BALTIC BIRCH Plywood - PRO TIPS for WOODWORKERS

Hey folks! So what's Baltic birch? Why would you choose it? What should you know about working with it? What makes it great? What makes it terrible? How is it different from other plywoods? How is it different from Russian birch or USA birch? HERE WE GO!
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Chapters:
00:00 Welcome!
00:33 What is Baltic Birch?
01:26 Plywood Basics
02:39 Why Baltic Birch?
03:18 Joinery Options
03:57 Face Veneer Quality
04:50 Apply a Better Veneer
05:07 When to Choose Baltic Birch
05:56 Tips for Working It
07:39 Staining Baltic Birch
08:14 Baltic Birch Size Info
08:37 Dealing with Warped Thin Plywood
09:30 You're The BEST!
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Good way to prevent splintering the face of Baltic Birch, especially if you're cutting it using a circular saw is to set the blade so it just barely makes it through and put masking tape along the backside of the cut. i've also found it cuts well when you place it on a sheet of cheap 1" foam board insulation. Higher tooth count also helps.

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Anyone else actually like how Baltic birch looks

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having used it all my life, i didn't know it was supposed to be ugly (i am from a baltic state, i have this birch growing in my back yard even ... :D)

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I prefer it

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Sand it, throw on half a dozen coats of home-made wipe-on poly and I'm good. I don't even cover the edges anymore, I burnish them with a 1/2" high-grade stainless steel bar in my router, after sanding, and coat with poly.

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I love the finished edge of the Baltic Plywood - the layers are great accent

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I love this stuff; first learned about it in the context of building longboards/skateboards. I found that using a couple layers of 1/8" Baltic birch for the core with a layer of Canadian maple on the top and bottom gives a really nice snappy flex to the board without feeling too saggy over time. More recently I've used plenty of 1/2" BB for various cabinets including music equipment racks, and I've found that applying a walnut face frame gives a really nice contrast to the light-colored birch. I layer up the clear-coat and then finish with paste wax.

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Thanks, I use a good deal of Baltic birch and still learnt a lot from this video. I have a vacuum bag so will tray out the veneering tip.

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