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The 18 pages that link to Plywood, each with the reason it gives.

• WoodBroader topic: Its cross-laminated structure reduces the directional weakness of solid wood.

• Composite materialBroader topic: Crossed veneer layers reduce directional weakness compared with solid wood.

• Wood grainRelated: Cross-laminated grain reduces directional weakness compared with solid wood.

• Phenol–formaldehyde resinRelated: Phenolic adhesives are used where plywood needs moisture and heat resistance.

• Furniture designRelated: Its layered structure enables stable panels and curved forms in furniture.

• LaminationBroader topic: Its cross-layered construction is a familiar structural use of lamination.

• Mid-century modernRelated: Molded plywood enabled the durable curves seen in influential mid-century furniture.

• Urea-formaldehyde resinBroader topic: Urea-formaldehyde adhesives are used in some interior plywood products.

• Alvar AaltoRelated: Bent plywood enabled the flowing forms of Aalto’s furniture.

• DrywallCompared with: It offers a tougher, more screw-holding surface but is not the usual smooth interior finish.

• CardboardCompared with: It is much thicker and more durable, but heavier and less suited to disposable packaging.

• SawmillRelated: Some mills produce veneer or supply logs to plywood manufacturing.

• Arne JacobsenRelated: Molded plywood enabled the thin, curved shells of Jacobsen's stackable chairs.

• Michael ThonetCompared with: Plywood bends and forms differently from the solid bentwood components central to Thonet’s method.

• Betula papyriferaRelated: Paper birch wood is used in some plywood and veneer products.

• Engineered woodBroader topic: Cross-laminated veneers give this product dimensional stability and strength in multiple directions.

• Pinus taedaRelated: Loblolly pine is used to produce structural plywood and related panels.

• Populus tremulaRelated: Aspen timber can be peeled into veneers for lightweight panels.