Where to buy MDF board?


Thinking about building a rack (as I have not been able to find any in the $500 range) and don't know where you can buy MDF board. Any suggestions would be appreciated as well as suggestions for any other kind of material, thanks, Richard
rspark
Did not realize MDF was so easily obtained. Thanks for your suggestions about racks I might consider as I was not certain building one is the way I want to go. Any more suggestions about material/racks would be appreciated,Rspark
Home Depot sells 3/4 inch MDF in a size that works perfect when they cut it in thirds. I don't recall the dimensions exactly but I built a nice, inexpensive rack for my daughter's dorm room. One piece of MDF, four 36 inch sections of all thread, some nuts, washers, paint and you're ready to go. Way less than $50.
Be very carful when cutting MDF, most brands of it give off toxic gas when sawed. You should always wear a filtering breathing mask, (not the cheap paper cone type) when cutting MDF. There is some MDF available that doesn't give off toxic fumes but it's much more expensive and the guys at the big box hardware stores will look at you like you just beamed in from the plane Zorbon when you ask them about which type MDF they sell.
I would take some of the earlier suggestions and look for either a used rack or one of the above before I started messing with MDF, not only for the toxic fume reason but because it is very fragile, unless you use a hardwood or metal for the frame, it has a very low shear weight component. MDF is really only good for shelving.