Patent ID: 6837953

Claim:
A method for making a plurality of wooden boards from an elongate composite block, comprising: a) assembling and securely adhering together a plurality of elongate wood pieces comprised of at least two different species of wood, each of said plurality of elongate wood pieces having a pre-assembled cross-sectional shape, to form said elongate composite block having a rectangular cross-sectional shape with a width and a height, wherein said width is substantially longer than said height; b) slicing said elongate composite block cross-sectionally to form said plurality of wooden boards such that each of said wooden boards has a predetermined, substantially uniform thickness and comprises at least one surface having a predetermined decorative pattern thereon which is substantially consistent among said wooden boards, has said rectangular cross-sectional shape of said block, and at least partially comprises end grain wood, said decorative pattern comprising at least one repeating pattern portion comprised of said at least two different species of wood and that entirely comprises end grain wood; and c) wherein, after said slicing of said elongate composite block, each of said plurality of elongate wood pieces substantially maintains said pre-assembled cross-sectional shape.