Veneer
Commonwealth Plywood is Canada leading manufacturer of rotary cut veneer. Our annual production exceeds 500,000,000 sq. ft. of rotary cut veneer.
Advantages
Spliced & Whole Piece Veneers
- Select the exact grade you need — up to 27 grades available in birch stock panel size.
- No further clipping or jointing loss.
- No grade risk.
- Consistent quality at the price quoted.
- Know your costs.
- Dependable, consistent supply.
- Specifications tailored to your exact needs.
Rotary vs. Flat Sliced Veneer
- Thicker veneer.
- More competitive pricing.
- Higher yield.
- Availability of whole piece (one piece) veneer.
Species Available
Hard Maple, Birch, Red Oak, Basswood, Poplar, Tulip Birch
Available Formats
Single, continuous sheets offering a natural grain appearance.
Precision-matched and joined for larger coverage and consistent appearance across panels.
Maple
Acer saccharum
Light, clean appearance with a smooth, closed grain.
- Thickness
- 1/42 in (0.6 mm)
- 1/38 in (0.67 mm)
- 1/16 in (1.6 mm)
- 1/12 in (2.1 mm)
- Color
- Light cream to pale blonde
- Grain
- Broad, continuous grain typical of rotary-cut maple
- Texture
- Smooth, fine, closed grain
- Figure
- Plain and uniform
Birch
Betula alleghaniensis / Betula papyrifera
Clean, bright appearance with subtle grain movement.
- Thickness
- 1/38 in (0.67 mm)
- 1/42 in (0.6 mm)
- 1/16 in (1.6 mm)
- 1/12 in (2.1 mm)
- Color
- Yellow Birch: warm cream to light golden tone. White Birch: pale cream to soft white.
- Grain
- Fine to medium, smooth and uniform; subtle rotary figure
- Texture
- Smooth, tight, closed grain
- Figure
- Clean, minimal and consistent
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Strong grain definition with warm reddish-tan tones and classic oak character.
- Rotary Cut
- Raw / Unbacked
- Thickness
- 1/36 in (0.7 mm)
- Color
- Warm tan to light reddish-brown
- Grain
- Bold, open grain with pronounced rotary figure
- Texture
- Medium-coarse with distinct grain definition
- Figure
- Expressive and varied; classic oak patterning
Sheet Sizes
| inches | mm | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 50 × 99 | 1270 × 2515 |
| Additional | 50 × 123 | 1270 × 3124 |
| 50 × 87 | 1270 × 2210 | |
| 38 × 87 | 965 × 2210 |
Custom sizes and thicknesses available upon request.
Random Width Components
| inches | mm |
|---|---|
| RW × 123 | 3124 |
| RW × 99 | 2515 |
| RW × 69 | 2265 |
| RW × 70 | 1778 |
| RW × 54 | 1372 |
Common Grades Available
Birch, Hard Maple & Basswood
- Select White
- All sapwood (light colour), book matched.
- No. 2 White
- All sapwood (light colour), book and pleasing matched.
- No. 1 Face
- Natural (heartwood and sapwood), book matched.
- No. 2 Sound
- Heartwood and sapwood, sound smooth surface.
- No. 3 Solid
- Natural semi-face grade, reasonably smooth surface.
- No. 4 Back
- Backing grade ideal for balancing panels. Very economical.
Red Oak
- No. 1 Face
- Heartwood, red to brown in colour, book matched.
- No. 2 Sound
- Heartwood, smooth, sound veneer. Book and pleasing matched.
- No. 3 Solid
- Heartwood and sapwood, semi-face grade.
- No. 4 Solid
- Semi-face or high grade back, may contain some mineral. Very economical.
- No. 4 Back
- Backing grade ideal for balancing panels where appearance is less important. Very economical.
Other grades also available upon request.
Cut to Size / Made to Order
Our cut to size division produces custom sizes in either long grain or cross grain. Veneer arrives at your facility ready for production.
Sustainability & Certification
Sourced from responsibly managed forests. All products are FSC® Controlled Wood (FSC CW) certified. Supports responsible forestry practices and supply chain transparency.