November 17, 2023 | 7 min read | By: Parkerville
Plywood is the most popular engineered wood product in the world, but very few people know how the product is created. In this first-in-the-series of “How it’s made” blogs, we will give you an overview of how this amazing solution is made.
Plywood panels are fabricated from multiple layers wood veneer glued together with the grain direction of each layer of veneer perpendicular to that of the adjacent layers. These cross-laminated sheets of wood veneers are typically bonded together with a waterproof adhesive and cured under heat and pressure. The most common sheet size is is 4′ X 8′. Plywood is produced and sold various thicknesses, with the most common being 1/2″ and 3/4″. There is a wide variety of choices when it comes to plywood, ranging from smooth, natural surfaces suitable for finish work to more economical construction-grade sheets. Plywood can also come in specialty face veneers, such as cherry, walnut, maple and so on.
Please explore this video, which provides an excellent overview of the plywood manufacturing process in terms of the basic steps. Individual manufacturers’ processes may vary based on application.
Check out Parkerville’s selection of plywood and architectural panels here. If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call.
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Parkerville Wood Products
580 Parker Street
Manchester, CT 06042
GPS Address
22 Mitchell Drive
Manchester, CT 06042
When planning a trip to our facility, please note that you must have proper footwear to enter the shop and lumber mill area. Safety regulations require that open toe shoes or sandals are not to be worn on the shop floor. Thank you for your cooperation.
Parkerville Wood Products
580 Parker Street
Manchester, CT, 06042
GPS Address
22 Mitchell Rd
Manchester, CT, 06042
When planning a trip to our facility, please note that you must have proper footwear to enter the shop and lumber mill area. Safety regulations require that open toe shoes or sandals are not to be worn on the shop floor. Thank you for your cooperation.
In celebration of President’s Day, our selection of 4/4 Cherry is on sale! Regular 4/4 Cherry is discounted to $3.99 bf with 8+” wide at $4.49.
Sale runs until February 24th!
** We’re open until 7 PM on Thursdays **
