Wood Based Panels
Plywood
Plywood is a panel product made by gluing individual plies or thin layers of veneer together. Veneer is a thin sheet of wood that has been mechanically peeled from a log on a lathe in a fashion similar to unrolling toilet paper. Plywood is made from both hardwood and softwood species and may be bonded with many types of adhesive. Sheets of veneer are spread with glue and then laid up into a panel and pressed together with heat. The panel lay-up determines the thickness of the composite sheet and its properties. The grain of each layer is typically oriented 90 degrees to its neighbors to improve properties and dimensional stability.
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)
LVL is the most widely used structural composite lumber (SCL) product and provides attributes such as high strength, high stiffness and dimensional stability. The manufacturing process of LVL enables large members to be made from relatively small trees, providing efficient utilization of forest resources. LVL is commonly fabricated using wood species such as Douglas fir, Larch, Southern yellow pine and Poplar.
LVL is used primarily as structural framing for residential and commercial construction. Common applications of LVL in construction include headers and beams, hip and valley rafters, scaffold planking, and the flange material for prefabricated wood I-joists. LVL can also been used in roadway sign posts and as truck bed decking.
ParticleBoard
Particleboard (‘Chipboard’)
MDF
Dry process fibreboard (‘MDF’)
Hardboard
Wet process fibreboard (‘hardboard’, ‘mediumboard’, softboard’)
Engineered Wood Panel Types
Plywood and oriented strand board (OSB) wood structural panels are widely available in a variety of panel types to meet most any need. Here are descriptions of panel types commonly used in industrial applications:
Sheathing/Rough Surfaces
APA Sheathing-grade panels are not manufactured with smoothness or appearance in mind, but offer strength suitable for most industrial applications. Common veneer grades used in APA Rated Sheathing are C or D, or a combination of the two. APA Rated Sheathing is also typically available as oriented strand board (OSB). Learn more about sheathing & rough surface industrial wood panels. Learn more.
Sanded, Solid, Repaired Faces
Panels with A-grade and B-grade veneer faces are always sanded smooth in manufacture to fulfill the requirements of their intended end use – applications such as cabinets, shelving, furniture, built-ins, etc. Still other panels – APA Underlayment, APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor, APA C-D Plugged and APA C-C Plugged – require only touch-sanding for “sizing” to make the panel thickness more uniform. Sanded panels are fully sanded to a smooth surface while touch-sanded panels are sanded but perhaps not as uniformly as the sanded panels. Sanded panels can be manufactured in a variety of ways – as plywood (cross-laminated wood veneer), as composites (veneer faces bonded to wood strand cores), or occasionally as OSB. Learn more about sanded, solid & repaired face industrial wood panels. Learn more.
Enhanced Faces/Overlaid/Coated
Plywood and OSB panels are available with many types of face enhancements. Three common face coverings are a Phenolic Film ,Medium Density Overlay (MDO) or High Density Overlay (HDO), which are resin-impregnated fiber surfaces bonded to one or both panel faces under heat and pressure. Other types of enhanced surfaces include fiberglass-reinforced plastic, polyethylene (HDPE), hardboard, metal and other materials for exceptionally smooth or special-use surfaces. Learn more about enhanced faces, overlaid & coated industrial wood panels. Learn more.
Custom Sizes/Over-sized
Panels for industrial applications can be manufactured in a variety of thicknesses and sizes. While common sizes are 48-inch widths and 96-inch lengths with thicknesses of 1/4 inch to 3/4 inch, both plywood and OSB can be manufactured in wider, longer and thicker sizes. Learn more about custom sizes and over-sized industrial wood panels. Learn more.
Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
Oriented Strand Board is a widely used, versatile structural wood panel. Manufactured from water resistant, heat-cured adhesives and rectangular shaped wood strands that are arranged in cross-oriented layers, OSB is an engineered wood panel that shares many of the strength and performance characteristics of plywood. OSB’s combination of wood and adhesives creates a strong, dimensionally stable panel that resists deflection, delamination, and warping; likewise, panels resist racking and shape distortion when subjected to demanding industrial applications. Relative to their strength, OSB panels are light in weight and easy to handle and install. Learn more.
OSB is produced in huge, continuous mats to form a solid panel product of consistent quality with no laps, gaps, or voids. Finished panels are available in large dimensions and a variety of thicknesses. APA OSB products are exempt from the leading formaldehyde emission standards and regulations. Learn more about formaldehyde here.
Structural Composite Lumber (SCL)
Structural composite lumber (SCL) is a family of engineered wood products created by layering dried and graded wood veneers, strands or flakes with moisture resistant adhesive into blocks of material known as billets, which are subsequently resawn into specified sizes.
SCL includes laminated veneer lumber (LVL), parallel strand lumber (PSL), laminated strand lumber (LSL) and oriented strand lumber (OSL). The term was coined to capture a wide array of products, some of which are proprietary or unique to one manufacturer. In SCL billets, the grain of each layer of veneer or flakes runs primarily in the same direction.
SCL is a solid, highly predictable, and uniform engineered wood product that is sawn to consistent sizes and is virtually free from warping and splitting. Learn more.
Structural Plywood
Plywood for use in construction must be CE marked as described above. If the plywood is for structural use, i.e. it is capable of carrying structural loads; the manufacturer must conduct large scale tests on the product and provide characteristic values for use in design.
Utility plywoods
Utility plywoods comprise non-structural plywoods that are available in a surface appearance grade suitable for joinery, furniture and limited exterior uses.
Decorative/overlaid plywoods
Special end-use plywoods are commonly available. An example of a common overlay is a phenolic film, which gives enhanced resistance to abrasion and water penetration.
Marine plywood
Marine plywood should comply with BS 1088-1 Marine plywood. BS 1088-1 specifies two types of marine plywood:
• standard marine plywood
• lightweight marine plywood.
Unlike earlier versions, BS 1088-1:2003 does not specify the species to be used; instead it gives requirements for a minimum level of durability and a limit on nominal density.
BS 1088 plywoods are commonly available from UK suppliers. Material sold as marine plywood, without reference to BS 1088, may not be of the same quality. Check the manufacturer’s specification before purchase to ensure that the product is suitable.
Lumber core plywood
Blockboards and laminboards are composite boards with a core made up of strips of wood, each not more than 30mm wide, laid separately and glued or otherwise joined together to form a slab.
One or more veneers is glued to each face with the direction of the grain of the core strips running at right angles to that of the adjacent veneers.
Flooring
- Hardwood flooring ·
- Engineered wood flooring ·
- Laminate flooring ·
- Vinyl Flooring ,WPC,SPC,LVT,LVP
DIFFERENT TYPES OF FURNITURE
Living Room Furniture
Dining Room Furniture
Bedroom Furniture
Office Furniture
Hardware Accessories
Furniture hardware accessories:
Wood screws, hinges, handles, slides, partition pins, hanging parts, nails, heading machines, tooth rolling machines, multi-station machines, hardware feet, hardware racks, hardware handles, turntables, turntables, zippers, pneumatic rods, springs, furniture machinery, etc.
Cabinet hardware accessories:
Hinges, drawers, guide rails, steel drawers, pull baskets, hangers, sinks, pull baskets, spotlights, skirting boards, cutlery trays, hanging cabinet pendants, multi-functional columns, cabinet combiners, etc.
Door and window hardware:
Handle, handle, hinge, latch, handle, hinge, wind brace, pulley, door flower, throat hoop, lock box, bead, crescent lock, multi-point lock, transmission, puller, door closer, glass glue, Samsung lock, etc.
Decorative hardware accessories:
Weather strips, cabinet legs, door noses, air ducts, metal hangers, plugs, curtain rods, clothes hooks, clothes hangers, iron pipes, stainless steel pipes, plastic expansion pipes, rivets, cement nails, advertising nails, mirror nails, bolts, Screws, glass holders, glass clips, tapes, aluminum alloy ladders, goods brackets, etc.
Timber,Logs,Lumber
The terms, ‘timber’, ‘lumber’ and ‘log’ are not simply interchangeable terms for the same thing. Each one respectively refers to a different type of wood in terms of where that wood is in its processing phase.
Wood Veneer
Different Wood Veneer Types
Natural Wood Veneer (also called Raw Wood Veneer )
Rotary Cut Veneer
Fine-Line Veneer
Sliced Wood Veneer
Laminate Veneer
Backed Veneer Backed Wood Veneer
Shop-Sawn Veneer
Roll Veneer
Multi-Layer Veneer
Spliced Veneer
Decorative Veneer
Peel And Stick Wood Veneer
3D Veneer
Laminated or Reconstituted Veneer
Types Of Wood Used For Veneer
Types Of Veneer Cuts
Lathe Peeling (also called Full Round Rotary Slicing)
Half-Round Slicing
Plain Slicing
Quarter Slicing
Rift Slicing
Sauna
There are four diverse types of saunas:
Traditional or regular sauna (also called ‘Finnish sauna’ or steam sauna)
Dry sauna.
Steam bath or Turkish bath.
Infrared therapy sauna.
