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Plywood is made by lamination. It is a useful building material. it is made by this process.


 * 1) To be able to make plywood, a tree must be felled.
 * 2) Then a machine strips the log of its bark
 * 3) A lathe with a sharp blade peels the log into a continuous sheet of wood, which is called veneer.
 * 4) Veneers are coated with waterproof glue and laid up into sandwiches, with the grain in alternating directions
 * 5) The veneer sandwiches are subjected to heat and pressure in the hot press until the glue is cured.
 * 6) Finished plywood panels are carefully inspected and made ready for sale.
 * 7) After pressing, the plywood panels are trimmed, squared and selected for grade.
 * 8) The plywood is shipped to a timber outlet.