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What does mdf stand for and what is the difference between mdf and particle board if there is a difference
MDF is made from 100's of comppressed sheets of wood ?? Hmm I think jmac is wrong //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gifOriginally posted by Jmac MDF is basically made of hundreds of compressed sheets of wood.
Particle board is made of thousands of compressed wood chips. Particle board is also known as LDF or Low Density Fibreboard. They're usually good for up to 250 watts.
HDF is also known as high density marine plyboardOriginally posted by paikiah Then anyone using HDF??? does it go by any other name?
Originally posted by ReversdPolarity HDF is also known as high density marine plyboard
MDF is just as dense as particle board (MDO) as they are compressed to the same stress... but as mdf is much smoother and also particle board is main purpose in life (useless for much else other than subfloor) is for laminating... it is more coarse and provides a better surface and needs far less prep in laminate or thermofuse applications.
mdf on the other hand is to smooth and requires a bit of scuffing
oh... when u get good at building u will not use screws ... u merely dovetail your joints a bit of glue and you get a much more strong connection and u can say... "wow". and find that if your not a cabinet maker or something close... then u just spent a lot of time learning something that is totally USELESS to you