Dimensionally stable composite wood panel flooring and methods of preparing same

A method of preparing a composite wood panel, the method comprising:

• providing a flat core formed of material selected from the group consisting of:
• high density fiberboard, medium density fiberboard, particle board, and, strand board, the core having opposing top and bottom faces, wherein a density profile is defined across the core representing density of the core at different locations between the top and bottom faces, the density profile including a first density profile portion extending from the bottom face towards the top face and including a first maximum density, a second density profile portion extending from the top face towards the bottom face and including a second maximum density, and a third density profile portion extending between, and connecting, the first and second density profile portions;
• providing a veneer having a thickness;
• predetermining, based on at least the thickness of the veneer, a thickness of a layer adjacent to the top face to be removed from the core to remove the second maximum density;
• removing the top face and the adjacent layer to define an exposed face on the core;
• and,
• adhering, using an adhesive, the veneer to the exposed face,
• wherein the veneer, when adhered to the exposed face, has a veneer exposed face facing away from the core, the veneer exposed face having a density equal to, or greater than, a density of the bottom face.