In article , Mike
Faithfull writes
I saw some MDF yesterday that looked 'normal' until I noticed the cut edge -
only the two flat surfaces looked like MDF, the core of the material was a
greenish grey colour. It seemed to be the same density and texture, but
.......

Is this something special? The house owner didn't have a clue about it, and
the builder doing the job wasn't around to ask ....



IIRC there is a fire resistant version that looks like this...
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Tony Sayer