Manifwcturing Boards

Question 1

Whybare boards used often instead of real wood?

Answer 1

Because boards are inexpensive

Question 2

What are manufactured boards usually covered with?

Answer 2

They are covered with a thin layer of real wood called a veneer. This improves their appearance or properties.

Question 3

What are manufactured boards usually made out of?

Answer 3

Waste wood.

Question 4

What does MDF stand for?

Answer 4

Medium density fiberwood

Question 5

What is plywood

Answer 5

Plywood is a composite material manufactured from thin layers, or “plies”, of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers

Question 6

What is chipwood

Answer 6

Chipboard is made from reconstituted wood - often shavings, chips or sawdust and it’s compressed and held together using natural or synthetic resin and then formed into boards.

Question 7

List the properties of plywood:

Answer 7

Since it is made with many layers, this makes it strong so it can maintain weight, stable and durable so it lasts for a while.

Question 8

Why can plywood be bent?

Answer 8

Due to the layers, it can be easier to bend the plywood into a certain shape. Plywood is also durable and strong so it would be able to allow weight on it, but also last for a long time