JEM Watercraft

Hi all!

What do you think about beech plywood?
It is quite heavy wood. Do you think it is to heavy for canoe or smal pirogue building.
Does anyone have some experience with it?

Thanks and regards!

David.

I'm not familiar with it at all. I found this info:

http://www.sklejka-pisz.com.pl/143

Beech plywood has won itself great popularity in the furniture industry for the manufacture of high quality furniture. Beech is an excellent material for the production of moulded furniture parts for chairs and armchairs (see page) . This allows furniture manufacturers to offer whole sets of naturally and beautifully finished furniture.
For similar reasons beech plywood is widely used for interior decoration, in boat building and woodworking and in packaging.

I'm not sure how frequent it's used in boat building. Maybe others have heard of something?

I believe it is considered a hardwood and some hardwoods don't behave well for boat building. Beech could be the exception. I just don't know.

G'day David,

I think your Beech ply is similar in properties to what we call bracing ply. We use it mostly structurally as in building houses etc. Aussie Hardwood veneers - very strong but also relatively heavy.

If this is the case, should be fine for the type of boats without too much torturing required. I built my Touring Pirogue with this stuff and it turned out really nice, only it is a little heavier than my other boats. (still lighter than fibreglass or plastic).

Hi!

Yes, like you said Matt. It is hard and heavy wood and used a lot in furniture industry.
We use it here a lot for burnig fire in kilns for heating in winter- it gives a strong heat. (Wood, not ply )
The beech plywood it is the most common and widely used and also the cheapest ply here.
Hey Mick. If this is the case than should really be OK. It is true that it is strong and heavy. Your touring pirogue looks really great, very beautifoul!


Yes, and I really like this forum!


Thank's and regards!

David.