Furniture Grade Plywood Thickness
This pattern results in added strength and stability that resists shrinkage and expansion.
Furniture grade plywood thickness. If the maker of your 3/4" plywood sells 11/16" as 3/4" they will sell 9/16" as 5/8". Plywood layers are glued together, with each veneer being placed at a rotation of up to 90 degrees below the previous one – this gives plywood it’s strength. Specialized furniture-grade plywood is often used in furniture.
Hardwood plywood is considered to be an appearance product, as opposed to softwood plywood, which is considered a structural material. And the BS1088 standard insures that your plywood will have a full thickness face. The tendency for hardwood plywood panels to vary in thickness from their stated dimension can be frustrating.
C-grade is unsanded and may have several minor defects that will need to be repaired with knots up to 1 1/2 inches across, discoloration and sanding defects. All plywood is sold in full sheets. A 12-by-36-inch piece of 1/4-inch plywood will only support about 5 lbs.
Plywood for furniture, decorating, building and construction are produced under strict craftsmanship. For example, BC plywood has one B-grade face and one C-grade face. B-grade plywood also features a smooth, sanded surface, but may have more repaired defects up to 1-inch across.
For pricing and availability. Plywood is a manufactured wood panel made from thin sheets of wood veneer. Even within the different plywood grades, you’ll likely find a wide range in the number of repairs or defects.
Baltic birch varies in thickness and contains an odd number of plies. Baltic birch is not immune, it’s still a wood product. If you buy a 3 ⁄ 4 "-thick panel, for instance, it may stray 1 ⁄ 64" to 1 ⁄ 32" from that thickness.

