Customer Reviews for Columbia Forest Products 1/4 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. PureBond Alder Plywood Project Panel (Free Custom Cut Available)

UPS just delivered this package and since it was damaged I thought I would open it right away to look. The plywood itself was fine, but it was dropped on one end and the corner was smashed a little. there is a bow in the plywood which being 1/4" I'll be able to use it anyway. The front side has a nice uniform look to it. The back has two different colors of wood. For using this it a back of a box or cabinet it will work fine.

The 1/4" x 24 x 96 inch alder panels turned out to be better than I expected. The face is nearly clear of all knots, back is not suitable for finishing but this is pointed out in the description so no surprise there. No shipping damage either which was pretty astonishing. One caveat for those unfamiliar with veneer plywood: Although stated as nominal "1/4" thick it actually measures about .203 inches thick. So if you use a 1/4" slotting bit for panel work its going to be a sloppy fit.

For a project board the condition and quality was lacking. Patching on both sides, rendering it unusable for anything fine. Veneer is paper thin. I’d suggest the manufacturer charge a little more so they could concentrate on making a better product.

Veneer looks great and true to pictures for a cheaper option than hardwood. It's thin, so can be a little tough to work with (chips/tears out easily). Nice option for a lighter budget, though.

Love it for laser projects!

I am using this product for bathroom vanity cabinet panels and verneer. I wasn't sure it would be high quality enough to mix with the alder hardwood pieces, but I was pleasantly surprised with the quality and consistency of the finished side. And even the back side is relatively presentable. I would buy again.

piece was crushed on one corner, made that 2 inch section unusable.

Great plywood, but it seems there are more seams in the smaller sheets than the larger ones.

Very nice quality for building doll houses!

The cuts that were made at the manufacturer were perfect. They worked very well for the Alder cabinet end caps that they were purchased.

Per earlier reviews my panels came in with the corners crushed because HD does not protect the edges at all in the cardboard packaging. They need to address that. Otherwise the panels were as expected.

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the plywood was well packaged and protected during the shipping process, with only minor impacts on a coupe of corners; most of the surface was without gaps or blemish - a few sheets contained smaller unfilled knots that I will have to touch up

Overall this product was great it met my expectations and the project turned out beautiful. The only reason I didn’t give it an excellent is that one of my pieces has a huge chip making that side in usable and some other pieces it was curled up on the ends

2 of the 3 panels looked good

Great Product. Very easy to work with.

It is a nice product, saying that there was a corner messed up. Can I still use it yes, this time I can put it where the bad corner doesn't show.

Great product. Perfect panel to use to finish the exposed sides of my linen cabinets!

Appearance is good. Just be aware that the thickness measures around .200" instead of .250"

Flat, smooth piece of wood; easy to install and stain.

Few knots in grain only good one side

Arrived well packaged and in excellent condition.