Kaillie Humphries (left) and Heather Moyse (CAN) celebrate their gold medal in the women's bobsled. Team USA 1, piloted by Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams (left), celebrate with Team USA 2, piloted by Jamie Greubel (far right) and Aja Evans, after winning the silver and bronze medals in the women's bobsled. Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports.
Plywood is manufactured in many variations. Plywood is used to build furniture, cabinets, concrete forms or any other construction project that requires large, flat pieces of wood. Plywood is created by placing thin layers of wood with glue under extreme pressure in hydraulic presses to create a single sheet of wood. Softwood plywood is typically used for structural building and construction applications. Hardwood plywood is used for furniture and cabinets.
Maple plywood shares pros and cons with other types of plywood used for cabinet-making. Plywood resists warping, and produces consistent products that outperform solid woods for general strength. It has two limitations. Screws tend to tear a little more easily out of plywood than out of solid woods.