What is the proper name for the material that these cheap displays stands are made from?

Question

What would I need to search for online to get the type of wood that is used to make these budget displays stands?

Does it have a proper name or description?

Answer 1

I'm pretty confident that's laser cut plywood. The dark edges give away the laser cutting and ply is strong enough and stiff enough even down to a few mm thick. It's also cheap.

Laser cutting is a cheap process if you have access to a laser cutter, but the setup costs are high. You may be able to find somewhere locally that does it commercially. However you can make something similar with a bandsaw or jigsaw and hole saws or spade-type wood drill bits (with scrapwood behind) if your time isn't too valuable.

Answer 2

That looks laser cut, the burnt edges are the giveaway.

It's clearly an engineered sheet material rather than natural wood. I suspect it's most likely plywood but it's also possible it's MDF (cheaper but weaker). You should be able to tell the difference with a close visual inspection, MDF will be uniform while plywood will have a discernible grain direction.

My understanding is that the plywood and mdf used for laser cutting are usually sold specifically for the purpose. The plywood is of a much more consistent quality than regular plywood. Also the glues used in constructing the material will be of types suitable for use with laser cutters. You can find the stuff by searching for terms like "laser plywood" or "laserply" or "laser MDF".