The reason I went with the Birch multi-ply was the rigidity of even the 1/2" sheets, also the 5x5 size fits better with building with the Mianne benchwork. I agree, thousands of layouts have been built using any number of materials and they've turned out fine. Out local big box stores didn't have that form-factor, and also Russell Plywood had much better prices than either HD or Lowes on any size plywood.
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