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When you hear "Solid wood", how do you interpret that? (self.woodworking)
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Do you include things like particle board, MDF, plywood etc? Is there a line? And if so, what is it for you?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

In almost all contexts, "solid wood" means a piece of a tree cut to shape. No engineered wood products to include plywood, OSB, particle board/pressboard/chipboard, MDF, glulam, etc. I will make allowances for shop-made laminations as you might do when edge gluind panels, gluing up boards to make thicker posts than are available, or to ease bending/forming.