Sapele A Grade Quarter Sliced Slip Matched 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 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.
Sapele:
Vibrant and dependable, Sapele is an excellent choice for projects that demand beauty, detail, and strength. Rich brown heartwood is highlighted by lustrous ribbons when Quarter Sawn, giving Sapele a unique elegance not found elsewhere. Sapele takes staining and polish well, enhancing the common ripple effect found in its figure. Sapele resembles genuine Mahogany, and thanks to its greater availability makes for an economical alternative. For a striking and alluring touch to your luxury designs, choose Quarter Sawn Sapele today.
Quarter Sliced:
Quarter Slicing occurs when a log is cut at a right angle to the growth rings and parallel to the rays, resulting in a relatively straight grain veneer. This slice creates a uniform display of grain across the face that is both dimensionally stable and visually appealing. Sapele is particularly well suited to Quarter Slicing, creating a wondrous ribbon effect across its face.
Slip Matched:
Sapele comes Slip Matched, where adjacent sheets of veneer are consecutively placed side by side without turning. The result is a repeating pattern with uniform colour across the surface. When Slip Matched, the enchanting ribbon pattern in Quarter Sawn Sapele makes for a visually stunning veneer.
Why Quarter Sliced Sapele?
- Extremely dense and hard
- Versatile application
- Dependably stable
- Takes staining and polish well
- Machines and holds fine detail with ease
- Luxurious and lustrous ribboned pattern
Hardwood Plywood products are made from beautiful hardwood, designed to showcase the stunning figure and allure of wood. Often stained or finished, these thin sheets are assembled using an engineered core—from veneer core, particleboard, to medium density fiberboard.
Specifications
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 either 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 West and Central Africa, Sapele is a species used throughout the world. Complying with the U.S. Lacey Act, our Sapele is sustainably harvested from ethically managed forests. Sapele 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 for the built environment, 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 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.
Sapele:
Vibrant and dependable, Sapele is an excellent choice for projects that demand beauty, detail, and strength. Rich brown heartwood is highlighted by lustrous ribbons when Quarter Sawn, giving Sapele a unique elegance not found elsewhere. Sapele takes staining and polish well, enhancing the common ripple effect found in its figure. Sapele resembles genuine Mahogany, and thanks to its greater availability makes for an economical alternative. For a striking and alluring touch to your luxury designs, choose Quarter Sawn Sapele today.
Quarter Sliced:
Quarter Slicing occurs when a log is cut at a right angle to the growth rings and parallel to the rays, resulting in a relatively straight grain veneer. This slice creates a uniform display of grain across the face that is both dimensionally stable and visually appealing. Sapele is particularly well suited to Quarter Slicing, creating a wondrous ribbon effect across its face.
Slip Matched:
Sapele comes Slip Matched, where adjacent sheets of veneer are consecutively placed side by side without turning. The result is a repeating pattern with uniform colour across the surface. When Slip Matched, the enchanting ribbon pattern in Quarter Sawn Sapele makes for a visually stunning veneer.
Why Quarter Sliced Sapele?
- Extremely dense and hard
- Versatile application
- Dependably stable
- Takes staining and polish well
- Machines and holds fine detail with ease
- Luxurious and lustrous ribboned pattern
Hardwood Plywood products are made from beautiful hardwood, designed to showcase the stunning figure and allure of wood. Often stained or finished, these thin sheets are assembled using an engineered core—from veneer core, particleboard, to medium density fiberboard.
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