If you are selecting new dining room furniture or new bedroom furniture set, chances are the chair backs, drawer bottoms and door panels will be made from plywood.  The number of layers in plywood is always an odd number and the grain pattern faces in alternate directions.  This is what makes plywood so strong and durable for building furniture sets.  The more layers the stronger the plywood.  It is very good for holding screws and attaching various types of hardware.  Because plywood is available with many veneers, it can be matched to solid wood to create beautiful tops from dining table tops to case pieces in bedroom furniture sets.  When shopping at an online furniture store, it will be hard to tell if a piece contains plywood, unless it is specifically stated in the description.  Plywood won’t split and is very strong unlike solid wood.

In most furniture, interior plywood is used.  If it is going to need to be water resistant, marine plywood is good for kitchens.  It is a very high quality waterproof plywood.

Plywood is more expensive than particle board.  The perception of the public is that solid wood furniture is better and you would find plywood in cheap furniture, but it actually is the best man made wood board available and is not a cheap product at all.