Get all the Warmth and Beauty of Exotic Natural Wood Variety at a Much Lower Cost with Lightweight Plywood

 Woodworkers prefer lightweight plywood for a variety of reasons. Lightweight plywood can be made much larger and at a lower cost than a comparable sized slab of solid wood. A low-grade substrate can be used over which lightweight plywood of an exotic wood variety is glued, making your project more cost-effective than one made entirely of an expensive wood variety. The substrate material for lightweight plywood can be medium density fiberboard (MDF), particleboard, polyurethane board, or oriented strand board (OSB). Because engineered wood products are less expensive than solid wood, you can make your woodwork from lightwood plywood at a much lower cost while still achieving the look and feel of the more expensive solid wood timber that you want in your project.

Lightweight plywood is defined as any plywood with a thickness of less than 1/4 inch. If you want thinner lightweight plywood, some manufacturers offer what is known as "skin-ply," which can have sheets as thin as 1/10 of an inch or even thinner. Whereas heavier materials and solid wood can be difficult to work with, lightweight plywood is particularly user-friendly. It is easily bent, making it an excellent choice for curved surfaces. Lightweight plywood can also be used for interior cladding, ceilings, skateboard ramps, boats, and docks. Furthermore, lightweight plywood can be easily cut down to any shape or size needed for your projects. It bends more easily than many other types of wood, making it ideal for woodworking projects that require curves. Lightweight plywood is easily cut, sanded, painted, and stained.

Blackbutt veneer with high consistency

Matilda Veneer layers the grains of lightweight plywood and blackbutt veneer in a direction that not only makes them resistant to spitting but also improves the product's dimensional stability. As a result, when exposed to different environmental conditions, your lightweight plywood or blackbutt veneer will not expand or shrink significantly, and your project will last longer. Matilda Veneer's lightweight plywood and blackbutt veneer can be used in a variety of applications, including furniture, tabletops, cabinet doors, flooring, wall paneling, and a variety of other internal, external, and structural projects.

Maintaining the uniqueness of natural wood

Matilda Veneer's blackbutt veneer has the warmth and beauty that only real wood can provide. Because the natural features of each log of lightweight blackbutt veneer are unique, each project has its own distinct appeal, such as pin knots and figures. Blackbutt is an excellent plantation timber due to its rapid growth and versatility. In New South Wales and southern Queensland, it is commonly found in hardwood species. Although blackbutt can be stained or polished, painting may be difficult due to its tendency to surface check.

Blackbutt has the highest Class 1 durability rating

Blackbutt has a hardness rating of 9.1 and is a very dense hardwood. Blackbutt veneer is commonly used for structural and exterior applications such as cladding and flooring due to its hardwood's durability and strength. When exposed to the elements, blackbutt timber has a class 1 durability rating, which is the highest rating. Blackbutt timber veneer with a Class 1 rating can last 50 years in a protected above-ground area and up to 25 years in the ground.

Cleaning blackbutt flooring and panels

Blackbutt flooring is simple to clean. However, regular maintenance of the blackbutt veneer, as with any other timber floor, will ensure durability and a lifetime of beauty. Vacuuming and sweeping can be done on a daily basis, but if there is stubborn dirt on it, a well-rung mop and pH neutral cleaner should be used.

Blackbutt veneer has a high level of passive fire resistance. It is one of the hardwood timber species approved by Victoria's Building Commission for home construction in bushfire-prone areas.

Get the best quality lightweight plywood of our choice

Matilda Veneer's natural feature grade (NFG) blackbuttveneer comes in a range of light to medium colour variations that are streaked with a feature black grain. Blackbutt NFG timber veneer, also known as wormy chestnut, is best finished with a non-yellowing clear coating containing manufacturer-approved UV inhibitors. Architectural veneers from Matilda Veneer include sliced veneer, enhanced veneer, rotary veneer, and truewood veneer. Matilda Veneer offers a wide range of lightweight plywood varieties for appearance grade panels, including hoop pine plywood, birch plywood, Matilda lite ply, and fireply X. Matilda Veneer offers fire-rated solutions such as Fireply X, Matilda Fireply, and hoop pine FR panel.

You can always ask Matilda Veneer for recommendation on lightweight plywood, blackbutt veneer, or other veneers that will best meet your needs and objectives. When you purchase lightweight plywood, blackbutt veneer, or other veneer varieties from Matilda Veneer, you can be confident that your timber was sourced from sustainably managed forests and stored using best industry practices to preserve its quality, natural features, and durability.