> Bill-- Where did you get birch plywood? ive looked (albeit not hard) and
> havnt found any. I thought to use two types of wood for looks

Harris Enterprise in Manchester, CT. Phone is (860)649-4663. They usually only carry 5x5 sheets in 1/8", but ordered a bunch of 4x8 by mistake. When I was there, the guy who cut the sheets so I could put them in the wagon said that they have ordered 3 or 4 mm marine mahogany in the past. Don't exactly remember the price, but it was reasonable (~$40/sheet, maybe $50). They've got about any exotic type that you might want to use for trim, lots of good tools, nice folks working there. I had to run out of the store the first time I was there, my wallet tried to jump out and stay.

No affiliation, just a customer.

Bill