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Kōrero: Radiata pine

Plywood

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Plywood

Plywood consists of thin sheets of wood (veneers) joined together by glue. The veneers are cut in thin peels from a rotating log and dried before being glued together in layers, or to a solid wood core. Radiata plywood is mainly used in building.

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Peter Berg, Radiata pine – Uses of pine timber, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16856/plywood (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Peter Berg, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.