Fiberboard is a type of engineered wood product that is made out of wood fibers. Types of fiberboard in order of increasing density include particle board, medium-density fiberboard and hardboard, also called high-density fiberboard. Fiberboard is sometimes used as a synonym for particle board, but particle board usually refers to low-density fiberboard. Plywood is not a type of fiberboard, as it is made of thin sheets of wood, not wood fibers or particles. Fiberboard, particulary medium-density fiberboard, is heavily used in the furniture industry. For pieces that will be visible, a veneer of wood is often glued onto fiberboard to give it the appearance of conventional wood. Engineered wood includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding together wood strands, fibers, or veneers with adhesives to form composite materials. ... Wood fibres are (usually) cellulosic elements that are extracted from trees, straw, bamboo, cotton seed, hemp and sugar cane to name just a few sources. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... Particle board is a material manufactured from wood particles (e. ... Medium-density fibreboard (MDF), is an engineered wood product formed by breaking down softwood into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and resin, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure. ... A type of manufactured sheet material akin to particle board, but much harder and denser because it is made out of exploded wood fibers. ... Model constructed from plywood. ... Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. ... A veneer is a thin covering over something. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood derives from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ...

==See

• Oriented strand board
• Particle board
• Plywood
• Pressed wood