Meranti A Grade Rotary Sliced Whole Piece Face Plywood
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Taking a consultative approach to best understand the needs and desires of our customers, we are committed to Delivering the Difference with our specialty hardwood plywood products. Please contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for a consultation to identify the best product for your application.
Hardwood Plywood
Hardwood Plywood is defined by the types of slicing, matching, and grade of the wood product. With various methods of slicing and matching, veneers can be customized to each wood species and project, resulting in multiple exceptional options to make any project uniquely artful.
Rotary Slice:
Rotary Sliced veneer is peeled from a whole log set in a lathe and turned against a special knife, resulting in a cut that roughly parallels the growth rings to produce a bold and often striated grain pattern. Like unwinding a roll of paper, the ribbon of veneer is then cut to usable widths. Rotary Slice creates exceptionally wide sheets with distinctive grain patterns. Rotary cutting is the only method of producing veneers that create Whole Piece Faces (WPF). This is generally the most economical way to create veneer.
Whole Piece Face Matching:
WPF Matching is a continuous piece of veneer peeled from a log using the Rotary Slicing method. The result is a single sheet of veneer that reveals a continuous grain pattern throughout the sheet. WPF is often desired as it displays the natural grain character of the wood species.
Why Meranti?
- Beautiful rich red
- Dimensionally stable
- Natural luster and rot and decay resistance
- Easily workable
- Perfectly suited for boat and marine applications
- Timelessly beautiful appearance
Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information on how to configure Plywood for your project.
Specifications
Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for further information on specific colour and character varieties available and best suited for your project.
Plywood Grading
A Grade Plywood
The grading standard for Hardwood Plywood comes from the Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association (HPVA). Grade A is the optimal choice when exceptional appearance is important. Under this grading standard small burls and pin knots are allowed, as well as slight blending mineral streaks. However, all defects in the A Grade must be slight or non-existent.
Grading Hardwood Plywood is inherently a subjective and difficult process, as although the standard gives rules for specific numbers of defects, there is always personal or operational bias when it comes to the overall appearance of a particular surface. From one grade to the next, not only does variation in appearance get wider, but the amount of overlap between the low end of one grade and the higher end of the next grade down gets wider as well. Because of the inherent individuality of each tree and species, consideration should be given to the overall appearance of the veneer face to determine the appropriate grade for that veneer.
Please consult with your Sales or Specifications Representative, as we can help you determine what is acceptable to you for colour, flitch size, size and amount of pin knots, rough grain or other defects in order to get you the product that works best for your applications.
Sustainability:
Primarily harvested throughout Indonesia and Malaysia, Meranti is a species used throughout the world. Complying with the U.S. Lacey Act, our Meranti is sustainably harvested from ethically managed forests. Meranti is sourced from reputable and established suppliers.
We recognize the importance of ethically harvested lumber. As our most valuable resource, sustainably harvested forests increase the rate of carbon sequestration and significantly cut carbon emissions. Wood is a renewable and sustainable material, requiring less energy than alternatives like concrete or steel. From harvesting to recycling, lumber is the most carbon-efficient choice for building materials. Wood is of the few elements that can increase sustainability in a building’s life cycle, reduce waste, and create positive biophilic health benefits. Increasingly, architects and designers are calling for a return to wood as the prominent basic building material.
As an early adopter of FSC®, we recognize the importance of sustainably harvested lumber. FSC® Certified lumber is available upon request. Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information.
Applications
- Drawer Boxes
- Kitchen Cabinets
- Kitchen Cabinet Doors
- Signage
- Vanity Cabinets
- Vanity Cabinet Doors
- Wall Paneling
- Passage Doors
- Closets
- Interior Millwork
- Residential Indoor Furniture
- Commercial Indoor Furniture
Details
Taking a consultative approach to best understand the needs and desires of our customers, we are committed to Delivering the Difference with our specialty hardwood plywood products. Please contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for a consultation to identify the best product for your application.
Hardwood Plywood
Hardwood Plywood is defined by the types of slicing, matching, and grade of the wood product. With various methods of slicing and matching, veneers can be customized to each wood species and project, resulting in multiple exceptional options to make any project uniquely artful.
Rotary Slice:
Rotary Sliced veneer is peeled from a whole log set in a lathe and turned against a special knife, resulting in a cut that roughly parallels the growth rings to produce a bold and often striated grain pattern. Like unwinding a roll of paper, the ribbon of veneer is then cut to usable widths. Rotary Slice creates exceptionally wide sheets with distinctive grain patterns. Rotary cutting is the only method of producing veneers that create Whole Piece Faces (WPF). This is generally the most economical way to create veneer.
Whole Piece Face Matching:
WPF Matching is a continuous piece of veneer peeled from a log using the Rotary Slicing method. The result is a single sheet of veneer that reveals a continuous grain pattern throughout the sheet. WPF is often desired as it displays the natural grain character of the wood species.
Why Meranti?
- Beautiful rich red
- Dimensionally stable
- Natural luster and rot and decay resistance
- Easily workable
- Perfectly suited for boat and marine applications
- Timelessly beautiful appearance
Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information on how to configure Plywood for your project.
Applications
Specifications
- Drawer Boxes
- Kitchen Cabinets
- Kitchen Cabinet Doors
- Signage
- Vanity Cabinets
- Vanity Cabinet Doors
- Wall Paneling
- Passage Doors
- Closets
- Interior Millwork
- Residential Indoor Furniture
- Commercial Indoor Furniture
Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for further information on specific colour and character varieties available and best suited for your project.
Plywood Grading
A Grade Plywood
The grading standard for Hardwood Plywood comes from the Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association (HPVA). Grade A is the optimal choice when exceptional appearance is important. Under this grading standard small burls and pin knots are allowed, as well as slight blending mineral streaks. However, all defects in the A Grade must be slight or non-existent.
Grading Hardwood Plywood is inherently a subjective and difficult process, as although the standard gives rules for specific numbers of defects, there is always personal or operational bias when it comes to the overall appearance of a particular surface. From one grade to the next, not only does variation in appearance get wider, but the amount of overlap between the low end of one grade and the higher end of the next grade down gets wider as well. Because of the inherent individuality of each tree and species, consideration should be given to the overall appearance of the veneer face to determine the appropriate grade for that veneer.
Please consult with your Sales or Specifications Representative, as we can help you determine what is acceptable to you for colour, flitch size, size and amount of pin knots, rough grain or other defects in order to get you the product that works best for your applications.
Sustainability:
Primarily harvested throughout Indonesia and Malaysia, Meranti is a species used throughout the world. Complying with the U.S. Lacey Act, our Meranti is sustainably harvested from ethically managed forests. Meranti is sourced from reputable and established suppliers.
We recognize the importance of ethically harvested lumber. As our most valuable resource, sustainably harvested forests increase the rate of carbon sequestration and significantly cut carbon emissions. Wood is a renewable and sustainable material, requiring less energy than alternatives like concrete or steel. From harvesting to recycling, lumber is the most carbon-efficient choice for building materials. Wood is of the few elements that can increase sustainability in a building’s life cycle, reduce waste, and create positive biophilic health benefits. Increasingly, architects and designers are calling for a return to wood as the prominent basic building material.
As an early adopter of FSC®, we recognize the importance of sustainably harvested lumber. FSC® Certified lumber is available upon request. Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information.