{"id":715,"date":"2021-08-21T09:29:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T09:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/?p=715"},"modified":"2022-02-16T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:05:14","slug":"what-is-osb-5-things-osb-is-used-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/what-is-osb-5-things-osb-is-used-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is OSB? – 5 things OSB is used for"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Every woodworker has an opinion and experience with OSB. Many people hate it and a couple few love it. But even though many people do not like OSB it still has some uses and it is still valuable to know what it is, how it is made and when we would want to use it. So what exactly is OSB? <\/p>\n\n\n\n OSB stands for oriented strand board and is an engineered wood used mainly in construction. OSB is made of large wood chips that are oriented in different directions, mixed with adhesives, and pressed to a board in a heat press. The standard size of OSB boards is 4 x 8 ft (1220 x 2440 mm ). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n OSB has a bad reputation, it is said to be of poor quality and to smolder up with the faintest touch of water. But the OSB technology is always improving and maturing, new boards of better quality and with more specialized uses reach the market every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n