Patent ID: 8226788

Claim:
A method of fabricating a paneled door comprising: (a) providing a mold with a mold surface defining panel areas; (b) placing decorative strips having a defined profile on said mold around said panel areas; (c) placing veneer sections on said mold surface around said panel areas; (d) placing a wood veneer panel on said strips extending over said panel areas and spaced from said mold panel areas to form a laid up door surface; (e) providing a door blank having opposite first and second surfaces and opposite edges, said opposite surfaces being shaped having areas in which material is removed corresponding to areas on said mold around said panel areas, one of said surfaces disposed facing said mold; (f) inserting door edge strips in said door blank edges; and (g) compressing said laid up door blank against said mold to form a door having a first surface having the appearance of a solid wood door with the veneer panel compressed into contact with the panel areas with the defined profile of the decorative strips extending around said panel areas and said veneer sections and panel exposed.