Customer Reviews for Columbia Forest Products 3/4 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. Europly Maple Plywood Project Panel (Free Custom Cut Available)

I have ordered twice. Both times, the order arrives on time, and most importantly, the custom cuts are accurate, fine and smooth! This piece of wood is pretty solid, much more solid than other similar plywood in the market. I used it as shelves, trays and sound proof enclosure! Will definitely order more in the further if needed!

I cut this plywood on my 4'x8' CNC Router .. turning it into Kinetic Sculptures. Cuts great with no voids to fill...finishes beautifully with shellac. https://youtu.be/H3QrmLKLZJA .

Expensive but really good faces and cuts clean. Used both on table saw and router, and as long as you use zero clearance inserts, there was no chipping. The photos are for the drawers of the built-in cabinet that I am building. The drawers are not sanded yet, which shows the good quality of this ply. Wish they had at HD store, so I don't pay shipping.

I ordered one sheet of of the 2x4' Europly Maple panel, 3/4" thick. The panel I received had no warp or bow completely flat and free from defects except the few minor voids in some of the inner veneers. This is heavier than expected. The finished is also much better than I expected. One side is smother than the other side will use for the finish side for the shelves, Cut this into 4 pieces. I did have some chipping while cutting, but though's pieces were cut off. I would get these panel again for future projects.

This is truly exceptional plywood and needs to be seen to be appreciated. It is graded B-2, but it is hard to imagine how it could be much better. The "blemishes" on the back were almost nonexistent, and the front veneer was perfect. The corners on the piece that I received were sharp and square, and the edges were free of voids. The only imperfection that I could find was a slight bowing of the face -- with a 48" level sitting flush on the panel lengthwise, the center was about 2 mm from being perfectly flat (see the accompanying photo). Almost imperceptible and small enough to be easily corrected, if needed. I used one-third of the panel to make a simple saw jig for my small circular saw on one side and my jigsaw on the other -- and had enough left over to replace the top of a small craft table for the kids. One warning: This is heavy stock, and smooth, about 20 lbs for a quarter panel, like this. It slipped out of my hands as I was taking it out of the box and nearly dinged one corner. Fortunately, it comes well-packaged.

I had this shipped and it came with a slight dent in the corner. Might better if you have these available locally to inspect otherwise be sure to check everything before you start your project. For me this wasn't a huge deal as I could cut around that imperfection. Everything stayed together nicely during my build, minimal tear out (used sharp blade and zero clearance). Layers seem uniformed and overall pretty nice. I would get these project panels again. I know it's a better value to get a full sheet, but the convenience of not having to move and break down a full 4x8 section is really nice, particularly as you get into 3/4 thick material.

I ordered two sheets of of the 2x4' Europly Maple panel, 3/4" thickness. Both panels were exceptionally flat and free from defects. It looks great with a coat of stain and poly. Recommended!

This plywood has great flawless veneer, with a striking modern look when the Europly edge is left exposed. However, the piece I received did have a few small voids, and some spots where the interior plies were kind of a mess instead of a nice uniform layer look. The piece I received was dead flat, with no warp or bow at all. The corners were a bit smashed though, since I had 3 pieces delivered in the same box. I've ordered one at a time before that arrived with no damage. The manufacturer may want to consider adding corner reinforcements to their shipments with 2+ sheets. There isn't really a true A and B side to this plywood, as both sides are well finished and come pre-sanded to 180 grit. There was a slight color difference between the two sides, which can probably just be attributed to different logs being used for each side's veneer. The veneer is fairly thin, at about 0.02" thick. The maple veneer looks to be rotary cut since there are no visible seams, which is much nicer. The big issue I had with the plywood was that there were quite a few places where the 13 interior plies were not uniform and flat, even when the overall thickness of the plywood was flat. This "smashed ply" appearance won't look right at all if you're planning on leaving the edges unfinished, which is the whole point of a Europly style plywood. There were also quite a few small voids in the finished edges of the sheet I received. If I didn't care how the edge looked and planned on hiding it with edge veneer or face framing, I would pick a cheaper non-Europly style panel!

Good solid strong plywood

Veneer on the good side is just OK. Venner on the other side is worse than the standard plywood you can find at the local store. Definitely not worth the price. Layers are real nice. Packing was real good too.

Picked up Europly Maple Plywood at Customer Service Desk and was surprised that it was securely boxed, and cut per my specs. Europly is denser than other interior plywoods of the same dimensions, and consequently the table I am making will be heavier than expected. Europly does not splinter when cut with a sharp 80 tooth blade, and it holds screws tightly. I did not have any pocket screws spin freely when driven by a power drill, but I had to drive small head screws carefully because they gripped the Europly tight enough to pull through oak.

The wood was great, but y'all taped the two pieces of wood together with like packing tape or something and then shrink wrapped them. Shrink wrap was totally fine, but the tape was a real pain to get off and it left a sticky residue all over the wood that was really annoying to sand off. You should not tape wood like that.

Meets expectations. Void-free core, excellent quality face veneers, and surprisingly flat. Arrived promptly with without edge or corner damage.

Good quality, but there were some voids within the inner plies that required filling. Also, some of the plies were not parallel.

Nice grain, clarity and it was 3/4in on the nose. Would buy again

I love the quality of the wood plus Home Depot did custom cut for free.

Beautiful product! Looks great with just a coat of polyurethane or you can choose to stain it. I ordered 3 custom cuts and they were clean and precise. I couldn’t be happier with this purchase.

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Excellent product. Excellent cuts. Quick turn-around. Great!

Arrived in perfect condition. Instructions to cut to minimize appearance of any voids on sides were followed perfectly. This will be used as a display stand. Very pleased.

Excellent panel. Clean look, very nice layered edges

All pieces cut perfect

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Very good/stable plywood for cabinet/island work, will use again when needed.

The wood worked out great I used it to build some custom Cabinetry and the material I had leftover I was able to build a wall desk for my son in his bedroom

High quality product - cut to length was perfect.

The piece I received was of high-quality, but definitely had an A and a B side. The laminations were consistent and exhibited none of the minor problems that have been identified elsewhere in these reviews. It was boxed, and arrived without damage of any kind.

Best plywood out there.