MDF
- Made of fine wood dust & resin pressed into a board
- Quality board, relatively cheap
- Can be worked, shaped & machined easily
- Paint can be applied without need for an undercoat or primer (although finishes better with MDF primer)
- Used in building, shop fitting & furnuture trades
PLYWOOD
- Veneers of timber with each grain layer at right angles to each other & bonded together by resin & pressure
- Composite material
- Unlikely to warp or split due to layering construction
- Supplied in range of sizes & thicknesses
- Softwood ply used in construction industry for walls, roofs & floors
- Hardwood ply used for quality laminate flooring, kitchen units & some furniture
- Can be manufactured so it is extremely wide, making it a popular material in construction industry
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