Patent ID: 8347506
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B27D,B27M,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing an engineered wood flooring product, comprising: providing a generally flat plywood platform having an original thickness; sanding a top surface and a bottom surface of the plywood platform to a consistent final thickness that is less than the original thickness of the plywood platform; wherein an amount of material removed from the bottom surface of the plywood platform during the sanding step is greater than an amount of material removed from the top surface of the plywood platform during the sanding step; wherein the removal of the material from the bottom surface of the plywood platform and the top surface of the plywood platform induces bowing in the plywood platform such that the top surface of the plywood platform is formed into a convex shape; applying adhesive to the top surface of the plywood platform; applying a veneer face to the top surface of the plywood platform; and bonding the plywood platform to the veneer face by pressing the veneer face onto the plywood platform utilizing a lineal pressing system to form the engineered wood flooring product.