To make the end product water resistant fireproof and or insect proof chemicals are used including wax dyes wetting agents and release agents.
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What is particle board.
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Plywood is an engineered wood from the manufactured boards family which also includes particle board and oriented strand board osb.
These panels are used primarily for floor underlayment and in manufacturing cabinets laminate countertops and doors.
Plywood comes in a variety of types for different uses.
These thin layers also called plies are glued together in alternating right angles to create a cross grain pattern.
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Another type of reconstituted wood is called particle board which is made by mixing sawdust with adhesives.
Underlayment is placed on top of the subfloor to provide a smooth surface and the most common materials include plywood osb particle board and mdf listed in decreasing structural strength.
It can be milled with all power tools and has moderate tear out.
Unlike plywood it won t bow or warp but it can swell when exposed to moisture.
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Other types of engineered wood include sanded plywood specialty boards and project panels.
It is made from thin sheets of veneer peeled from debarked wood.
Plywood is an engineered wood from the manufactured boards family which also includes particle board and oriented strand board osb.
Particle board is a waste wood product that s made by mixing sawdust with adhesives.
Wood planks and plywood are most commonly used for subflooring particle board and its kin can never be used for this purpose.
The main uses are for furniture underlayment and as substrate for countertops.
Particleboard is made of wood particles approximately sawdust size bonded with resins and formed into panels under heat and pressure.
Although it won t bow or warp like plywood it can swell and become unstable when exposed to water.
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The types of wood species that are used in engineered plywood include ash oak birch maple cedar spruce and pine.
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