There are many factors to keep in mind while buying Solid wood and Plywood like strength, flexibility, cost, area of application and more. But before that let’s understand there two terms “Plywood” and “Solid Wood”so as to apprehend the difference. Plywood is an engineered wood made by gluing several layers of veneer in different directions.
Plywood is typically categorized as commercial plywood and waterproof or Marine plywood.Plywood further vary in thickness and sizes too. Plywood vary from 4mm to 19 mm thickness. Waterproof plywood or Marine plywood (BWP and BWR) is available in varied thickness i.e. 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 12mm and more. Commercial plywood varies from 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 15mm,
There are various types of veneer species available in India. The type of species vary mainly with geographical location and therefore weather conditions too. Different types of tree species across India Like in Kerela, one will find abundant growth of Rubber trees. Therefore you have ample of veneers made of rubber manufactured in Kerala. Other
There are around 5-6 plywood manufacturing units in India. One in North zone, other in South zone, East zone, Gujarat area and other places. Once the plywood is manufactured, plywood is directly supplied to wholesalers. ↓ Wholesaler’s store or stocks these plywood in his warehouse until further distribution. ↓ For further distribution wholesaler sells it
Plywood is made from different species of wood and therefore come in different qualities. Also plywood sometime of same species and number of ply differ from manufacturer to manufacturer because of change in method of manufacturing. Plywood can be classified on basis of different features. • Classification of Plywood on basis of type of wood