Compression molded double wall blocks for a pallet and associated methods

A compression press comprising:

• a frame;
• a movable lid carried by said frame and having an opening extending therethrough;
• an enclosure carried by said frame and comprising a core movable between a retracted position and an extended position, with said core aligned with the opening in said lid;
• a first hydraulic stage carried by said frame and configured to perform the following:
• move said core from the retracted position to the extended position, with said core in the extended position extending through the opening in said lid, and
• move said lid and said core in the extended position to contact a mold having a cavity with material deposited therein, with pressure being applied to said lid and said core in the extended position within the cavity causing the material to spread out and form an object having a desired shape within the mold;
• and
• a second hydraulic stage carried by said frame and configured to apply additional pressure on said lid and said core in the extended position within the cavity.