Patent ID: 8075717

Claim:
A method of producing a composite wood product comprising the steps of: peeling logs to form veneer, drying the veneer; applying adhesive to the veneer to form adhesive covered veneer; cutting the adhesive coated veneer into adhesive covered elongate strands; forming the adhesive covered strands into a lay-up mat with the strands aligned such that the longer sides are substantially parallel and aligned with the length of the lay-up mat, the width of the lay up mat being in the range of about 3 ft. (1 m) to about 12 ft. (3.7 m), and with the strands being dispersed in a specific pattern such that the minimum distance between adjacent strand ends is maximized; pre-heating the lay-up mat in a humid environment to raise the temperature of the core in the range of about 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49° C.) to about 200 degrees Fahrenheit (93° C.) to create a conditioned lay-up mat; and consolidating the conditioned lay-up mat by applying pressure and conductive heating to form a composite wood product of relative uniform density having a width in the range of about 3 ft (1 m) to about 12 feet (3.7 m) and a thickness in the range of about 1.1 inches (2.8 cm) to about 2 inches (5 cm).