The pendulum started swinging back toward less-expensive surfaces around 2005 when birch plywood, reclaimed wood and concrete started being used in a more modern way. Skip to main content Arrow-right ...

The pendulum started swinging back toward less-expensive surfaces around 2005, when birch plywood, reclaimed wood and concrete started being used in a more modern way.

Instead, use a substrate such as particleboard or plywood that has at least one A-grade veneer face. There's a good reason for this: Adhesives work best on a clean, dry surface with a uniform texture.

Melamine, MDF board, and plywood have things in common, but are very different. Our master woodworker will explain how all 3 can be used in your DIY projects.

Gene Wengert, aka The Wood Doctor, troubleshoots wood related problems, and explores lumber and veneer qualities and performance, species by species, in Wood Explorer, inside FDMC's Knowledge ...