What is plywood and what is it used for? Plywood is an incredibly important forest product used in the construction of all kinds of homes and buildings. This versatile material is made by bonding ...

Gene Wengert, aka The Wood Doctor, troubleshoots wood related problems, and explores lumber and veneer qualities and performance, species by species, in Wood Explorer, inside FDMC's Knowledge Center.

As a builder and flooring installer, I’ve learned the benefits of oriented strand board (OSB) and have often used it as a cost-effective alternative to plywood for sheathing and subfloors. The ...

There's nothing like the excitement of picking out materials for a kitchen renovation. From sourcing the perfect countertop to choosing the best paint color, the devil is in the details. But the most ...

Your article about the potential of wood makes much of building with cross-laminated timber or CLT (16 March, p 33). Plywood has been around for many years – Samuel Bentham applied for patents in 1797 ...

Plywood is a versatile engineered wood product constructed from multiple layers of thin wood veneers, known as plies, bonded together under high pressure using adhesives. The unique crisscross ...

Are you sure it's less than 3/8" thick? I know that lumber has a different measured size than described, but I'm not sure that plywood does. A quick googling shows precious little information on the ...

ABERDEEN, Wash., February 29, 2024 /3BL/ - Plywood is crucial in construction, but have you ever wondered how plywood is made? In this article, we explore how trees are transformed during the ...