Boards

Question 1

What are manufactured boards?

Answer 1

Where processes wood is combined with glue and compresses into panels.

Question 2

Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF)

Answer 2

Made from tiny fibres of softwood timber held together by glue, meaning it has no natural grain.
Cheap, dense, smooth uniform surface that takes paint (and other finishes) well.
Porous, so damaged by moisture.

Question 3

Uses of MDF

Answer 3

Shelves, flat-pack furniture

Question 4

Properties of Plywood

Answer 4

Made up of several layers of softwood or hardwood, glued together with their grains at right angles to one another.
Very strong for its weight and thickness.

Question 5

Uses of plywood

Answer 5

Building and furniture

Question 6

Properties of chipboard

Answer 6

Made by compressing wood chips, shavings and sawdust together with glue.
Used with a veneered surface, cheap, but not strong.
Absorbent so easily damaged by moisture.

Question 7

Uses of chipboard

Answer 7

Cheap self-assembly furniture