A few words about Auraco

[djengineer]

I'm striking out on finding Arauco anywhere around here in SE Michigan. Lowe's didn't even have BB. Anyone know where I can get the Arauco around here so I don't have to spend $50/sheet on something else? Thanks in advance.

[Scott Brochu]

Lowes does not carry Baltic Birch djengineer.
Can you find a local cabinet builder around? Ask him where he gets his BB or equvilant. Chances are you could buy right through him.
Depends on what you are building also but I heard on this forum and in some of the plans that you could use good fir, but they ALL recomend BB.
Hope it helps.

[basey]

I've had good luck with the auroco so far. Although in retrospect I think I would use t-nuts instead of hurricane nuts. It took quite a bit more epoxy to keep them from spinning compared to baltic birch. (maybe because of the slightly different density.)

[BeauZooka]

For those in the Seattle area: Lowes does not carry Arauco here but Dunn/Olson's does. $30 a sheet as of July 2008. Arauco is the correct spelling.