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meydenhart · 06-11-2007, 09:43 PM

I have just acquired my first board of 1/8" baltic birch plywood and it is wonderful to work with! Don't laugh

- the stuff you guys and girls take for granted are more rare than chicken teeth in S.A. and very pricey when you do find it.
It is a grade 3, I believe, but ten times better than the commercial ply we have to contend with. So I am very chuffed

Minnesota scroller · 06-11-2007, 10:42 PM

Sue, I hope you enjoy your BB, but what in the world does the word "chuffed" mean? Is this a slang word specific to your region?

miamw · 06-11-2007, 11:12 PM

Thanks for waking us all up and bringing us to reality about what we take for granted. Sometimes we all need a reminder. I hope you enjoy your BB!

Gill · 06-12-2007, 12:13 AM

Chuffed... you know how some songbirds puff up their chests and sing a happy tune? That's what it feels like when you're chuffed. It's one of those slang words that's very common throughout the Commonwealth and means that you're rather pleased, almost delighted.

BB ply is too expensive for me, Sue, even when it's available. I envy you.

Gill

PuzzledMoose · 06-12-2007, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gill

BB ply is too expensive for me, Sue, even when it's available. I envy you.

Gill

Just out of curiousity, Gill, how much is BB in England?

I thought I was about to be able to get some 1/8th BB here locally - I've been nagging them for 6 months to stock it and last time I was in they had some on order ..

I popped in today on the way intof Halifax but their supplier has let them down and it's looking like August now before they'll have any..

It was going to be around C$20 for a 5'x5' board.

lucky788scroller · 06-12-2007, 03:30 AM

Maybe I'll price shipping to S. Africa for a few pounds, and send you some top grade BB ply! Ive shipped it to NZ and to Au before, South Africa cant be much more expensive?? Dale

meydenhart · 06-12-2007, 09:05 AM

Thanks for explaining 'chuffed' Gill

If I convert, then I paid about $37 for a 4 X 6' board, plus cost of fuel to collect it (the importer is in Johannesburg), plus cutting in 4 pieces (so that it can fit in my car). The 1/4" is $65 for the same size board - It is on my 'wish list'

Dale, I have tried to order it from various suppliers in the US before, but they simply refuse to ship plywood to S.A.
The best thing about the BB is that it retains its shape! Local ply is always warped or cupped - especially the 1/4" - so you manage to use only a part of the board (if you're lucky). My last 1/8" Pine ply board was so warped, I could only make a few coasters from it.
No wonder Gill and I favour MDF for projects

- it is not pretty, but it is stable!

Steviegwood · 06-12-2007, 09:26 AM

The BB ply is not available to me locally in my neck of the woods either. I have to order it to get it. Most of the local lumber suppliers have never heard of it. I think someone has kept our region in the dark far to long. The manager at the closest Lowes did not know what I was talking about when I first inquired about the BB ply. Steve P. S.
Regarding your inquiry about Baltic Birch plywood, we must special order
it. Do you want it in sheets? Please contact my assistant manager Brian
Glotfelty as I am off Wednesday.
regards,
Andy Huntley
Store manager. No I want it as dust and will make my own sheets!!!!!! DUH!!! This was one of the replies that I received from the Lowes manager. Steve

Gill · 06-12-2007, 09:55 AM

A sheet of 6.5mm (1/4") BB ply measuring 4' x 4' from Hobbies costs £25 ($50 US). Then there's postage at £5.45 ($10.90) to add. I can buy a sheet of 6mm MDF measuring 8' x 4' at my local store for about £8 ($16 US).

Gill

PuzzledMoose · 06-12-2007, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gill

A sheet of 6.5mm (1/4") BB ply measuring 4' x 4' from Hobbies costs £25 ($50 US). Then there's postage at £5.45 ($10.90) to add. I can buy a sheet of 6mm MDF measuring 8' x 4' at my local store for about £8 ($16 US).

Gill

Ouch that is expensive! Doesn't make too much sense either since the Baltic is a damn sight closer to the UK than it is to the US/Canada!!

For anyone looking for a Canadian supplier with reasonable shipping rates this place sells 1/8"BB in 113/4 x 293/4 sheets @C3.75 (weird size!) Shipping on 16 sheets was around C$9 and they are fairly quick - 4 or 5 days from ON to NS.
http://store.workshopsupply.com/cata...oducts_id=1400

06-11-2007, 09:43 PM	#1
meydenhart Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 1,006	Baltic Birch ply I have just acquired my first board of 1/8" baltic birch plywood and it is wonderful to work with! Don't laugh - the stuff you guys and girls take for granted are more rare than chicken teeth in S.A. and very pricey when you do find it. It is a grade 3, I believe, but ten times better than the commercial ply we have to contend with. So I am very chuffed __________________ Sue Mey Website: www.scrollsawartist.com Check out my scroll saw book

06-11-2007, 10:42 PM	#2
Minnesota scroller Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SW MN Posts: 1,698	Sue, I hope you enjoy your BB, but what in the world does the word "chuffed" mean? Is this a slang word specific to your region? __________________ Mike Making sawdust with a Dremel 1680. www.picturetrail.com/naturephotos

06-11-2007, 11:12 PM	#3
miamw Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 452	Thanks for waking us all up and bringing us to reality about what we take for granted. Sometimes we all need a reminder. I hope you enjoy your BB! __________________ Mia We are the music makers. We are the dreamers of dreams. Easy scrollin' with a DW788

06-12-2007, 12:13 AM	#4
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,605	Chuffed... you know how some songbirds puff up their chests and sing a happy tune? That's what it feels like when you're chuffed. It's one of those slang words that's very common throughout the Commonwealth and means that you're rather pleased, almost delighted. BB ply is too expensive for me, Sue, even when it's available. I envy you. Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

06-12-2007, 09:05 AM	#7
meydenhart Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 1,006	Thanks for explaining 'chuffed' Gill If I convert, then I paid about $37 for a 4 X 6' board, plus cost of fuel to collect it (the importer is in Johannesburg), plus cutting in 4 pieces (so that it can fit in my car). The 1/4" is $65 for the same size board - It is on my 'wish list' Dale, I have tried to order it from various suppliers in the US before, but they simply refuse to ship plywood to S.A. The best thing about the BB is that it retains its shape! Local ply is always warped or cupped - especially the 1/4" - so you manage to use only a part of the board (if you're lucky). My last 1/8" Pine ply board was so warped, I could only make a few coasters from it. No wonder Gill and I favour MDF for projects - it is not pretty, but it is stable! __________________ Sue Mey Website: www.scrollsawartist.com Check out my scroll saw book

06-12-2007, 03:30 AM	#6
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,354	Maybe I'll price shipping to S. Africa for a few pounds, and send you some top grade BB ply! Ive shipped it to NZ and to Au before, South Africa cant be much more expensive?? Dale

06-12-2007, 09:26 AM	#8
Steviegwood Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arthur, WV Posts: 2,183	The BB ply is not available to me locally in my neck of the woods either. I have to order it to get it. Most of the local lumber suppliers have never heard of it. I think someone has kept our region in the dark far to long. The manager at the closest Lowes did not know what I was talking about when I first inquired about the BB ply. Steve P. S. Regarding your inquiry about Baltic Birch plywood, we must special order it. Do you want it in sheets? Please contact my assistant manager Brian Glotfelty as I am off Wednesday. regards, Andy Huntley Store manager. No I want it as dust and will make my own sheets!!!!!! DUH!!! This was one of the replies that I received from the Lowes manager. Steve __________________ If This HillBilly Can't Fix it Then it Ain't Broke!!! My Gallery steve03@frontiernet.net Last edited by Steviegwood; 06-12-2007 at 09:31 AM.

06-12-2007, 09:55 AM	#9
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,605	A sheet of 6.5mm (1/4") BB ply measuring 4' x 4' from Hobbies costs £25 ($50 US). Then there's postage at £5.45 ($10.90) to add. I can buy a sheet of 6mm MDF measuring 8' x 4' at my local store for about £8 ($16 US). Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

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