To deter swelling, cover the MDF edges with wood veneer, plastic laminate, solid-wood edging, or two coats of polyurethane varnish. MDF doesn’t accept a wood-stain finish.

1. Cabinet doors and furniture MDF is a common material for shaker-style cabinet doors thanks to its smooth surface, which is perfect for painting. For the aesthetic, consider using oak veneered MDF, ...

By design, the veneer grain is arranged at 90 degrees relative to the grain of the lumber core, pairing the minimum expansion of the veneer along its grain with maximum expansion of the core ...

We used .5″ MDF for the skins and .75″ MDF for all of the interior framework. When the torsion box is all complete, this is what it looks like. A simple box that has absolutely no give or flex.