Manufactured boards

Question 1

MDF (medium density fibrewood) is

Answer 1

tiny softwood timber held together by glue, no natural grain, cheap and dense, used for shelves and flat pack furniture

Question 2

Plywood

Answer 2

made of several levels of softwood or hardwood and glued together at their grain at right angles so its Very Strong for weight and thickness , popular for building and furnitures

Question 3

Chipboard

Answer 3

made by compressing and gluing wood chips shavings and sawdust together and used with a veneered surface on top,, cheap but not very strong , its also absorbant so moisture can easily damage it , often in cheap self assembly furniture - eg ur coffee table