Patent ID: 8083878

Claim:
A method for making a fire resistant wood veneer assembly, comprising the following steps; a) laying up a decorative wood veneer, an aluminum foil layer and a non-decorative wood veneer with a thin film of phenolic adhesive resin between the decorative wood veneer and the aluminum foil and a thin film of phenolic adhesive resin between the aluminum foil and the non-decorative wood veneer to make a lay up, b) pressing the lay up of step (a) at a pressure between 150 psi and 250 psi and at a temperature between 275 degrees F. and 325 degrees F. for four to six minutes, c) pressing the decorative wood veneer layer against a platen and belt sanding the non-decorative wood veneer layer disposed on the side of the aluminum immediately opposite the decorative veneer layer so that the resulting sanded lay up has a generally uniform thickness, and, d) adding a thin film of adhesive to the exposed surface of the non-decorative wood veneer layer, placing a second layer aluminum foil backing on the thin film of adhesive and pressing the resulting lay up according to the process set forth in step (b).