Pressed wood, also known as presswood, is any
engineered wood building and
furniture
Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ...
construction material made from
wood veneers, wood shavings and particles,
sawdust or
wood fibers bonded together with an
adhesive
Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.
The use of adhesives offers certain advant ...
under
heat and
pressure.
See also
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Engineered wood
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Fiberboard
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Glued laminated timber
Glued laminated timber, commonly referred to as glulam, is a type of structural engineered wood product constituted by layers of dimensional lumber bonded together with durable, moisture-resistant structural adhesives so that all of the grain run ...
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Hardboard
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Haskelite
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Laminated veneer lumber
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Masonite
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Medium-density fiberboard
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Oriented strand board
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Particle board
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Plywood
Plywood is a material manufactured from thin layers or "plies" of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers having their wood grain rotated up to 90 degrees to one another. It is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured ...
References
Engineered wood
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