Know your plywood
Plywood is an important structural and decorative
building material. World over, it is accepted as an
alternative to solid timber.
But most of the people are ignorant about it .when
they build a house or furnish it , they leave the
decision on selecting the wood to carpenter who has
little or no knowledge of engineered wood products
and their technologies
It is not their fault alone: low quality, low priced
products which have flooded the market, have
further dented the image of plywood. When these
products develop powdering problems, wrap and
twist or delimitation and fall to meet the customer
expectation, he would never opt for plywood again
The fact however, is that quality plywood is superior
to other wood based materials of comparable density
We will say why
UNIFORM STRENGTH
Plywood has cross -grained construction when gain direction of adjacent layers or plies are
perpendicular to each other. This results in strength properties equally distributed in all
four directions of the plywood panel =. In solid wood however the strength lies essentially
along the gain in the most applications, plywood manufactured with a selected mix of
timber species can replace solid wood
Physical and mechanical properties
When it comes to water resistance, dimensional stability, nail and
screw holding strength and other mechanical and physical
properties, plywood is far superior to other composite wood panels
such as particle boards and MDF
ECO-FRIENDLY
When you use plywood to make a piece of furniture you use 60
percent less wood, compared with solid wood, this is because
plywood, unlike solid wood, comes in regular shapes and sizes
and is fully utilized
RENEWABLE
Plywood is fully renewable forest resources unlike plastic and
metal substitutes
WHY QUALITY PLYWOOD?
When you use low-quality, low priced plywood they throw up problems sooner than later.
They are too serious to be ignored. The most commonly detected defects of such plywoods
are:
DELAMINATION OR STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE
The bonding between the plies is the most important factor in the life of panel board.
When poor quality variables are used in the manufacturing process, this bonding becomes
weak and the plies come unstuck or separate from each other.
At western India plywoods, we use the best of raw materials. To ensure quality samples from
every batch of plywoods and block boards are tested for conformity of its bonding strength at
government-recognized authorities.
WARPAGE
Poor quality plywood panels often twist and bend. Assume grotesque shapes, marring the
overall appearance of carefully planned interiors. This is due to varied reasons such as poor
moisture control, incompatible mix to timber species or an unbalanced construction of the
plies.
At the Western India plywoods, only moisture-controlled veneers (8 percent at the time of
manufacture) are use In a balanced construction. Additionally every panel is humidified and
moisture-balanced before dispatch. Plies of only species that are proved compatible are used.
TERMITE AND BORER ATTACK
Termites and borer beetles attack plywood panels of poor quality plywood, forming
characteristic mud-tunnels. Mounds of fine or granular powder are seen under such panels
At Western India Plywood’s, only timber species which can resist termites and borer beetles
are used. Additionally, every panel undergoes a twin stage anti-pest treatment.
So next time you go for wood work, make an informed decision
WESTIND PLYWOOD PANELS.
Your wise alternative to hard wood next time.
