We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Shopping for wood often leads to questions. For example, what are those big rectangular flat panels at your big box store? What is the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. For decades plywood was the go-to inexpensive wood of choice for many ...

Most woodworking projects are built using a combination of solid-wood boards and some type of sheet good, such as plywood, particleboard, or hardboard (a.k.a.: Masonite). Sheet goods come in large 4x8 ...

For some years now, wood has received an increasing amount of attention in the construction industry. With concerns raised about sustainability and the carbon footprint of buildings, new construction ...

MDF is the cheapest and flattest wood you can buy at local hardware stores. It’s uniform in thickness, and easy to work with. It’s no wonder that it shows up in a lot of projects. MDF stands for ...

Sold in standard 4 foot wide sheets since 1928, plywood has been a staple of conventional construction for nearly a century. Dimensionally strong, easily cut, lightweight and capable of creating an ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Plywood is cheap. That, along with its strength, is its strength, but also, ironically, its weakness. The history of ...