tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16731483.post8041104860560410247..comments2024-03-28T12:44:35.099-04:00Comments on News from the "Real World": V&A exhibition charts the rise and fall of humble plywoodDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980248848147600519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16731483.post-44042785588451758622017-07-15T00:34:59.882-04:002017-07-15T00:34:59.882-04:00I find this article really fascinating because all...I find this article really fascinating because all my life I've been able to use or have plywood, but I forget that it wasn't always a thing and that it wasn't until the 1940's that plywood was invented. I always think of most wood materials just being readily available, but with plywood, that wasn't always the case. I can think of so many uses for plywood that I could never do with just solid sheets of wood and still have it be light and cheap. For example, when facing a stud wall, I could use solid wood panels, but that would be very expensive and not very efficient, but with the invention of plywood we are given a light and strong option for sheets of wood. I also think that the exhibition shows about all the uses of plywood is really cool because I never knew that it was used in aircrafts and that it lead to the creation of modern furniture. I think that by showing the technology that went in to make plywood really adds to this exhibit and gives the viewer a real perspective on something that they never thought about before, atleast I never gave much mind to it. I knew it was made by pressing and glueing plys of wood together, but not that it was moulded.George Melternoreply@blogger.com