What is Particle board?
[[File:particleboard.jpg|thumb|right|{{center|Particleboard with a [[:en:wikt:veneer|veneer]]}}]] '''Particle board''', also known as particleboard and '''chipboard''', is a wood product made from chips of wood or sawdust. It is mixed with [[resin]] or [[glue]] (both [[adhesive]]s), then, under pressure and heat, pressed into uniform sheets.<ref>''Structural Design in Wood'', eds. Judith J. Stalnaker, Ernest C. Harris (New York: Chapman & Hall, 1997), p. 265</ref> Particle board is used in [[building]] [[construction]] and [[furniture making]]. It is cheaper to make than [[plywood]] but not as strong. Type 1 particle board [[:en:wikt:expands|expands]] when exposed to moisture. For that reason it is not usually recommended to be used outdoors.<ref name=Hoadley235>R. Bruce Hoadley, ''Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology'' (Newtown, CT: Taunton Press, 2000), p. 235</ref> Type 2 particle board uses waterproof glues and can be used outdoors.<ref name=Hoadley235/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Related pages== * [[Plywood]] * [[Engineered wood]] * [[Oriented strand board]] * [[Waferboard]] ==Other websites== * [http://www.decorativesurfaces.org/products/particleboard.html Composite Panel Association: Particleboard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110033051/http://www.decorativesurfaces.org/products/particleboard.html |date=2013-11-10 }} * [http://www.europanels.org/products--producers/products/particleboard European Panel Federation: Particleboard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015112650/http://europanels.org/products--producers/products/particleboard |date=2018-10-15 }} [[Category:Wood]] {{stub}}