Man made boards like plywood and laminated boards provide benefits over plain wood like resistance to cracking, warping, and higher strength. Plywood is made from thin wood veneers glued together with grains alternating for strength and stability. Laminated boards are made of wood strips laminated and sandwiched between veneers. Chipboard is composed of compressed wood chips and flakes bonded with resin glue, coming in various grades including for floor panels.

1. Man Made Boards

2. Benefits of Man Made Boards
A common reason for using engineered wood instead of plain wood is its resistance
to cracking, shrinkage, twisting/warping, and its general high degree of strength. It
has replaced many dimensional lumbers on construction applications for these
reasons.
Availability – Can be purchased in large sheet form to unified sizes.
Economy – More economical in cutting. Waste factors are lower.
Quality – Consistent quality throughout. No defects.

3. Plywood
Plywood is made from thin layers of timber called veneers. The veneers are glued together
to form boards. There is normally an odd number of veneers with the grain alternating
across and along the sheet, which gives both strength and stability to the board.

4. Plywood Grade Table
Plywood is graded according to the type of glue used in its manufacture and also according
to the situation in which it will be used.
The grade is usually stamped on the board by the manufacturer.

5. Laminated Boards
Laminated boards are made from strips of wood laminated together and sandwiched
between two veneers.
Blockboard
Laminboard
Battenboard

6. Chipboard
Chipboard is made from compressed wood chips and wood flakes bonded with a synthetic
resin glue. There are various grades, which include those used to make floor panels etc.

7. Chipboard
Chipboard is made from compressed wood chips and wood flakes bonded with a synthetic
resin glue. There are various grades, which include those used to make floor panels etc.