MDF is medium density fibreboard or ranger board. it is a really dense fibreboard and would be a good choice to build a stand with. i would use glue and wood screws, and the results is a very strong object. if you built a similar stand with regular plywood and knocked on it, you would hear a decent echo. not so with a similarly built MDF stand. that sucker will be solid. the drawback is that it will be double the weight of a standard plywood stand.
the other problem is cut edges will not paint well, so you would need to attach wood trim if you want it to look good. it is also a good idea to protect cut edges from sustaining long exposures to water as the wood will swell. |