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molded plywood dining chair Illustration comparing two types of plywood: three-ply all-veneer plywood with three thin wood layers, and three-ply lumber core plywood with a thicker central core and thin veneer surfaces.
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molded plywood dining chair Molded plywood dining chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames, 1946.

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composite wood
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plywood, structural material manufactured by gluing together thin sheets of wood, called veneers or plies, with the grain of the layers typically arranged at wide or perpendicular angles for strength. Plywood is a panel product, like particleboard and fibreboard, meaning it is produced in flat sheets from wood-based materials and adhesive. Plywood has several advantages over natural wood, especially its dimensional stability (the measure of how much a material’s dimensions change due to temperature and...

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