Customized boat building materials save production time – and the environment
Vendia boatbuilding plywood is a sustainable product made from Nordic pine. The use of sliced veneers instead of rotary cut veneer gives the Vendia boat plank the natural appearance of solid wood. Vendia is made by boat builders for boat builders.
Vendia boatplanks
VENDIA is a special boatbuilding plywood. It is a sustainable product, the CO2 footprint is small and only Northern European wood is used as raw material in production.
VENDIA combines the properties of solid wood and high-quality marine plywood. On the one hand, the use of sliced veneer guarantees a high-quality and aesthetic appearance, like a natural board, combined with the durability, low susceptibility to deformation, high bending stiffness and easy handling and storage of modern boatbuilding plywood. Only knot-free, sliced veneers are used as face veneers. The use of waterproof glue (MUF 1247 / Akzo Nobel) results in an outstanding material that has been tried and tested for a long time. Vendia can be steam bend, which opens possibilities for building classic clinker boats.
Tested and approved by professional boatbuilders
VENDIA has proven itself on the water. The first boats made from Vendia were built back in 2014 and boat builders around the world can confirm that customers are still very satisfied today. The boats are easy to row or sail; there are no cracks or other problems. Vendia is used both in the construction of classic clinker boats and in the manufacture of modern composite construction boats. It is also ideal for the interior finishing of yachts, as well as for applications on land where high demands are placed on the building material in terms of sustainability and durability. We offer the face veneers of Vendia boat planks in two patterns, Crown Cut and Quarter Cut. Vendia boat planks meet the technical requirements of the BL 1088 standard.
Pine marine plank
VENDIA
Structure
Face veneers are made of knot-free pine and core veneers of pine. For example, a 9 mm plank consists of five lengthwise and two crosswise veneers. Core veneer thickness: 1.2 mm, face veneer thickness: 1.5 mm.
Dimensions
Thicknesses: 3,6 - 4,2 - 4,8 - 6,6 - 9 - 12 - 15 mm, special dimensions by request. Corresponding veneer layers: 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 9, 11.
Widths / Crown Cut: 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350 mm
Widths / Quarter Cut: 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 375, 400, 425 mm
Lengths: 2600 - 2800 - 3000 mm
Keel
Structure
The raw material is Finnish old grown pine. Keel is made of only lengthwise veneers – face veneers 1.5 mm and core veneers 3.0 mm.
Dimensions
Thicknesses: 25-60mm
Widths: 80-250 mm
Lengths: 2600 and 3000
Bent frame
Structure
The raw material is Finnish old grown pine. Bent frames are made of only lengthwise veneers. A 6 mm bent frame is made of four 1.5 mm veneers, whereas 10.5 mm bent frame is made of seven 1.5 mm veneers. Bent frames can also be made of normal structured VENDIA marine plank (see details in the section Marine plank).
Dimensions
Thicknesses: 6 and 10.5 mm
Widths: 75-125 mm
Lengths: 2000 mm
Keel plank
Structure
The raw material is Finnish old grown pine. Keel is made of only lengthwise veneers – face veneers 1.5 mm and core veneers 1.2 mm.
Dimensions
Thicknesses: 12-18 mm
Widths: 75-125 mm
Lengths: 2600 and 3000 mm
Gunwale
Structure
The raw material is Finnish old grown pine. Gunwales are made of only lengthwise veneers – face veneers 1.5 mm and core veneers 1.2 mm.
Dimensions
Thicknesses: 12-18 mm
Widths: 75-125 mm
Custom products
We can produce according to customer specifications. Contact us.
Examples for our Custom products are:
- oak interior panels / CNC machined and surface treatet
- Paulownia / Robinie light weight Custom Plywood. Ongoing product development with the Customer
- Ash Custom ply
Big Vendia Sheets
We also produce large Vendia sheets on request. The maximum size is 3000x1150mm. The top layers are made of 1.5mm quarter Cutveneer.
Veneers
We also offer our customers the purchase of individual veneers. During the production of our Vendia products, there are always high-quality by-products which we store and sell. These come in different sizes and on request we can tell you whether the required sizes are available. These veneers are ideal for laminates and craft projects.
