N5 wood 3 -Manufactured board

select the statements that are true of Manufactured boards (4)

• are inexpensive compared to solid wood

• made from wood which would normally go to waste

• come in large sheets, whereas the size of solid wood is limited to the tree trunk diameter

• stable - they don't warp or twist

• cheaper

select the manufactured boards from below (3)

• plywood

• MDF

• Cherry

• bloackboard

• Balsa

Select the statements that are true of Plywood (1)

• soft with little strength

• strong due to alternative grain direction

• prone to splitting when used with screws

• thin layers of wood layered at 90 degrees to each other

how is MDF made?

MDF is...

• stable and stiff

• easy to cut and shape

• dust is extremely harmful