Plywood is constructed with very thin sheets of solid wood that are pressed together to create a strong, dense board. MDF board, on the other hand, is made with wood fibers, resin, and glue ...

Here’s a laser cutting technique that makes thin plywood bendable. By cutting away elongated diamond shapes from the material, a lattice of strips connected minimally by alternating tabs is left ...

Once converted he put together a stool that didn’t work at all. The thickness of the plywood just didn’t mesh with the tolerances of the joints. After wandering around to different suppliers ...