Patent ID: 6019153
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: B27D,B27M

Abstract:
Apparatus system for joining wood veneer pieces to form a larger sheet of veneer, comprising:veneer supply for supplying two pieces of veneer each with a substantially square cut edge;glue applicator for applying glue to the surface of a portion at least one of said two pieces of veneer adjacent to its square cut edge;alignment positioner for positioning said two pieces of veneer in alignment with the portions adjacent the square cut edges overlapping with the glue surface between the overlapped portions; andveneer press including two platens for pressing the overlapped portions together to form a lap joint between said portions so that the glue joins the two pieces together into a sheet of veneer, said lap joint being compressed between the two platens to a predetermined thickness which is approximately equal to the thickness of one of said pieces of veneer.