Laminates and Sheets

Bark laminates have multiple applications and uses including interior paneling, wainscoting, facing doors and furniture, frames for mirrors and artwork, covering decorative boxes, shelving and other projects. Bark that is un-laminated is often used to wrap flower vases, or in other cylinder type applications. The materials are most often purchased laminated to a 1/4” or 1/8” interior grade plywood backing for ease of use. On special orders the thickness, grade and specie of plywood backing that the bark is laminated to may be specified.

Yellow Poplar

The name of this bark does not describe its mottled grayish appearance. Speckles of green lichens and occasional knots may be present. Yellow Poplar has high ridges and deep crevices. These are solid flat kiln dried sheets. Treat them as you would a sheet of standard paneling. The thickness ranges from 1/4” to 1 1/2”. It may be laminated to a plywood backing with glue or stapled to a substrate. Length and width of a single piece may be as great as 12’ high & 4’ wide. One in one thousand trees will yield a poplar bark sheet this large. They are that rare. Other options are 18” and 26” long. Widths are random between 4” and 4’.

The thickness of the laminates below range from 1/16” to 3/32” un-laminated.

“Fire Cherry”

This bark comes from the Pincherry tree. It has a deep reddish brown to black color with brilliant bright red splashes. The texture is relatively smooth to glossy with multiple small, prominent lenticels. The sheets vary in length and width. The largest individual sheets are 3’x4’. When laminated, seams are usually strategically placed and generally covered with moldings.

White Birch

As the name indicates, the bark is chalky white with occasional small black limb scars and patches of black scale. It is the most commonly used bark laminate product. Although individual sheets vary in length and width, we laminate this product so that the seams virtually disappear and the size is limited only by the plywood backing.

White Pine

White Pine is a beautiful chestnut brown color that looks similar to leather with speckles of green lichens and occasional knots. The sheets vary in length and width. The largest individual sheets are 3’ x 3’. When laminated, seams are usually strategically placed and generally covered with moldings.

Yellow Birch

Yellow Birch is a papery bark with luminescent gold and silver tones. Individual sheets vary in length and width with a maximum size of 2’x2’. When we laminate this product, the seams virtually disappear. The size is limited only by the plywood backing.