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I'm new to this site. I just stumbled onto it and it seems like a really great place to exchange expertise and advice. My particular skills are in custom cabinetry and interior woodwork. I've worked in lots of cabinet shops and jobsites as an interior finish carpenter for many years and would be...

That warping is caused by only laminating the face or top surface of the particleboard. A quality c-top will have both sides laminated in order to seal the bottom from moisture. The bottom is almost always laminated with a very thin resin coated paper known as backer.

Cupping in laminate countertops is almost always caused by laminating only the top surface of the particle board. A good quality c-top should always be sealed on the bottom side with another type of laminate called backer, which is a very thin layer of resin impregnated paper. In woodworking...