Bcnding strength and spesific gravity were examined on beech plyvvood produced in Bolu-Turkey, by Orman Ürünleri Sanayii Kurumu. The relationship betvveen strength across the grain of the outer plies (x) and specific gravity (y) vvas found to be: 0.683x + 2579,41 y = t— ; 4206,92 the coefficient of correlation (r) being 0,76