Method of making an ultra thin glue adherable decorative laminate

A method of making an ultra thin, glue adherable, high pressure decorative thermoset veneer laminate, comprising the steps of:

• (A) assembling a laminate stack-up consisting of:
• (1) one thermosetting resin impregnated paper sheet having a top decorative surface, and a bottom surface coated with an alginate resinous film, about 0.25 mil to about 5 mil thick, to an alginate content of from between about 2 weight percent and about 40 weight percent of the coated paper sheet, said film being effective to opacify the paper sheet and provide a barrier to resin flow, and
• (2) one thermosetting resin impregnated abrasion resistant, protective overlay sheet disposed in contact with the decorative surface of the paper sheet,
• (B) placing the stack-up in a press and molding the stack-up at temperatures of between about 100.degree. C. and about 200.degree. C. and pressures of between about 500 psi. and about 2,000 psi., and
• (C) cooling and releasing the press and removing the stack-up;
• wherein the stack-up is heat and pressure consolidated to form a unitary decorative laminate, the laminate having a thickness of between about 5 mil and about 15 mil and a resinous film on one side that is glue adherable without sanding.