sitting in the background wondering why he's so cold and why Old Man Luke Skywalker took his coat from him. :(
@rosonowski3 жыл бұрын
And gee, that saw looks awful sharp...
@luisco213 жыл бұрын
"I can break this stuff with my hands!"... I'm not convinced Adam.
@MikeStavola3 жыл бұрын
Where I live, 1/2" good birch ply is like $45 for a 4x8 sheet. I'm about to butt up a bunch of old pallet wood planks to make tool storage shelves.
@bushratbeachbum3 жыл бұрын
Haha, it's a lot more where I am! Rural Western Australia is a pisser for getting good, cheap gear!
@phoenixeragon64043 жыл бұрын
I love how excited he gets over things that others would find boring. He has so much passion and excitement for the world and it's always fun to watch!
@bear_hardy21183 жыл бұрын
Definitely get a track saw, I wish I had got one earlier. Been a life changer and makes dealing with sheets so much easier
@wrobelmike2 жыл бұрын
Couple 2ft x 8ft rigid foam insulation underneath your ply with a tracksaw to cut and you can break down any sheet good all day long.
@someguy00893 жыл бұрын
I googled “Artic birch plywood” but I only saw results for “Baltic birch plywood”.
@spike49723 жыл бұрын
That’s because he was mis-speaking. He’s definitely talking about Baltic Birch
@rookmorrigan83793 жыл бұрын
yeah I had the same problem.
@Mjhapp3 жыл бұрын
Oh good. Thought there was some new stuff I hadn’t heard of before.
@pawpawstew3 жыл бұрын
Depending on your region, the same product had different names. I've gota friend in New Zealand and there he buys "Russian Birch". Baltic/Russian/Arctic birch product names define a specific manufacturing process and type of plywood, not necessarily the specific country, region, or content of the plywood. Generally speaking, it comes from the Baltic states, thus the moniker.
@Rudabaugh3 жыл бұрын
If you ask/look for "marine ply" it's a much better grade, better actual timber in terms of having far fewer voids or knots. Plus a stronger and water resistant glue. Whenever I build anything I want to last, I use marine ply.
@BETAmosquito3 жыл бұрын
There is no joy that compares to watching a maker geek out about the properties of their materials. Geek on Adam!
@mattp13373 жыл бұрын
I just finished the inside of my new tiny house in 7-ply 1/2" birch ply. Lovely stuff. I'm now a fan.
@ThackerLance3 жыл бұрын
Arctic birch ply. delivered to you door by our team of well trained polar bears
@Pickleriiiiiick3 жыл бұрын
One of the good things about living in canada, that plywood is available the the big box stores for a reasonable price and they have a track saw, dollar a cut.
@cymeriandesigns3 жыл бұрын
Whenever I'm building something for outdoors, I will frequently use cedar fence planks. They're dirt cheap and resist weather and rot really well. I've even been known to run planks thru my thickness planer to get rid of the rough-sawn exterior and make nice-looking lumber. The only thing you have to worry about is they're sold really really saturated with water so they have to be dried for several weeks to let them shrink to their final dimension before working with them.
@joshuaein3 жыл бұрын
find you someone who is as passionate about you as Adam is about plywood
@snailsaredumb94123 жыл бұрын
What if she tries sawing me in half?
@doctortow62443 жыл бұрын
@@snailsaredumb9412 you'll be half the man you used to be.
@frostdragon3 жыл бұрын
@@doctortow6244 nice
@andrewdonatelli69533 жыл бұрын
Good video. It hit on some memories for me. I've built glow powered RC airplanes for many years and used plywood very sparingly, but If had to use plywood it was always aircraft birch plywood. My father worked in a cedar shake mill for 35 years and says he can't stand the smell of cedar, but I love it.
@montanafishman3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic material. Also called Baltic Birch. Maybe connecting with custom cabinet shop in the area. They’re likely to have a track saw until the shop is upgraded.
@cwell21123 жыл бұрын
Baltic Birch is also made in 3/8" and 5/8" thicknesses (9mm and 15mm actual). Super useful for those cases where the next size down is a little too thin and the next size up is too thick. I like to keep a couple sheets of all the sizes in stock. B/BB is the most common grade and yes, the B side is very nice. Even the BB side is nice if you're okay with an occasional football plug.
@rashesthippo3 жыл бұрын
I found a local cabinet shop and order a few sheet through them every so often and they cut it for me. Nice materials, in a wider variety of finishes than what's offered retail. It's Worth the effort to find.
@Stubbino3 жыл бұрын
I am a simple man. It's a true joy watching someone getting excited by wood.
@robertharker3 жыл бұрын
After building my first few PA speaker cabinets many many years ago. I realized that compared to the amount of work I put into building the cabinets, the cost differential between cheap plywood and arctic birch was more than offset by the quality of the finished project.
@roberthosier40623 жыл бұрын
I worked in a visual production shop for a few years and any time we got to work with Arctic birch, or “euro ply” as we called it, we were thrilled. It’s an awesome plywood to work with and much better than anything from the big box stores.
@mrantisha1233 жыл бұрын
I know all the things he said in the video, but I still watched it from start to finish without feeling bored...
@MichaelMoscicki3 жыл бұрын
As an owner of a Festool Track Saw, you will not regret buying one, regardless of which brand you chose. Plus if you get a cordless one, you can cut a 4x8 sheet into more manageable sizes in the lumberyard parking lot.
@xxadrian_mxx78713 жыл бұрын
Watching the first 3 seconds of this video made me so happy.
@Merennulli3 жыл бұрын
This explains a lot. I have never even seen "finished plywood", let alone what you use. To me, "plywood" has always meant barely usable crap wood.
@rolfs21653 жыл бұрын
In Germany, that thin-layered plywood is usually sold as "Multiplex". What hardware stores sell as "plywood" is the thick-layered stuff - and there I've had ones with holes big enough to slide a match through them.
@Merennulli3 жыл бұрын
@@rolfs2165 After some Google searching, it looks like what's called "plywood" here isn't even plywood. It's "oriented strand board" or OSB. It seems that OSB more or less displaced plywood on the market here and people just called it by the name they were used to. They do seem to still label it properly on their website, so it's probably just local verbal usage rather than stores calling it by the wrong term. I've honestly only bought either "scrap wood" (small pieces left over from cuttings or warped pieces that they sell at a discount) or specific use wood like dowel rods, poplar boards, or 4x4 fenceposts. I've never had a use I would trust to OSB "plywood".
@mikeking74703 жыл бұрын
Cabinet makers buy a lot of pre-finished plywood, mostly maple veneer with a sprayed lacquer finish for casework. that may be what Adam is talking about. Some of that is lumber core or MDF core. Good for its intended purpose.
@mikeking74703 жыл бұрын
@@Merennulli OSB aka "waferboard" in the USA is used mostly for exterior wall sheathing in new house construction, good for that use and cheaper than plywood. Wrap it up in Tyvek and it works for that use.
@BRUXXUS3 жыл бұрын
Any time I go into a shop that sells lumber I always lust over the nice birch plywood. I don't even need to have a project that needs it at the time, it's just the best!
@firebeecher3 жыл бұрын
just built a bookcase with a friends HS freshman son and used A-B 3/4 ply 4'x8' for the body and 1/8 A-C for the back panel. the A side was sanded. I'm not a cabinet maker just a hobbyist but do love making things and helping my friend's son learn some things his shop teacher will have to un-learn him in a year or two if school ever goes back in session was fun.
@bfarmer73 жыл бұрын
I’m a residential framer we use OSB which is incredibly strong fastened correctly, I need to get my hands on some of that birch!
@DANiELLEfineArt3 жыл бұрын
It is awesome! Go get some.
@snafu23503 жыл бұрын
2 key points to add to selection of plywood: a) is the glue waterproof (& to a lesser extent, heat-resistant); b) how many ply layers are used in the makeup (even layers of same thickness are structurally better but more expensive ofc. The former indicates how weatherproof the ply may be (hence cheap 'shuttering ply' used for eg concrete/cement formers & general outdoor enclosures such as bird boxes, dog houses, temp hording of broken shop windows or construction sites etc); the latter indicates its internal strength & rigidity (as well as usually being of a nicer raw finish). NOT ALL MULTI-LAYER PLY USES WATERPROOF BONDING, so despite being nice to look at when first built, an outdoor structure may quickly delaminate over time due to weather effects if no attn is paid to its construction material's bonding details :(
@kcburmeister3 жыл бұрын
Another thing worth mentioning about Arctic/Baltic birch sheet goods is that sometimes it’s good to pay attention to the glue seams between the layers… darker glue is usually outdoor grade (water resistant), light colored glue is not
@baileydyson28453 жыл бұрын
You need to get yourself a track Saw! My favourite tool in the van as a carpenter, the fastest, safest, convenient and most accurate way of dealing with sheet goods. Your situation might be different as the primary work location is in your shop, but I can’t stress enough how convenient a cordless one is for dealing with large sheets for easy transportation from the timber yard. Not to mention all of the other daily uses I find for it. Also your comment about working with high grade ply being a dream to work with which I agree completely albeit the glue used frustratingly blunts blades prematurely...especially hand saws. Ash and oak are definitely the favourites for ease of working and agree cedar is nice to work with but for me is strictly used for decorative uses as it is too soft and splinters to be used in any practical frequently used items.
@iBangAPES3 жыл бұрын
"i can break this with my hands" Proceeds to not break it with his hands. regardless, never change Adam! love from Australia~
@flannel79773 жыл бұрын
You can hear it break
@Shadoweclipse13863 жыл бұрын
I generally use 3/4" ACX, but I also don't do engineered types of things as Adam does. It has some voids, but generally minimally. I use them for tool holders and shop infrastructure, and it works great.
@bushratbeachbum3 жыл бұрын
Plus one for beautiful birch ply, i built high quality loudspeaker enclosures and its the only stuff to use. The 19 and 24mm stuff i used was heavy and expensive but absolutely worth it in every way.
@joshuashepard35573 жыл бұрын
Baltic* birch ply?
@tested3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Link: amzn.to/39PhXx0
@dubya132073 жыл бұрын
I swear I heard “arctic” and thought I was going crazy lol
@loneaccordionist3 жыл бұрын
if you are in the US project-sized panels are much cheaper from rockler or other companies: www.rockler.com/1-2-baltic-birch-plywood
@jonathanpalley27363 жыл бұрын
@@tested In the Bay Area I’ve had luck with MacBeath in Berkeley. They carry Baltic Birch and have always been happy to make a few cuts. Not sure about delivery though...
@jimleonardson42683 жыл бұрын
I love to use Icelandic redwood plywood. It's awesome.
@rcjbvermilion3 жыл бұрын
For anyone in Canada looking for Baltic Birch plywood, check out Windsor Plywood. They also sell it different sizes: 4'x8', 5'x5', and some stores will have even smaller pieces - 2'x4'. It's definitely nice stuff to work with as far as plywood goes.
@RECoyote3 жыл бұрын
I use a lot of 5ply C/D it works well. I like 11 ply 3/4 A/B for finish project. And I will take and glue full sheet of C/D and A/B to gather for work tops. A Lot of Gorilla Glue and a couple pallets of seed corn to to press them together. I REALLY Love plywood
@libertarian16373 жыл бұрын
AC is a common Burch plywood, A-Grade on one side and C-Grade on the other. C can have filler used and showing. An X after the face grades represents an exterior rated glue; exterior doesn’t mean submerged in water that falls to Marine grade adhesive. Some home centers carry predominantly BC. Birch plywood is great in woodworking due to the number and consistency in plys; mist hone centers use veneer plywood’s even on their top plywoods. Know what you’re buying and what to expect. Hickory is a great solid wood that seems quite undervalued; I love it as it is Hard and Strong and holds up to the toughest locations and people.
@jammi__3 жыл бұрын
The "baltic birch plywood" is the regular plywood we have (and produce) here in Finland. The fancier variety is meant outdoors and has heavy-duty waterproof surfacing on both sides, either dark shiny lacquer or anti-slip textured surface, either on both sides or both on opposiing sides. The cheaper variety of that is agricultural plywood, otherwise the same except durable waterproof paint rather than lacquer, it's what animal pens and such are built from on farms. The engineering quality is the same in all cases.
@peterconnolly27243 жыл бұрын
Cutting 4x8 sheets; get hold of a pair of Toughbuilt C700 sawhorses (you only need one, but a pair of anything is better). It has lugs on one side that you can support a sheet of 4x8 on while you run a skilsaw up to cut it.
@mikegrier28292 жыл бұрын
Yep, found baltic birch at a local woodworking store and gave it a try. It’s definitely a superior product to the average stuff sold at Home Depot and Lowes. One thing not specifically noted is that it’s heavier, as well. That can be good or bad depending upon your situation. Mostly good, for me. It’s also a bit harder to cut due to the number of layers and density, which makes sense, of course.
@kleintra53 жыл бұрын
This info is 100% spot on. I buy sheet after sheet of 1/4" at the local big-box lumber store in NE Wisconsin. Besides the laser it also cuts like butter in the CNC.
@tested3 жыл бұрын
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@fangentertainment88823 жыл бұрын
Ello adam!
@fangentertainment88823 жыл бұрын
Longtime fan here. What would you say are your top creations.
@fangentertainment88823 жыл бұрын
Like top 7
@fangentertainment88823 жыл бұрын
Sorry for putting you on the spot. My favorite of your creations was the hellboy sword from the comics. Where you used a temple run minion and made it a little demon
@horneygeorgeforge70793 жыл бұрын
Have you considered contacting a hard wood mill? there are many! like Murphy Plywood out of Eugene, Oregon.
@bboggs363 жыл бұрын
Plywood: I would check out local woodworking stores (Rockler and Woodcraft are the two national chains) they sell Baltic Birch in 5x5 sheets And in terms of a Track saw: Festool or bust!
@joe-e-geo3 жыл бұрын
That good plywood looks like the kind used in the dieboard industry. It is very dimensionally stable. Lasers are used to cut the slots in the plywood board. Then hand-formed knives are pressed into the slots. Some cushy material is then placed in between to help eject the cardboard sheets after the dieboard assembly cuts the tabs, slots and flaps of what would become boxes and packaging.
@Redthumb453 жыл бұрын
Home Depot has a 3/4” plywood they call Radiata Pine that has a full thickness pine veneer for ~$31, but they keep it at the back of the store away from the pricier veneered sheet goods so it doesn’t compete with them. It’s 6 ply for 3/4” and has very few voids. It’s my “go to” for cabinet work.
@tiacho28933 жыл бұрын
I use that stuff (called Russian birch ply in my area) for guitar fixtures, jig, and templates. Even the shite stuff have uses. I used the cheap spruce stuff and OSB for making shipping crates for local artists. The regular HD stuff is usually overpriced but easy to find. Birch is $$$ and there is one store about 45 minutes from me that stocks it in the 30"x60". My shop is small so I drive there once a month. Once you use it, you never want to go back but the cost is high. It is a dream to work with.
@TheOtherSean Жыл бұрын
One of the many reasons I love watching Adam, his large vocabulary. "Each layer is laid orthogonally....." pauses video to google said word..... =)
@joerghh3 жыл бұрын
Here in Germany it is quite common and you get it in every hardware store (full sheet or cut to size). Even more common than the crappy stuff. Fun fact: it is called "multiplex boards" here - not baltic birch plywood.
@PaulSmith-tr7nk3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Adam for the awesome content. Not sure if it is the same but you can get baltic birch at most Rockler and Woodcraft stores. Not sure if you have one near you but it may be a bit cheaper and they sell 30" X 48" panels in 1/4", 1/2" and 3/4" thick. You can also order it online at their websites. Hope this helps.
@LongboardTechnology3 жыл бұрын
I use Baltic birch for making longboards, and have been for about 11 years now. Awesome stuff. I usually see it in 5'X5' sheets, but I can also find it pre-finished, which I can't use for making boards but is awesome for many other applications
@majorkurn3 жыл бұрын
Personally, i like that you can go on an 8 minute diatribe. I love your passion in all things maker, even down to plywood which i think most people barely give a second thought to
@ihaveadadfeelingaboutthis6203 жыл бұрын
love the edit in the end. Nothing like poplar. One of my favorite houses I plumbed doesn't have a lick of drywall on the walls. All horizontal and vertical poplar shiplap.
@robertbownes67183 жыл бұрын
My in-laws 150yo farmhouse in W. Virginia is all black walnut. 8” shiplap. Almost none of it painted, just natural finish. And not a lick of insulation either. :)
@Foxholeatheist3 жыл бұрын
I don't like living in Houston much, but one of the nice things is Clarks lumber, who stocks ALL SORTS of hardwood, and various thicknesses of all sorts of plywood, including baltic birch.
@original_pnoa3 жыл бұрын
We call "Arctic Birch" by a different name here in BC...we call it "Baltic Birch", and it's great stuff, and readily available.
@RogueA.I.3 жыл бұрын
I’m in southern US and I’ve always called it Baltic birch.
@ironmyno3 жыл бұрын
Baltic is what he means
@DonChartier3 жыл бұрын
I think it's called "Baltic Birch" in most of the US as well. I'd never heard "Arctic" until this video.
@peterjf77233 жыл бұрын
@@RogueA.I. I was wondering about that, it sounded like Adam was saying Artic birch, but the subtitles had Baltic birch.
@RogueA.I.3 жыл бұрын
@@DonChartier I honestly never heard arctic birch either.
@Riley_Mundt3 жыл бұрын
Houston (where I live) only has one supplier of 9-ply birch sheets. Thankfully they'll gladly cut it in house to whatever sizes you require, so I don't need a trailer to haul it.
@Fischer03 жыл бұрын
Here in Brazil this kind of Plywood is known as "Naval Plywood" (Compensado Naval), and by the pictures, I guess it's the same thing. Here it's super easy to get, literaly every store Woodworker Store will have it, and they will cut at any size, even if you just buy like, half of it.
@WolvenSpectre3 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of Stompin Tom Connors, a famous Canadian singer that became a favoured cultural touchstone in Canada. He played a kind of Honky-Tonk/Country/Folk style playing a guitar on a stool wearing a black Stetson hat. In his early career he travelled Canada coast to coast learning about people and places that didn't get much attention in popular media but were the backbone of the country and sang about them. When he preformed he would stomp his foot loudly to keep tempo but preformed in noisy places so he would damage the stages. Eventually he had to come up with a solution and he brought a square of plywood he would stomp on and eventually wear through, that he would refer to as "just a stage I am going through". The thing is he started going through allot of them (theus the Stompin in Stomping Tom Connors). Then in the 80's he was give a piecee of high quality high ply plywood. He joked about it be "Designer Plywood" like "Designer Jeans" but he realized that it lasted and sounded much better so kept getting more. One of those broken boards sold for well over $10.000 and supposedly one sold for charity for even more. So when ever I hear "High Quality Plywood" I always call it "Designer Plywood".
@KarltheKrazyone3 жыл бұрын
I saw him live once, they did a few sets, as he was "borrowing" a backing band. But every time he left the stage it was with his piece of ply held high. On the one hand I imagine he didn't want to loose it, but I also kind think he'd feel bad about anyone getting into a fight or hurt trying to go for it.
@rooley1233 жыл бұрын
I get such a lovely vibe all the time from this content, making me want to make so many things. If I only had the time and effort to make 10% of the things I imagine. One day I'll finish a project
@wuerfel_schmied3 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy that I can get birch ply everywhere. Each hardware store with a wood section has this stuff in germany. Only the thin 3 and 4 mm stuff for lasercutting is not to get there.
@DANiELLEfineArt3 жыл бұрын
I completely relate to his love of that plywood! It is nice to know I am not alone in having a favorite. I avoid veneer whenever can. It often rips and frays when being cut and bubbles upon contact with glue or paint. I can't stand it.
@MegaSuperJaBaTo3 жыл бұрын
Interesting ... I'd say in Germany, multilayered plywood is much easier to get than veneered. You can also get it in almost every "Baumarkt" in a variety of thicknesses and freshly cut to the size you need.
@miken32603 жыл бұрын
No voids is also a feature of marine grade plywood but it still is only three to five ply's. I like clear pine for solid wood in cabinets for the shop.
@JLMoore3rd3 жыл бұрын
You might want to contact Harbor Sales (in Sudlersville, MD)... They custom cut some beautiful birch, mahogany, and teak plywood. When I lived in the Baltimore area they were my go-to for plywood, and they delivered to my door! I called them to make sure they also ship, and they do ship pre-cut pieces (not full sheets). You might also try contacting some local cabinet-making shops to see if they can custom cut your project pieces.
@youtuechar3 жыл бұрын
In Switzerland we call it "Flugzeugsperrholz" Airplane-plywood out of birch and with 0.5mm layers, maybe you find spmething when you search aviation suppliers
@anchorbait66623 жыл бұрын
Adam so loved his wood he gave his only time on earth to make a video on that single subject today.
@amarko873 жыл бұрын
In Canada we use a lot of Baltic Birch plywood. It's amazing
@Cadwaladr3 жыл бұрын
I made a pretty cool guitar stand out of birch plywood. The tall bit that supports the neck is like 3" wide, but I cut most of it out to put a gothic arch design in it, so it's actually only two long bits of 1/2"x1/2", still super sturdy. It's great stuff. Sadly I have not had much access to it since I left cabinetmaking school.
@DirteJulio3 жыл бұрын
We use baltic birch for drawer boxes in custom cabinets. It comes in 5'x5' sheets
@jeffgood23943 жыл бұрын
My dad is cabinet maker and he uses Baltic Birch plywood which is very similar, but comes in metric sheets, that are 1.5m. square which might be a more useful size if 4x8' is unwieldy
@smtkelly3 жыл бұрын
Just last night I was pondering about plywood (seriously). I'm going to make a ton of cabinets for my workshop and utility room that's a lot of sheets of ply and I was debating saving good chunk of money by skipping Baltic ply (the only ply I've used). I saw a lot of KZfaqrs use 'store' ply (which our UK stock is awful) but you've convinced me to stick with Baltic.
@Chess_Squares3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this saved me the mistake of buying MDF, when I really needed plywood. cheers..
@Ekhazman3 жыл бұрын
You can get the same exact plywood directly from woodcraft. They always charge much more when they sell through Amazon. I'm pretty sure they ship all over the USA.
@joermnyc3 жыл бұрын
Be aware, Ash, specifically “swamp” ash, is becoming rare, to the point that Fender, won’t use it for mass production anymore... limited runs and custom shop work might still use it, but they are moving to other tone woods for guitar and bass bodies. (Much like Rosewood, they are moving to other similar looking woods like Pau Ferro, or Laurel and reserving Rosewood for pricier models.)
@nealsterling81513 жыл бұрын
This is what absolutely stresses me out when building stuff, all the time. Plywood is expensive and hard to get (Especially where i live) and once i make a mistake i can throw it away (in 80% of all cases). Getting a decent amount of it is a huge investment to me.
@EpicHeroSandwich3 жыл бұрын
Sorry you don't live in the midwest Adam, we have hobbyist supply arctic birch at like, every Menards, with the nice thin plys, maybe 1-1.5mm each. I used it for making a 3d d&d wooden ship with 4 levels, including a hanging, unsupported forecastle platform and aftdeck, with little mini-stairs, for both the platforms themselves AND the runner for the whole keel out of some of the thicker maybe 1/2" ply. Man you're not wrong. that stuff laser cuts AND cuts on a scroll saw like an absolute DREAM.
@backpacker34213 жыл бұрын
My local yard has no issue cutting it for me, as long as I tell them not to worry about it. In my case it's not my shop so much as it is my transportation. I can't get 4x8 home to work it unless I need it so bad I'm willing to rent a vehicle. But as long as I say something like "just get it chopped down so I can get it home. I'm going to cut to size myself", they'll do it every time. Your results may vary, of course.
@davec61133 жыл бұрын
Baltic Birch plywood. Voids in plywood happen when there is a large knot in the veneer and the knot falls out during manufacturing. In voidless plywood they use a die to cut out those holes/knots and replace the void with another piece of veneer the same size and shape. The Baltic Birch that I use comes from Finland. It's used in die making and it's what I would consider a furniture grade plywood because of its strength. So easy to put a nice veneer on top of it to make something look expensive and because of the many thin plies it's more stable,, meaning it will change size less with changes in temp and humidity and warp less. It's still not as strong as a good solid hard wood tho. Pros and cons to everything.
@dustinboudreau13323 жыл бұрын
You don’t need a panel saw! Get yourself a 4x8 sheet of rigid foam, then cut your panels on the ground using a track saw, or a circular saw with a guide of some sort. The foam just gives you a surface that allows you to cut just below the thickness of the ply and supports both sides of the cut piece.
@JoshTolbertUrbana3 жыл бұрын
Baltic/Russian/Arctic birch plywood is actually made differently than most of the garbage stuff we get here in the US. Most of it's made by submerging the plies in weather-resistant adhesive before slapping a sheet together, vs. just spraying crappy adhesive on sheets. That, plus the high layer count, makes Baltic/Russian/Arctic birch the plywood of choice for building great speaker cabs. You find it in 60"x60" sheets cause that's the common size they use for cabinet construction in Europe. If you find it in 4x8 sheets, you're probably not finding the right stuff.
@harveysmith1003 жыл бұрын
I build a temporary quick and dirty tool box out of Baltic Birch. That was over 30 years ago, it's still going strong.
@brandonyoung-kemkes11283 жыл бұрын
I worked at a hotel called the Bra Dor Lakes Inn for seven years. It was made out of Cedar logs. My favourite thing about the place the was the smell of the cedar. It just permeated the whole building sadly I eventually got used to it so I can’t smell it as much anymore.
@BaronRadium3 жыл бұрын
I live in Vestal NY. I am fortunate to have local lumber yard that carries Baltic birch plywood in 1/8" all the way up to 1" and they have free delivery.
@Energyislogic3 жыл бұрын
I built a longboard from 3 ply arctic birch in middleschool wood shop, layered it 3 times (making 9 ply) to ensure strength. In hindsight I went overboard with the thickness since it can handle the weight of a car running over it
@stevemamooshka34253 жыл бұрын
Home Depot stores (at least the ones here in the midwest) have a panel saw and will do 2 cuts for free on any 4'x8' sheet you buy. There's actually a Menards much closer but I buy most sheet goods from Home Depot since I can haul it home in my car. If I need full 4'x8' sheets, I borrow a vehicle that can carry them.
@DEWtheMCCOY3 жыл бұрын
This is also the only readily availble material (NW US) in a 5' x 10' sheet size, besides something like MDF. This stuff is almost always flat as well, love it.
@graefx3 жыл бұрын
Completely off subject but seeing the bowcaster and baby yoda in the background makes a fun game out of gleaning the shooting timeline in some of these. Also echoing the wonderful smell of working with cedar.
@coaltowking3 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming arctic birch is the same as Baltic birch. Another benefit to the lack of voids is that you get way less chip out when cutting dados, grooves, rabbets, etc. Also, I have to brag; I live near a Menards. They carry Baltic birch and will cut it for you in store.
@MovingToMnPro3 жыл бұрын
My probblem with Baltic Birch ply is that it mainly comes in 5'X5' sheets and my van can only carry 4' widths. Otherwise it's perfect. I use mainly Baltic Birch and New Zealand grown pine. Very clear and zero knots. Great combination.