Okoume Select Grade Rotary Sliced Whole Piece Face ElementPly™ Plywood

Taking a consultative approach to best understand the needs and desires of our customers, we are committed to Delivering the Difference with our specialty hardwood plywood products. Please contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for a consultation to identify the best product for your application.

ElementPly™ by Upper Canada Forest Products is a premium hardwood plywood, carefully crafted to provide a consistent, quality-controlled selection of plywood products. ElementPly™ collection of materials includes both prefinished and unfinished birch, maple, oak, and walnut plywood as well as dependable TFL-faced products. With cores from ethically harvested plantations and faces from sustainably managed forests in Europe, this import plywood offers durability without compromise.

Why ElementPly™?

• Defined quality and thickness standard
• Reduced warping
• Exclusive upgraded core
• Single-source mill
• TSCA Title VI and LACEY ACT Compliant
• NAF and FSC® Certified Available Upon Request

Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information on how to configure Plywood for your project.

Select Grade

Select Grade is a proprietary grade from ElementPly™. This grade allows for increased natural characteristics, with pin knots, small burls, and repaired knots being allowed. The board may have imperfections but is structurally sound and durable.

Grading Hardwood Plywood is inherently a subjective and difficult process, as although the standard gives rules for specific numbers of defects, there is always personal or operational bias when it comes to the overall appearance of a particular surface. From one grade to the next, not only does variation in appearance get wider, but the amount of overlap between the low end of one grade and the higher end of the next grade down gets wider as well. Because of the inherent individuality of each tree and species, consideration should be given to the overall appearance of the veneer face to determine the appropriate grade for that veneer.

Rotary Slice:

Rotary Sliced veneer is peeled from a whole log set in a lathe and turned against a special knife, resulting in a cut that roughly parallels the growth rings to produce a bold and often striated grain pattern. Like unwinding a roll of paper, the ribbon of veneer is then cut to usable widths. Rotary Slice creates exceptionally wide sheets with distinctive grain patterns. Rotary cutting is the only method of producing veneers that create Whole Piece Faces (WPF). This is generally the most economical way to create veneer.

Whole Piece Face Matching:

WPF Matching is a continuous piece of veneer peeled from a log using the Rotary Slicing method. The result is a single sheet of veneer that reveals a continuous grain pattern throughout the sheet. WPF is often desired as it displays the natural grain character of the wood species.

ElementPly™ Applications:

ElementPly™ is suitable for interior projects. Millwork, kitchen and bath cabinetry, hospitality, furniture, and closets are ideal applications for this durable plywood.

Core:

ElementPly™ cores are specifically designed for quality and durability. This exclusive core is created to meet specific application requirements and is specially manufactured to reduce warping. ElementPly™ is intensively quality controlled to perform at the highest of standards.

Sustainability:

We recognize the importance of ethically harvested lumber. As our most valuable resource, sustainably harvested forests increase the rate of carbon sequestration and significantly cut carbon emissions. Wood is a renewable and sustainable material, requiring less energy than alternatives like concrete or steel. From harvesting to recycling, lumber is the most carbon-efficient choice for building materials. Wood is of the few elements that can increase sustainability in a building’s life cycle, reduce waste, and create positive biophilic health benefits. Increasingly, architects and designers are calling for a return to wood as the prominent basic building material.

As an early adopter of FSC®, we recognize the importance of sustainably harvested lumber. FSC® Certified plywood materials are available upon request. Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information.

• Drawer Boxes
• Kitchen Cabinets
• Kitchen Cabinet Doors
• Vanity Cabinets
• Vanity Cabinet Doors
• Wall Paneling
• Closets
• Interior Millwork
• Residential Indoor Furniture
• Commercial Indoor Furniture