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Given current lack of availability and astronomically high price of Baltic/Finnish birch (or any euro ply, apple ply equivalent)… the $1.6k price is almost expe
by mrexroad 4y ago
Given current lack of availability and astronomically high price of Baltic/Finnish birch (or any euro ply, apple ply equivalent)… the $1.6k price is almost expected. But still. Sheesh.
- operatingthetan 4y agoThat's been the most direct result of the Ukraine conflict for me, lack of russian birch in the market. My lumberyard is still selling it, but at $150 for a sheet of 18mm 5x5. Are the impacts on apple ply because they use european wood as well?
- mrexroad 4y agoSigh, at this point, I think if I saw BB/BB 5x5 for $150, I’d buy what I had room to store. ApplePly and non-sanctioned EuroPly are basically all bought out, so it’s pretty difficult to get as a retail consumer. If you do find it, it’s reminiscent of buying a bottle of Yamazaki 12 on the secondary market (should be $60-80, but gonna cost you $200-350). I, gasp, just trimmed a window with OSB instead of BB ply (it’s a deep window reveal shelf thing, 8-9” deep). It came out nice after much sanding, much poly, and a satin spray finish. Probably cost me more than a nice sheet of A1 maple when factoring in time sanding prepping lol.
- operatingthetan 4y ago>Sigh, at this point, I think if I saw BB/BB 5x5 for $150, I’d buy what I had room to store. So you don't think it's ever coming back? Dunn lumber in Seattle, FYI.
- mrexroad 4y agoSorry, I don’t check comments all that often. I’ve heard it’ll take a decade for supply and prices to recover. who knows. But I’ve started to just shift to alternate materials for next few years—mostly punted or veneered MDF. Fwiw I’m only a hobbyist doing mostly personal projects, so take my views with a grain of salt.