Particleboard is typically made in three layers. The faces consist of fine wood particles and the core is made of the coarser material. Particleboard is used for furniture cores and case goods, where it is typically overlaid with other materials for decorative purposes. Particleboard can be used in flooring systems, in manufactured houses, for stair treads, and as underlayment. Particleboard is produced by mechanically reducing the wood raw material into small particles, applying adhesive to the particles, and consolidating a loose mat of the particles with heat and pressure into a panel product. |