Blockboard

Origins: Indonesia, China, Europe
Types: Plain or Veneered.

Blockboard is a wood based panel, made up of a core of softwood strips glued together. The strips may be up to about 28mm wide and are placed edge to edge and sandwiched between veneers of softwood, hardwood or thin MDF or particleboard, glued under high pressure. The internal strips are generally made of light weight poplar wood or spruce.

Blockboard is used to make doors, tables, shelves, paneling and partition walls. It is normally used for interior usages, due to the type of glues used. Blockboard (also called lumber core) has very good screw holding and can be considered as solid wood; it has a good resistance to warping.