Plywood
Price range: $80 through $315
Currently stocking Mourikis – European gaboon plywood.
Mourikis BS1088 approval Certificate
To purchase multiple sheets of varying sizes, please select a thickness, input quantity desired of thickness selected, and add to cart. Repeat this process for different thicknesses.
Each order to be shipped requires packing, this includes protective sheets (MDF/Ply), strapping, plastic wrapping, and cardboard protectors. Please be sure to add this to your cart (once). Only local pickup can opt for no packing, you will need to provide your own packing/protection.
Please note, shipping is not calculated automatically as freight charges are tailored to suit individual orders, a subsequent invoice will be sent after you have placed your order.
When comparing prices, be aware that European sheet sizes are larger than most at 2500 x 1220 which is 3.05 square metres compared to 2.88 square metres for a metric standard sheet of 2400 x 1200.
Freight to any mainland destination is very competitive and becomes more-so the larger the order. Sometimes we are able to combine orders to the same destination to save on freight. We have shipped thousands of sheets of plywood all over Australia including to Darwin, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney plus a host of regional destinations as well. Once you have completed checkout we will be in touch with a shipping invoice that will need to be paid prior to the shipping of any goods.
Please note all prices are subject to change at any time without notice.
Bulk buy discount on large orders available (min pack qty apply).
BS1088 INFORMATION
It is important when buying timber for your project that you are informed about what you are purchasing so you end up with the best products for your boat.
For those looking to build a boat using marine plywood in Australia there are a number of options to choose from but not many in the lightweight category. The choice of many boat builders for years has been a ply made from an African hardwoood called Okoume or Gaboon.
What exactly is Gaboon marine ply?
Gaboon or Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) is a medium sized hardwood native to equatorial West Africa. Its major use is in the production of plywood. In its plywood form it has been used extensively in boat building and is still used in the manufacture of lightweight aircraft. Gaboon is one of the species that can be used to make lightweight marine ply under the British Marine Plywood Standard BS1088-1:2003. Gaboon’s air dried density is around 430-480kg per cubic metre as opposed to hoop pine which is around 530-560kg per cubic metre.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aucoumea_klaineana for further information on the species.
The best gaboon marine ply panels used to be manufactured in Europe but with the way that most things in manufacturing have gone much, if not all of the supply available in Australia comes from mills in China, Malaysia or other South East Asian countries. The price the importers pay for this ply might be great from these places but the quality really lets the end user down.
Marine Ply Manufacturing Standards
Marine Plywood is manufactured to an exacting standard to ensure it is fit for purpose. The ocean is not a forgiving place and sub standard materials are quickly shown to be inadequate for the task.
There are two main marine ply standards that we see in Australia namely AS/NZS 2272:2006 (The Australian and New Zealand Standard which our home grown Hoop Pine marine ply is made to) and BS1088-1:2003 (The British standard which is read in conjunction with BS1088-2:2003 which is a standard used for determining glue bond quality in BS1088 marine ply).
Both standards are similar and specify in detail the manufacturing tolerances and allowable defects in ply sheets.
For example;
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BS1088-1:2003
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AS/NZS 2272 |
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Pin knots in face veneers – up to 6 per square metre
of panel surfacePin knots in core veneers – unlimited number |
For Face veneers – Knots (sound intergrown)—not
exceeding 4 mm measured across the grain and not more than four per sheet.For core veneers – sound knots – unlimited in number |
BS1088 as a standard is really quite abused by manufacturers and re-sellers/importers alike. We have seen so many sheets of so called “BS1088 plywood” which have not been manufactured anywhere near the requirements that the standard specifies.
See our plywood information page for further details and some defects commonly seen on cheap ply in Australia.
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| Thickness | 4mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 18mm, Packing |