Patent ID: 8268430

Claim:
A manufactured wood product having a natural wood grain appearance extending throughout the length of the wood product such that the wood product is suitable for use in applications where the grain of the wood product is displayed comprising: a plurality of adhesively bonded elongated strips, said strips comprising a natural wood material and adhesive solution with a ratio of 85%-95% natural wood material to about 5%-15% adhesive, the strips having substantially the same length that extends the length of the manufactured wood product, a width of about 2 cm to 5 cm, and a thickness of about 1 mm to 5 mm; wherein each elongated strip is partially separated into a plurality of elongate sections; wherein each of the elongate sections maintains a fibrous connection with at least one other elongate section; a natural wood grain look throughout the length of the wood product formed by a plurality of grain lines from the natural wood material and the orientation of the elongated strips and elongate sections in the wood product; and the manufactured wood product having a moisture content between about 5% to about 30% of water by weight, a hardness between about 16067.7N to about 19638.3N, a dimensional stability from about 0.072% to about 0.088% average change in shape along the grain, a dimensional stability from about 0.063% to about 0.077% average change in shape perpendicular to the grain, a water absorption capacity of about 27% to about 33% by weight, a compressive strength along the grain of about 18.45 MPa to about 22.55 MPa, and a compression strength failure time of about 4.5 minutes to about 5.5 minutes.