Laminated wood product

A method of manufacturing a wood panel assembly, comprising:

• forming a first billet comprising two or more sheets connected together at a first joint, wherein each of the sheets in the first billet includes a number of veneer plies with at least one ply comprising wood grain oriented in a first direction;
• forming a second billet comprising two or more sheets connected together at a second joint, wherein each of the sheets in the second billet includes a number of veneer plies with at least one ply comprising wood grain oriented in the first direction;
• placing the second billet next to the first billet along a lengthwise edge of each billet to form a first layer of the wood panel assembly, wherein the lengthwise edge is perpendicular to both the first joint and the second joint, and wherein the first joint is longitudinally offset from the second joint after forming the first layer;
• forming a third billet comprising two or more sheets connected together at a third joint, wherein each of the sheets in the third billet includes a number of veneer plies with at least one ply comprising wood grain oriented in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
• forming a fourth billet comprising two or more sheets connected together at a fourth joint, wherein each of the sheets in the fourth billet includes a number of veneer plies with at least one ply comprising wood grain oriented in the second direction;
• placing the fourth billet next to the third billet along a lengthwise edge of each billet to form a second layer of the wood panel assembly, wherein the fourth joint is longitudinally offset from the third joint after forming the second layer;
• attaching the second layer directly to the first layer with an adhesive material;
• forming a fifth billet comprising two or more sheets connected together at a fifth joint, wherein each of the sheets in the fifth billet includes a number of veneer plies with at least one ply comprising wood grain oriented in the first direction;
• forming a sixth billet comprising two or more sheets connected together at a sixth joint, wherein each of the sheets in the sixth billet includes a number of veneer plies with at least one ply comprising wood grain oriented in the first direction;
• placing the sixth billet next to the fifth billet along a lengthwise edge of each billet to form a third layer of the wood panel assembly, wherein the sixth joint is longitudinally offset from the fifth joint after forming the third layer;
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• attaching the third layer directly to the second layer with the adhesive material, wherein the resulting wood panel assembly comprises billets all oriented longitudinally along the length of the wood panel assembly.