Hardwood Plywood

Hardwood Plywood Species

Mela-Ply, Mela-MDF, Extira MDF

All materials listed available cut to size and edgebanded.

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Multi-Ply

Softwoods

PLAIN SLICED

This method is one of the most common means of slicing plywood. Frequently it results in a combination of familiar "cathedral" pattern and straighter grain.

ROTARY CUT

The entire log is cut or "peeled." It can yield full sheets of veneer where the grain pattern is broad with no plain or quarter sliced appearance.

RIFT CUT

A cut angle of 15º to the radius of the flitch is used to minimize the ray flake effect in oak. Generally, this is a more expensive slicing method because it yields the least veneer per log.

QUARTER SLICED

Produces a series of stripes — straight in some woods, yet varied in others. A flake pattern is produced when slicing through medullary rays in some species, principally oak. Most species produce the same look as rift cut.

2021 Buyer's Guide

Hardwood Plywood