Thread: Sweet-Smelling Homemade MDF?!?

For my tags I wanted to be able to make them from recycled materials, so I use offcuts from a local timber marchant.

Recently I had an idea that I could make my own MDF with this guys wood chippings, some external PVA and say if I were doing xmas tags, I could mash up some old christmas trees and put them in.

I got my inspiration from people who make paper out of poo, and a smoothie company I recenty visited. If possibly I don't want it to look like mdf, I was thinking of adding colours to the wood and perhaps fragrences to make it smell really good.

I have read a bit on the internet about how MDF is manufactured, and it seems to be to require alot of capital and space, neither of which I have.

My plan was to 'cook' it as if it were a recipe.
1) using boiling water, loosen the fibres in the wood.
2) cut up bits of xmas tree and put in the blender with the wood. Mash
3) add colourings/scents to make the mdf smell/look good
4) add PVA and blend
5) pour mixture onto a greased pan and clamp with a bookbinding vice


My question is therefore, could I make something similar to mdf (without the durability) using only wood chippings, External PVA, an old xmas tree, a blender and a cooker?

Please tell me I'm not crazy.