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MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard)
Uniform sheet made from wood fibre bonded with resin. No grain, so it routes and machines identically in every direction and takes paint without a grain raise.
Properties
- Family
- Wood
- Category
- engineered
- Density
- 0.75 g/cm³ · 750 kg/m³
Densityhow mdf (medium density fibreboard) compares
Applicationswhere mdf (medium density fibreboard) is normally specified
CabinetryPainted furnitureMouldingsWorktops
Practical notes
- Density varies with board thickness and manufacturer
- Swells permanently if it takes on water — not for wet areas
- Fine dust; extract at the tool
Lumber sizeswhat mdf (medium density fibreboard) weighs in each nominal size
Lumber size databaseDressed sizes are the same for every species — a 2x4 is 1-1/2 x 3-1/2 in in oak as much as in spruce. What changes is the weight, and that is derived here from mdf (medium density fibreboard)'s density of 0.75 g/cm³.
Tools used on itmatched on the wood family, not on this page
All toolsCircular SawCountersinkDrillHole SawImpact DriverJigsawMitre SawRandom Orbit SanderRouterTwist Drill Bits
Which tools work a material is a property of the family (Wood), not of the individual species — so this list is the same on every wood page, and changes when the tool data changes rather than when this paragraph does.