My hardwoods dealer is far enough away that it's not convenient to drive on a regular basis. I plan on buying some Baltic Birch to have on hand as projects come up (mostly shop projects). They sell 5x5 for about $60 ($2.40/sq foot) and 4x8 for $93 ($2.89/sq ft).

I was thinking the 4x8 would be better dimensions, but not sure it's worth a 20% premium over the 5x5. What dimensions do you find most useful? I don't have specific projects to map cutlists against yet.

Also, Menards carries 3/4 BB in 4x8 for $70 ($2.19/sq ft) available for order, ship-to-store. Since it's not stocked in-store, I can't inspect to check out quality. They also sell regular birch, so I am confident it really is Baltic birch. Does anyone have recent experience with Menards BB? Most of the discussion I've found is pretty dated.

Thank you,
Bryce