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nicholasjof816 t1_iybnn6n wrote

I think I can settle this as someone who works with these materials daily. The edge that has broken off is simply called edgebanding. Put on by an edgebander. The table here most certainly is a laminate capped particle board with edgebanding. Likely the underside of this table is either raw brown paper or potentially another laminate layer or melamine. You can tell it is laminate by the distinctive 0.8mm thick decorative layer exposed now that the edge has failed.

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Moloshe t1_iybm5rc wrote

this is just something really cute and fun to follow through on, and i especially love that they can find it online now if they want to. at the same time i would be pretty creeped out to find that strangers had researched my genealogy when i simply chose to search my grandmothers name or something, lol

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leannerae t1_iyblwh0 wrote

I'm on your side, I've come home twice to a cold house because the batteries died. Another fancy programmable one just quit working and again, house was cold. I bought one of those old fashioned round analog ones and I love it.

Before anyone mentions it: I am capable of remembering when to turn it up or down to save energy and I don't want one that will email me when it's time for new batteries

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