I went to a home store and bought (and had cut to size) high quality 1/2" birch plywood. I also bought a booklet on fine furniture finishing and bought the necessary supplies to do the job.
I had fun finishing the panels, but it was a lot of hard work and I probably won't ever do it again. I still have a few left in storage.
Here is a detail from a very small painting done on one of those birch panels. A lot of the wood is still showing.
Bill
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