Laminated coconut palm and products thereof

Abstract

Methods and products are described having improved structural stability and which are particularly suitable for manufacture using coconut palm. Each product includes a core and a veneer laminated to form a product, and includes arrangements of the core pieces to provide improved structural stability. In one embodiment, elongated strips of palm having square cross-sections are laminated with parallel grains to form a core. In another embodiment, elongated strips of palm having rectangular cross-sections are laminated with parallel grains and with the long sides of the rectangles of adjoining strips abutting. A third embodiment of the present invention is a square flooring tile arranged from a plurality of core pieces arranged with the grain generally parallel to the edge of the core. The products can support a veneer or kerf as is suitable to particular uses.

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