Timbers Lesson 2

LESSON 2/5
Material Properties – Natural & Manufactured Boards

Within this lesson you will cover:
 To gain an understanding of the properties of manufactured boards.
 Names of different manufactured boards.
 Understand the environmental impact of manufactured boards.
 How manufactured boards appearance is improved during manufacture.
Objective - Learner will gain knowledge and understanding
DO NOW ACTIVITY of the properties of manufactured boards.
Re-cap Quiz – Put into order.

SOFTWOOD HARDWOOD
S S
Scots pine, Balsa, Ash, Spruce, Beech, Parana Pine,

Redwood, Oak, Teak, Cedar
Re-cap Quiz – Put into order.

SOFTWOOD HARDWOOD
S S
Re-cap Quiz – Answers.

SOFTWOOD HARDWOOD
S S
• SCOTS PINE • BALSA
• SPRUCE • ASH
• CEDAR • OAK
• REDWOOD • TEAK
• PARANA PINE • BEECH
Scots pine, Balsa, Ash, Spruce, Beech, Parana Pine,

Redwood, Oak, Teak, Cedar
MANUFACTURED BOARDS of the properties of manufactured boards.
Manufactured boards are made from the waste sections of

felled trees – the parts which are of little use as planks. The
wood is reduced to pulp, particles or thin strips and bonded
together using special adhesives or resins.
Manufactured boards:
 come in sheet form (usually 1.2 x 2.4m)
 are extremely stable and of uniform
thickness
 are less expensive than laminating planks of
timber
 can be covered with veneers
 are available in a variety of thicknesses (3, These flat-pack
drawers are made from
6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22mm etc). MDF covered with a
veneer.
This world famous flat packed furniture

company probably uses the most manufactured
boards globally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGFB1wAFmwo
BUT are manufactured

boards good for the
environment?
DEBAT
LETS
E
Manufactured boards & the

environment.
Almost one million tonnes of MDF is produced in
the UK every year. It is a cheap and popular
engineered wood product widely used for furniture
and other products in homes, offices and retail
businesses. However, as MDF cannot be recycled,
waste MDF either has to be incinerated or ends up
in landfill.
A new biodegradable and recyclable form of medium density fibreboard

(MDF) has been created that could dramatically reduce the problem of future
waste.
https://youtu.be/gsYYkzXi4LQ
Using manufactured board

Advantages Disadvantages
• Available in large sheets with • Adhesives used in manufacture
few faults or defects can be hazardous when inhaled
• Aesthetic flaws like knots can be • Adhesives used in manufacture

eliminated, boards require very can also blunt tools quickly
little finishing
• Made of wood that might • Many traditional woodworking

otherwise go to landfill joints cannot be used and the
edges are hard to finish
• Available in a vast range of • Boards are prone to
surface finishes absorbing moisture
COMPRESSION of the properties of manufactured boards.
Compression is the METHOD of using adhesives, heat &

pressure to combine shreds, chips or pulp to produce a
larger board. For example MDF.
 Oriented strand board comprises compressed shreds of
wood
 Chipboard and MDF are often covered with a melamine or
Formica® laminate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otmFb7ey9uM
Q: Where might we obtain the raw materials for making

compressed manufactured boards?
Q: Why are compressed boards weaker than laminated boards?
Answer these questions in your
exercise book.
Improving manufactured boards - Veneers

Veneer is wood in the form of a thin layer or sheet having the grain direction
of the wood parallel to the surface. A typical thickness would be anything
from 6mm to 0.25mm.
Veneer is obtained by either rotary cutting or

slicing. It is applied to manufactured boards to
make them look more REALISTIC.
Veneers are made for 3 reasons:

1. To decorate surfaces – veneers of high value or
attractive appearance are applied over a lower-quality
material such as MDF.
2. Cross-ply construction to make plywood panels.

Alternating grain direction provides increased strength.
3. Veneer bent to shapes (laminating). Veneers can

be formed to shape in a mould by gluing multiple
layers, contours and angles can be formed that could
not be attained with a single piece of wood of similar
thickness.
Laminating
Several layer of flexible veneer are glued together under pressure in a
shaped mould. Once the glue has dried the veneers will stay in their new
shape.
Making curves by laminating has several advantages over machining and

steam bending:
• Greater stability
• Tighter curves
• Increased strength (cross directional strength)
RESEARCH HOMEWORK of the properties of manufactured boards.
Using the internet & your knowledge learnt during todays

lesson complete the following questions for the following
lesson:
1. In a short paragraph write what manufactured boards are and

how they are different to hardwoods/softwoods.
2. What are manufactured boards made from?
3. What do companies such as IKEA add to manufactured boards
to improve their appearance?
4. Briefly explain, with sketches the laminating process.
5. Briefly explain why manufactured can not be recycled after
their usage.
Using the internet & your knowledge learnt during todays lesson complete the following questions for the following lesson:
1. In a short paragraph write what manufactured boards are and how they are different to hardwoods/softwoods.
2. What are manufactured boards made from?
3. What do companies such as IKEA add to manufactured boards to improve their appearance?
4. Briefly explain, with sketches the laminating process.
5. Briefly explain why manufactured can not be recycled after their usage.
PLENARY QUIZ of the properties of manufactured boards.
http://www.mr-dt.com/materials/flash/manufacturedboardsquiz.htm

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LESSON 2/5

Material Properties – Natural & Manufactured Boards

Re-cap Quiz – Put into order.

Scots pine, Balsa, Ash, Spruce, Beech, Parana Pine,

Re-cap Quiz – Put into order.

Re-cap Quiz – Answers.

Scots pine, Balsa, Ash, Spruce, Beech, Parana Pine,

Manufactured boards are made from the waste sections of

This world famous flat packed furniture

BUT are manufactured

Manufactured boards & the

A new biodegradable and recyclable form of medium density fibreboard

Using manufactured board

• Aesthetic flaws like knots can be • Adhesives used in manufacture

• Made of wood that might • Many traditional woodworking

Compression is the METHOD of using adhesives, heat &

Q: Where might we obtain the raw materials for making

Improving manufactured boards - Veneers

Veneer is obtained by either rotary cutting or

Veneers are made for 3 reasons:

2. Cross-ply construction to make plywood panels.

3. Veneer bent to shapes (laminating). Veneers can

Making curves by laminating has several advantages over machining and

Using the internet & your knowledge learnt during todays

1. In a short paragraph write what manufactured boards are and

2. What are manufactured boards made from?

4. Briefly explain, with sketches the laminating process.

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