laminated wood

Glued veneer sheets

Laminated wood is wood made by bonding multiple layers of timber together with adhesive, creating material stronger and more stable than solid wood of the same dimensions.

The layers may run in the same direction for strength, or alternate grain directions to resist warping.

Plywood is the most familiar example: laminated wood beams span the gymnasium ceiling.

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hardwood · flooring · gym floor · tensile strength · veneer · timber · furniture making · cold pressing · trusses · joists · sawdust · birch · load-bearing walls · building materials · pressed · sheets · sanding · engineered

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Opposites
material construction method

laminated woodsolid wood

Timber without composite layers

natural wood · raw lumber

material type

laminated woodconcrete

Solid building mixture

stone · cast iron · metal · glass · brick

construction method

laminated woodsolid wood

Timber without composite layers

dimensional lumber · log

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wood, laminate, lamination, lamina

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G