Patent ID: 8414996

Claim:
A simulated commodity tropical hardwood-based panel comprising; a. an engineered veneer face comprising a first wood from one or more sustainable sources of wood, the face having a dyed coloring, a simulated grain, or a dyed coloring and a simulated grain that is substantially similar to the coloring, grain, or coloring and grain of a first tropical hardwood face veneer, wherein the first tropical hardwood face veneer is lauan; b. a back; and c. a core disposed between the face and back; d. wherein the face, the core and back are stacked and adhered together to form a laminated panel; and e. wherein the face of the simulated commodity tropical hardwood-based panel has an appearance that is substantially similar to the appearance of the face veneer of a commodity tropical hardwood-based panel comprising the first tropical hardwood face veneer; and f. wherein the panel comprises no tropical hardwood from a non-sustainable source of wood.