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Blockboard is a wood panel made of softwood strips glued together and sandwiched between veneers of softwood, hardwood, or thin MDF or particleboard. It is used to make doors, tables, shelves, paneling and partition walls. Blockboard panels are produced in 3 or 5 layers, with the most common sizes being 2070x5200mm, 1850x3660mm, or 1220x2440mm and thicknesses between 13mm and 60mm. Blockboard can be purchased with various finishes applied.

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Blockboard

Blockboard is a wood panel made of softwood strips glued together and sandwiched between veneers of softwood, hardwood, or thin MDF or particleboard. It is used to make doors, tables, shelves, paneling and partition walls. Blockboard panels are produced in 3 or 5 layers, with the most common sizes being 2070x5200mm, 1850x3660mm, or 1220x2440mm and thicknesses between 13mm and 60mm. Blockboard can be purchased with various finishes applied.

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2/6/2016 blockboard.

com

ITA | ENG

about us » blockboard
evolution »
Blockboard  is  a  wood  based  panel,  made  up  of  a  core  of
softwood  strips  glued  together.  The  strips  may  be  up  to
environment » about  28mm  wide  and  are  placed  edge  to  edge  and
sandwiched  between  veneers  of  softwood,  hardwood  or
production » thin MDF or particleboard, glued under high pressure.
The  internal  strips  are  generally  made  of  light  weight
poplar wood or spruce.
location »
Blockboard  is  used  to  make  doors,  tables,  shelves,
info » paneling  and  partition  walls.  It  is  normally  used  for
interior usages, due to the type of glues used. To achieve
press/media » maximum strength, it is important to ensure that the core
runs  lengthways.  Blockboard  (also  called  lumber  core)
has  very  good  screw  holding  and  can  be  considered  as
solid wood; it has a good resistance to warping.
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1 Blockboard  panels  are  produced  in  3­layers,  with  one


veneer sheet (or thin MDF or particlebaord) covering each
side,  or  5­layers  with  two  veneer  sheets  per  side  for
better stability.

Most  common  sizes  in  blockboard  are:  2070x5200mm


(german  size),  1850x3660mm  (italian  size),
1220x2440mm (chinese size).
Available thicknesses are between 13mm and 60mm.

Blockboard  may  be  purchased  with  a  variety  of  applied


finishes  such  as  wood  veneers,  melamine  paper  and
plastic laminate surfaces.

For  further  information,  visit  the  site  of  Arespan  Brocca


the leading italian manufacturer of blockboard.

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