1/16 and 1/8 plywood

Boulter Plywood in Summerville, MA carries ( 1/16 ?) and 1/8 okoume plywood for a fraction of the cost of the on line hobby stores.


They also carry Baltic Birch plywood: 1/16'' and 1/8''

http://www.boulterplywood.com
toll free at 888 - 9 LUMBER. (888) - 958 - 6237
or Email: chris@boulterplywood.com

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Okoume Plywood Information:

1.Face / back: okoume Core: poplar, hardwood, pine ,

2.Size: 1,220 x 2,440mm, 1,250mm x 2,500mm, 915 x 1,830mm or as requested

3.Thickness: 3.5mm-30mm

4.Glue: WBP, MR, E1, E2

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Wood Properties of Okoume from
http://www.connectedlines.com/wood/wood47.htm

Okoume Alternative Name 1
Gaboon

Okoume Available as Veneer
Yes

Okoume Bending Strength
Moderate

Okoume Blunting of Tool Blades
Moderate to Severe

Okoume Botanical Name
Aucoumea klaineana

Okoume Carving
Average to somewhat difficult to carve

Okoume Clear Finish or Varnish
Fair

Okoume Color of Wood
Pink Brown

Okoume Density
Low

Okoume Drilling
Fair or Satisfactory

Okoume Gluing
Good

Okoume Grain
Mostly Straight

Okoume Hand Tooling
Average

Okoume Hardness
Soft, easy to dent

Okoume Hardwood or Softwood
Hardwood

Okoume Harmful Properties
Non Toxic

Okoume Mortising
Fair or satisfactory

Okoume Nail Holding
Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out

Okoume Nailing
Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends

Okoume Natural Durability
Non-durable

Okoume Polishing
Good

Okoume Sanding
Fair or satisfactory

Okoume Sawing
Moderate cutting resistance

Okoume Screw Holding
Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws

Okoume Screwing
Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends

Okoume Size of Pores
Insufficient Data Available

Okoume Staining
Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors

Okoume Steam Bending
Poor

Okoume Stiffness
Low

Okoume Surface Preparation for Finishing
No

Okoume Texture of the Wood
Intermediate

Okoume Weight
Light

Okoume Wood Defects
Check (or split,) warp