Wood veneers and products therefrom having enhanced strength and stiffness

• Main Authors: HUNTER; FRANK R, DIMAKIS; ALKIVIADIS G, PARK; DAVID W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.07.1997
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW ORSIMILAR MATERIALS; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FORIMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILARMATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITHPERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B27B - B27L; WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL

Wood veneers having enhanced strength and/or stiffness, wood products made therefrom, and methods for manufacturing such veneers and wood products are disclosed. A treated veneer having enhanced strength and stiffness has a population of compacted wood cells extending across at least a portion of th...