Patent ID: 7837922

Claim:
A method of making a plant-on wood composite component for overlying a planar surface in tensioned contact therewith, comprising the steps of: providing a mold press comprising an upper mold die and a lower mold die, the upper mold die including an upper planar zone, an upper contoured zone, and an upper angled zone, the lower mold die including a lower planar zone, a lower contoured zone, and a lower angled zone complementary to the upper planar zone, the upper contoured zone, and the upper angled zone, respectively; positioning a cellulosic mat between the upper and lower mold dies; and compressing the cellulosic mat between the upper and lower mold dies and heating the cellulosic mat to a temperature sufficient to form a door skin having a peripheral edge and comprising at least one panel portion extending in a plane, a skirt portion having a first surface adapted to be exteriorly disposed and an opposite second surface adapted to be interiorly disposed in order to be adhesively secured to a planar surface, and a contoured portion surrounding the panel portion and interconnecting and integral with the panel portion and the skirt portion, the skirt portion extending to the peripheral edge of the door skin at an inward angle relative to the plane of the panel portion wherein said angle is at least 5 degrees and no more than 15 degrees such that when said plant-on wood composite component is applied to overlay said planar surface said inward angle is reduced and tension in the composite helps to maintain peripheral gapless contact of said composite component against said planar surface.