• @AKADAP@lemmy.ml
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    72 years ago

    Particle board is heavier than un-processed wood. Ikea does sell some stuff made from actual wood if you look for it. I bought an unfinished pine table from them for $60 a few years ago.

    • @scarabic@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      No it isn’t. Particle board is not one product, first of all. It comes in all kinds of material compositions, densities, and coatings.

      Yes, 3/4” sheet of MDF is heavier than plywood. Heavier than a panel made from construction wood species. Not necessarily heavier than hardwood.

      But IKEA furniture is not made from MDF. The particle board they use is something far lighter and full of tiny voids where MDF has none.