To meet the demand of wood-based composite industry for electromagnetic shielding structures,nickel-based fabric and copper foil were selected to laminate to the surface of medium density fiberboard （MDF） panels to make electromagnetic shielding composite. The nickel-based fabric and copper foil were bonded on the MDF panels by applying an acetate emulsion and an epoxy resin,respectively. Surface bonding strength,modulus of rupture,and shielding efficiency of the composites were tested. The results indicated that the laminated composites had better modulus of rupture than the substrate MDF panels. The shielding efficiencies were 60 dB for the nickel-fabric laminated MDF panels and 70 dB for the copper-foil laminated MDF panels.