[toss1]

>>This is kind of how plywood is made - take wood chips and glue and press them together.

You are evidently thinking of chipboard, not plywood.

Chipboard (also known as Particle Board), is a wood composite material of wood chips and sawdust, compacted and bound together with adhesives.

Plywood is made of multiple cross-layered wood veneers, pressed with adhesives.

A bit more detail at [0].

[0] https://www.thewoodworkplace.com/plywood-vs-chipboard/

[accrual]

> You are evidently thinking of chipboard, not plywood.

Thank you - yes, I mixed them up in my head!