Manufactured

Boards
What is a
Manufactured Board?

• Manufactured boards are man-made

from wood products.

• They are made in factories, not cut

directly from trees
 Can you name some
Manufactured Boards?
 PLYWOOD

OSB CHIPBOARD

Manufactured
Boards

BLOCKBOARD MDF

PINEBOARD HARDBOARD
Laminate Fibre Particle
 • Pineboard
Laminate • Blockboard
• Plywood

What are
Manufactured • MDF
Fibre
Boards made • Hardboard
from?

• Chipboard
Particle
• OSB
Pineboard
Structure of Pineboard
• Boards are glued together with the
end grain facing opposite directions.

Why?

• To prevent cupping.
 Log is ripped
into planks

Pineboard is Planks are

stacked sorted by size

HOW IS IT
MANUFACTURED
?

Plank edges
Pineboard is cut glued and
to size clamped
together

Pineboard is put
through a
sanding machine
 Advantages

Available in knot Gives the Can be screwed,

Large sheets are Cheaper than solid Useful in project
and knotless appearance of nailed or glued,
available
boards solid wood. wood making like solid wood.

Disadvantages

More expensive than Not as strong as

Large sheets Can be dented other manufactured other manufactured
can cup or marked easily boards boards
Real-world
uses of
pineboard?
Plywood
How is it made?
• Gluing very thin pieces of wood
together.
• Thin pieces = veneer or plys
• Grain direction running at right
angles to each other.
• Made with odd number of layers
to prevent warping.
• The more plys = the stronger the
board
What is it used
for?
Making furniture, in the building
industry, ship and boat building,
musical instruments, toys.
Plywood Advantages vs. Disadvantages

Advantages Disadvantages
• Can be bought in large sheets. • Edges need to be hidden.
• Range of thicknesses 3-25mm. • Surface veneers often very plain.
• Does not warp or shrink easily. • Surfaces get damaged easily and
• Smooth and flat surface. are difficult to repair.
• Used instead of hard and
softwoods.
• Exterior grade available for
outdoors.
Chipboard
How is it made?
• Man-made board.
• Mix of wood chips and glue.
• Heated and pressed into sheets
and dried.
What is it used for?
Furniture, in the building industry,
worktops, kitchen presses,
bedroom units, flooring.
Chipboard Advantages vs. Disadvantages

Advantages
• Can be bought in large sheets.
• Surface can be decorated with
veneers.
• Cheap to buy.
• Available in many thicknesses.
Disadvantages
• Edges often need to be covered.
• Edges easily split by screws or
nails.
• Surfaces and edges are often
rough.
• Not strong, breaks easily.
• Not suitable for outdoors.
Medium Density
Fibreboard (MDF)
How is it made?
• Wood fibres mixed with glues.
• Put under pressure then heated.
• The glue is where MDF gets its
strength
What is it used for?
• Kitchen and bedroom cabinets.
• Cabinet doors and wall panels.
• Furniture.
MDF Advantages vs. Disadvantages
Advantages
• Can be worked like Solid wood.
• Quite strong.
• Very smooth finish.
• Edges easily moulded by
machine.
• Exterior grade available.
• Available in many thicknesses.
Disadvantages
• Edges easily split by screws or
nails.
• Machining and cutting MDF can
be harmful – cause breathing
problems.
• MDF edges need to be treated
when finishing.
Hardboard
How is it made?
• “Cooking” softwood chips in
special chemicals, at great heat, to
turn them into pulp.
• Chemicals drained, pulp dried
under pressure to form
hardboard.
• 3-4 mm thick.
What is it used for?
• Back of cabinets, drawer bottoms,
under floor coverings, wall panels.
Hardboard Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages Disadvantages
• Easily cut.
• It has little strength.
• Available in water resistant
• Breaks easily.
sheets.
• Different colours available.
• Different types – most common
is standard hardboard.
• No adhesives are used.
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