Baltic birch is more expensive than the regular grade stuff. So a sheet of ¾” thick Oak veneer plywood with a pine core, interior grade, from Lowes is about 35 US dollars where a similar sheet ...

But it’s not a cross-section of a tree trunk—it’s a sheet of the ever-versatile birch plywood, shaped with gentle contours ...

This makes a strong, rigid, lightweight sheet ... typical plywood with 1/8-in.-thick core veneers. The raw edge is attractive when finished and often used as a design element. Baltic birch or ...