Material:Blockboard

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Blockboard

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Synonyms: lumbercore plywood; DE: Tischlerplatte,
Stabsperrholz, Stäbchensperrholz
Suggested Tools: saws, drills, ...
Contains: wood, some kind of glue

Blockboard is a type of engineered wood characterized by its high strength at relatively low thickness. It consists of two layers of veneer (DE: Furnier) with long blocks of solid wood in between. Cutting it perpendicularly to these blocks reveals a rather appealing pattern with many different end grain sections.

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