Be careful with fiberboard, it doesn't hold up well to humidity, and the chemicals used to bind it together can release toxic gases when heated.
Yes that is the main thing I am trying to work with, if all else fails I am going back to birch.
"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars".- Edwin H. Chapin
"When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; he has been put on his wits ... he has gained facts, learned his ignorance, is cured of the insanity of conceit, has got moderation and real skill".
- Ralph Waldo Emerson