Solid laminated wood panels are composed of strips or slats of wood – both soft and hard – glued together with the fibres arranged in the same direction. This type of processing gives the material characteristics very similar to those of traditional solid wood, but with greater dimensional stability, due to the careful selection and bonding of the individual strips.
Single-layer panels, consisting of a single layer of glued lamellas, are lightweight but offer excellent mechanical strength, making them suitable for a wide range of structural and decorative applications.
They are frequently used in the manufacture of home furnishings, such as wardrobes and kitchens, as well as for wall and ceiling cladding and even for the construction of stairs. In outdoor applications, they are used for cladding facades, thanks to their good durability and the natural aesthetics of wood.
As for the wood species used, softwood panels are produced using species such as spruce, pine, larch, Swiss pine and Douglas fir. Hardwood panels, on the other hand, are made from broadleaf trees such as maple, beech, birch, oak, ash, cherry and alder.
Main source of the description
Material-Archiv. (2023). Massivholzplatten, einschichtig. Material-Archiv.
Other sources
Natterer, J., Volz, M., Volz, M., & Herzog, T. (2001). Atlante del legno ([rist.]). UTET.
