Using veneer on MDF can also create the illusion of solid wood. 2019 September 20, “MDF vs HDF: Understanding Differences and Best Uses in Woodworking”, in Forest Plywood:
I sat on the counter with Anwar, our nervous legs kicking the cheap MDF panels until they rattled. 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 326: