Professional Woodworking for Beginners

Overview

“Here I will explain the origin of the plywood board, its physical properties, and its main differences with the other boards used in furniture. ”

In this video lesson Patricio Ortega (Maderística) addresses the topic: The material, which is part of the Domestika online course: Professional Woodworking for Beginners. Learn the concepts, techniques, and tools to start woodworking like an expert.

Partial transcription of the video

“The material We'll discuss the different boards with which we usually make furniture. This is MDP, medium density particle board with which most furniture is made in the world. This is MDF. Both are chipboard. To make them, they take a trunk, pulverise it, transform it into particles, hence the P, and in this case fibre, hence the F. They compact the powder to produce an homogeneous paste. They are like burgers, in fast food, you can't call it meat. It's lost the properties of the meat, in this case, the wood. It no longer has fiber, structurally it works differently, but it's very useful f...”

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Course summary for: Professional Woodworking for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
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• 129846 students
• 6 units
• 26 lessons (4h 1m)

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Woodworking