Particle board is the materiel that we (timber producing states out West)
used to burn to heat our dry kilns, generate steam to run sawmill engines,
make fireplace logs out of, etc. Clamp downs on burning led to huge
stockpiles of wood waste that accumulated around every sawmill in the West.
Bright, ecology minded college students studying to be engineers came up
with the idea of chipping that waste into similar sized particles, aligning
them all the same way, and subjecting them to extreme heat (enough to melt
the natural resins) and pressure to make up boards. There are a number of
grades of the crap, some with added waterproof glues and resins (Outdoor
grade) and a number of different interior grades using natural resins
(pitch) that have little, if any resistance to water, have been made.
(Think Louisiana Pacific siding that crumbled and fell apart and grew
mushrooms)
The stuff is pretty much all unsuited for cabinets. Hell, with all the
retardants they mix in the stuff, it will hardly burn. Don't waste time
even considering using it. It's only positive use is to lay flat on muddy
ground to drive forklifts on. My opinion, yours might vary.
Jim Hupy
On Mon, Apr 8, 2019, 5:33 PM Kerry Pinkerton via Gmclist <
> I spent a good bit of time rebuilding cabinets. They looked great but
> every time you'd shut the door, a little sawdust would fall down. A plague
> of
> locusts on the inventor of particle board! Btw, MDF (Medium Density
> Fiberboard) is NOT particle board and doesn't turn to dust when it gets wet.
>
> I gave up and made aluminum overhead cabinets.
> --
> Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
>
> Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
>
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