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Laminate Benchtops / Countertops
Laminate benchtops / countertops are manufactured by gluing the laminate (normally 0.8mm thick) to a particleboard or MDF (medium density fibreboard) substrate (the substrate usually being 32mm thick). The laminate is bonded to the substrate with either a contact adhesive or a water based PVA based glue.
Rolled edge laminated benchtops (or [...]
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Ikea Kitchen Planner
You can only visualize so much when trying to design your kitchen on grid paper. As you are looking top down only, you still need a fair bit of imagination to realise the front elevations.
Luckily for you, Ikea has a free kitchen design software package that you can download from IKEA’s interactive [...]
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Earl Strunk, who makes custom made flat pack kitchens and cabinets at his company Struming Industries, has posted a lively thread at the Ubeaut Woodworking Forum.
A study commissioned by the Australian Environmental Labelling Association Inc (AELA) has revealed shocking results showing that almost half of imported wood panel products tested (for kitchens) failed to meet [...]