Quote Originally Posted by cradeldorf View Post
MDF is widely used in the joinery and furniture industry as well as in building and housing construction.
The only housing use I can think of would be countertops, and furniture is typically particle board, unless some of the "higher end" stuff is veneered MDF, now.

I've mentioned it before here, but I still haven't tried it yet.......... before I used MDF I'd give OSB a whirl. It's supposed to be as strong as plywood. I'd probably try to find a brand that I could find some numbers for. I think GM (Oldguy maybe?) has looked at GP numbers that weren't so hot, but I think things have gotten better since then, or other companies have products with better numbers. I really haven't looked at it too deeply recently enough to recall the details. The 816VI cabinet that I have is made of something resembling OSB...... can't recall the official name the material was marketed under, as told to me by one of the former Altec guys here.