Manafactured boards Flashcards
1
Q
What are manufactured boards made from?
A
Made from particles/fibres/pieces of other trees compressed and glued together
2
Q
What does SLIM CHIMP stand for?
A
squashed
layers
industrial
manmade
chipboard hardboard inexpensive MDF Plywood
3
Q
Features of MDF
A
wood fibres glued together under heat and pressure
4
Q
Features of plywood
A
thin layers, glued together in opposite directions
5
Q
Features of chipboard
A
Chips, wood glued, usually veneered
6
Q
features of Block board
A
Strips of softwood sandwiched between thin layers of hardwood
7
Q
Advantages of manufactured boards
A
Whole tree is used
Can be cheaper as readily available
available in different sizes
can give better properties
8
Q
Disadvantages of manufactured boards
A
Less attractive but can be covered in plastic laminate or wood
can blunt tools/crumble
