Okoume Marine
Plywood

The following information is written to facilitate your understanding of the products we sell. We feel that with the proper knowledge you can make an informed decision that will yield the results you expect. As your supplier, Edensaw Woods, Ltd. wants nothing less than for you to be pleased with the products and services we offer.

1. Okoume is a specie of wood which grows in Africa; it is a light to medium mahogany color; its botanical name is Aucoumea Klaineana. Yielding consistent clear veneers, it is stable and it glues well. It is also quite light in weight, however, it does not rate highly in rot resistance so it is best to seal all four edges with epoxy or your preferred resin, according to the adhesive manufacturer's instructions. All of our marine grade plywood is laid up using phenolic resin glue.
   
2. Our Okoume plywood is available in two grades, the upper grade is called B.S.1088 . It is the traditional High Quality European plywood that, over the years, has earned a reputation as the best of the best. It has more ply's per sheet, excepting the thinner panels, and its inner ply's are of more equal thickness yielding a more balanced panel. It must pass stringent water and boil proof testing. It's finished with the best A grade face veneers available.
   
3. The second of the two grades is known as B.S.6566. This is more of a utility grade of marine type plywood. Manufactured using the same specie of veneers, the same phenolic resin glue, and is Okoume thru-out. It is nearly half the price of the B.S. 1088 so it is an extremely good bargain if it fits your needs. It also must pass a water and boil proof test. Its face veneers are graded B/BB.

Our Okoume plywood is available as follows:

BS 1088 Okoume

BS 6566 Okoume

English equivalents to our metric sizes are close approximations.

When you deal with Edensaw you’re dealing with many years of boat building and sailing experience.

We invite your questions and will do our best to answer them or offer reference material we have used that may be of help to you.  Also in the Okoume we are one of only a few true direct importers in the United States and we distribute only from mills we have chosen after careful and thorough research.  When you compare other suppliers plywood's to ours please make sure they are offering a like product, as some scrimp on the number of plys or the grade of veneer used.  As always our references are available upon request.

At Edensaw it is our goal to serve you to the best of our ability. If you have other questions please contact our professional sales staff by any of the following methods.