Patent ID: 6203653
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B27M,Y10T

Abstract:
A continuous and unified production process of forming a plurality of similar engineered mouldings each of which has a greater resistance to warping and splitting as compared to a uniform piece of solid wood of a similar size and shape, the method comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of similar elongated axially extending edge boards of rectangular cross-section, a plurality of similar elongated axially extending substrates of rectangular cross-section that are of a different material than the edge boards and at least one flat sheet of a machinable wood veneer;positioning and adhering the edge boards parallel to each other between the substrates, thus forming a pattern of alternating edge boards and substrates, adhering the edge boards to the adjacent substrates, and positioning and adhering the veneer so as to overlay a planar surface formed by the edge boards and the substrates; andas part of the same production process, cutting through the composite panel thus formed at a plurality of regularly spaced locations so as to cut the edge boards in a parallel lengthwise manner, whereby a plurality of similar engineered mouldings of substantially the same dimensions are formed, each such moulding comprising at least a portion of one substrate, at least a portion of at least one adjacent adhered edge board, and an associated adhered portion of the machinable wood veneer.