Seattle G60 wrote:looks great!
I'd say that wood was birch; no?
Yes, Birch - 1/8 bendable birch. I had no problem with it bending. In fact it was a pain to hold it up to shoot the brads. It literally bends on its own.
This is the place:
http://www.hardwoodweb.com/
You may have to call for stock availability and buy what they have in stock. They have bendable MDF starting at 1/4 inch. You could do your own veneering!!
Having said that, I was not pleased with the application of the veneer to the core. It probably was just the run that I got. Other sheets may look better. If you notice in some of the pics the veneer is in strips about 6" wide giving it a "stripped" appearance. Fortunately I'm not into esthetics that much. I'm much more pragmatic and this "works" and works well.
If it's not broken, you're not trying hard enough.