Lafor Wood Products - Glued Timber
Glued timber is increasingly gaining importance as an alternative to other derived timber products. Glued timber is employed in the interior fixtures and furniture manufacturing sectors, particularly for high-grade products.
Lafor's glued timber has firmly established itself in this area because they fulfill all the necessary visual and technical standards. Carefully graded face strips guarantee that the glued timber has an attractive, consistent, and even appearance.
The gluing process means that the timber keeps all of its natural features and, additionally, is rendered more stable and more durable. Furthermore, the glued timber continues to have the natural characteristics of solid wood. Still, the reaction to swelling and shrinkage, warping and bowing, is minimized by a proper machining and gluing process. Despite that, severe fluctuations in temperature and humidity can cause reactions, as mentioned earlier.
Applications: Furniture boards, tabletops, kitchen worktops, wood countertops, workbenches, stair-treads/steps, stair-strings, handrails and risers, cheek boards, construction boards, shelf bottoms, door-casing- and door-frames, window-sills.
Species:
- Beech natural (not steamed)
- Beech (steamed)
- Beech red heart (rustic)
- European Oak
- European Maple
- Ash tree
- Cherry natural or steamed
- Black locust (acacia) steamed
- European Walnut
GLUED TIMBER
Types and dimensions
- Finger jointed panels (from finger jointed hardwood staves, same lamella’s width on a panel
- Solid-wood panels (made from strips, approx. random width 40-100mm)
Finger jointed panels:
- Thickness: 3/4", 1", 1.5", 2", 3" or customized
- Lengths: up to 16'
- Widths: up to 50"
Solid-wood panels with continuous lamellas:
- Thickness: 3/4", 1", 1.5", 2", 3" or customized
- Lengths: Furniture boards up to 8', stair treads and raisers 36"-72"
- Widths: up to 50"
Grading
- Side A (face side): clear without red heart(beech wood), free of knots, no discolorations, consistent structure and color, oak without sapwood
- Side B (bottom side): without red heart, free of knots, natural discolorations, oak with sap wood.
- Side A: small strips of red heart allowed (beech wood), free of knots, natural discolorations, sap wood strips allowed for oak
- Side B (bottom side): red heart allowed, small pin knots, natural discolorations, sapwood allowed for oak, putting allowed.
- Side A: small strips of red heart allowed (beech wood), free of knots, natural discolorations, sapwood allowed for oak
- Side B (bottom side): red heart allowed, small knots, natural discolorations, sapwood allowed for oak, putting allowed.
- Side A: beech naturally colored, sound red heart decoratively wanted, discolorations allowed, knots and mineral strikes.
- Side B (bottom side): beech naturally colored, sound red heart decoratively wanted, discolorations allowed, knots and mineral strikes, putting allowed.
Glue
Only high quality and branded glue class D3 - according to EN 204 is used to glue up our panels. Examples of application are indoor areas with regular, short-term impact of draining off water or condensed water and/or impact of high humidity (kitchen tops, butcher blocks). For outdoors applications, sheltered from atmospheric conditions we use D4 class or polyurethane glue. Also for outdoor applications (stair treads, decking) we provide a special molding profile in order to enhance the gluing strength. Please inquire for details.
Moisture
By the time the panels are ready for delivery, the moisture is 10 +/- 2%. This is the equilibrium moisture content of panels used under normal circumstances in environments with temperatures of 20°C and 55% humidity.
Storage
Transportation or storage can lead to moisture absorption of the panels. It is of utmost importance to take care of constant climatic conditions, during storage and processing. Storage should be done in closed, neither too dry, nor too moist rooms. Panels should be covered and laid on flat surface. Take into consideration, that shrinkage - and swelling is in range of approximately 0,6% per 1% change in moisture. Hence it is recommended to provide acclimatization to the new environment, before starting further processing.
Lead-time
Standard size and grades panels: approx. 2-3 weeks. Special dimensions and species: approx. 4-5 weeks.