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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
A manufactured board made from thin wood veneers bonded together, with the grain of adjacent layers usually at right angles.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 1.12.3, 7.2.3 · Paper 1
Revise: Manufactured TimbersPlywood is built from thin sheets of wood, whereas medium density fibreboard (MDF) is made from fine wood fibres. This difference in structure affects their properties and suitable uses.
A manufactured board made from wood veneers glued together with neighbouring grain directions at right angles.
For plywood, explain that the grain directions of adjacent layers are at right angles—not simply that it contains several layers.
Distinguish MDF's fine wood fibres from plywood's sheets of veneer.
Avoid claiming that every manufactured board is waterproof or that plywood is always stronger than every solid timber.
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