Ocooch Hardwoods..Hardwood MDF Core Plywoods

[GreggA]

Has anyone ever purchased or used these? I'm thinking about buying some but looking for opinions first. I already ordered Baltic birch from them and was very pleased.

[Jim McDonald]

I bought two a couple of years ago, used one quite successfully and still waiting on the correct project for the second.

[Barry5180]

I did a few years back. It cuts well but keep in mind you get a distinct two tone effect on the edges. It happened to be the look I was going for but it all depends on the project

[Scrappile]

Hummm.  I did not know they had them.  

[GreggA]

I'm probably going to order this in a couple days....

[GreggA]

There prices for those size sheets are really not bad at all

[don in brooklin on]

I bought what was called Craft ply from local supplier. It sounds similar. 

Looks great but I found that the bottom layer split. When the fret was narrow it split the top layers.

It makes great backer board.

[barb.j.enders]

11 hours ago, don in brooklin on said:

I bought what was called Craft ply from local supplier. It sounds similar. 

Looks great but I found that the bottom layer split. When the fret was narrow it split the top layers.

It makes great backer board.

I probably bought the same stuff.  I always found the edges difficult to finish decently.  

[Jim McDonald]

36 minutes ago, barb.j.enders said:

I probably bought the same stuff.  I always found the edges difficult to finish decently.  

I was putting my stuff in a frame, so the edges were not an issue. 

[kmmcrafts]

Hmm, Haven't tried that stuff before but I've used the 5/32 size of this stuff from Home Depot and so far it's been good to me.. Though I was using it for portrait type work that was framed.. kinda bought it for the first time back during Covid when BBply was unavailable in my local stores and I run across this stuff.. Works great for using in my laser too.. actually designed for laser work.. some don't realize how toxic the "burning" of laser engraving the glues and don't realize you shouldn't be lasering just any old plywood.. 

Other sources to search out thin plywood is search for laser cutting plywood.. there are many different speacies of wood available besides just birch and maple etc.. in thin 1/8" and 1/4" so that might be a good option too if you're looking for something different. 

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Columbia-Forest-Products-5-32-in-x-1-ft-x-1-ft-7-in-PureBond-Maple-Plywood-Project-Panel-10-Pack-4940/312284408 

[Denny Knappen]

I bought some several years ago and still have some left.  No problems with the ones I cut.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

I just bought a load of BB plywood from them 2 weeks ago. Have to say not having to cut down to manageable size from full sheets is a plus. The quality of their wood is a plus. The overall prices is a huge plus. The shipping for that much weight was reasonable. I am using it for jigs and other projects not scrollsaw related. I could buy full sheets from my lumber store but as I said cutting down is not so easy any more. The boxes are heavy when buying 30 sheets of each at a time. That should hold me for some time. 

Edited February 5 by JTTHECLOCKMAN

[Dan]

Those may be nice for cabinet door panels.

[Ctutor]

I use them all the time.  The wood is top quality and they ae fast

[Gonzo]

I also am very happy when dealing with Ocooch. Though I haven’t bought mdf from them, I have purchased quite a bit 1/4” hardwoods. 
On one purchase from them, I had three 1/4” planks cup within 24 hours after opening package. I called them and they sent me three new ones, no questions asked. Now, THAT is customer service!