We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Shopping for wood often leads to questions. For example, what are those big rectangular flat panels at your big box store? What is the ...

MDF is the cheapest and flattest wood you can buy at local hardware stores. It’s uniform in thickness, and easy to work with. It’s no wonder that it shows up in a lot of projects. MDF stands for ...

Q. What is the main difference between MDF and particleboard? I see a lot of variations in weight it seems in MDF. Is this important? A. The difference between these two products depends, in part, on ...

Most woodworking projects are built using a combination of solid-wood boards and some type of sheet good, such as plywood, particleboard, or hardboard (a.k.a.: Masonite). Sheet goods come in large 4x8 ...