MDF, the common abbreviation for medium-density fiberboard, is the staple of the mass-produced furniture industry. Look around your home or office, and you're likely to find all kinds of products that look like finely-grained wood, but are actually pressed-together MDF covered with a fine veneer made to look like wood. As a case in point, in looking around the room in which I'm writing this post (which is not in my home, shop or office, I should point out), I count eleven pieces that likely contain MDF in some form or fashion.
Why is MDF used in so much of today's mass-produced furniture, and more importantly, is there a place for MDF in your fine woodworking projects?
Learn the answers to those questions, plus the dangers that MDF can present in Should You Build with MDF?
(c) 2010 Chris Baylor licensed to About.com, Inc.
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Why is MDF used in so much of today's mass-produced furniture, and more importantly, is there a place for MDF in your fine woodworking projects?
Learn the answers to those questions, plus the dangers that MDF can present in Should You Build with MDF?
(c) 2010 Chris Baylor licensed to About.com, Inc.
Follow About Woodworking on Twitter and Facebook.
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