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2.  Engineered wood is made up of the bonding of a variety of products. These products are “Engineered” to specific and mechanical behaviors for a specific job application. An engineered product consists of wood stock material glued together with a specific adhesive or resin.

3.  Step 1: Kiln dry  Step 2: Finger Joints  Step 3: Cutting  Step 4: Adhesives  Step 5: Jigging  Step 6: Bond testing  Step 7: Finishing

4.  Grades:  Industrial :  Framing:  Architectural:  Premium:

5.  Layers of lams  Grades of layers  Joints

6.  Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is typically stronger, straighter, and more uniform than traditional mill lumber  Sheets are aligned with the grain parallel to the length of the member, and the end joint between the sheets is either staggered or overlapped  Visual grading may be used to test for uniformity, although ultrasonic testing is preferred as it detects flaw such as knots and splits.  Much less likely than conventional lumber to warp, twist, bow, or shrink due to its composite nature.

8.  Wood. "AITC Glulam - About Glulam." Welcome to AITC. Web. 28 Nov. 2010. http://www.aitc- glulam.org/glulam.asp.http://www.aitc- glulam.org/glulam.asp  Timber.org. "Glulam." Timber.org.au. Web. 28 Nov. 2010. http://www.timber.org.au/NTEP/menu.asp?id=102. http://www.timber.org.au/NTEP/menu.asp?id=102