Manufacture Boards

Question 1

MDF

Answer 1

No veneer just chips

- made with very fine dust/chips which is combined with wax plus resin binder and then compressed.

Question 2

Chipboard

Answer 2

Strong, cheaper than block board, readily available, comes in different sizes

• tends to crumble
• a veneer on top with compressed woodchips usually recycled/waste wood inbetween.

Question 3

Plywood

Answer 3

• Odd number of layers to make it stronger and so top and bottom have same grain direction.
  • resistant to twisting or warping

Question 4

Blockboard

Answer 4

• natural timber veneer
• blocks of natural timber in between
- resistant to twisting/Warping
- cheaper than getting a big block of wood and used for tabletops

Question 5

Veneer

Answer 5

A decorative cover of wood