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   _mj_ | Nov 10, 2019 06:52pm | #1

   All of my scrap gets bagged up as kindling for 2 annual camping trips. In my experience plywood burns faster, probly because the plies split as it heats up and the available surface area skyrockets.

   That being said, in the event of a house fire I don't imagine the diff between the two on a single pc of furniture would matter. And we all know that NOBODY lets their children smoke in bed anymore.

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   anne_ar | Nov 10, 2019 07:41pm | #2

   I would probably be more concerned about formaldehyde, especially if the furniture is going to be a bed or something else the newborn will be close to for long periods of time. There are formaldehyde-free plywoods that can be purchased.

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   rob_ss | Nov 11, 2019 04:14am | #3

   This is, quite frankly, a very silly concern.
   There is no possibility that the baby would survive any fire capable of igniting either plywood or solid timber.
   Depressingly the child will be dead either of smoke inhalation, asphyxiation or burns long before the plywood is doing anything more than smouldering.

   I don't think I'd tell the expectant mum that tho. Might not go down too well...

   I would also not be concerned about formaldehyde in plywood. Just paint it with something non-toxic.

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   sclause | Nov 11, 2019 07:13am | #4

   If this were a concern is she also checking the flammability rating of the carpet, fabrics, bedding etc. I think having a working smoke detector in the room would the best solution.

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   chipsawdust | Nov 13, 2019 03:44pm | #5

   I would think the carpet under the plywood would ignite before the wood would.