Birchwood Lumber & Veneer Co.
Birchwood Lumber & Veneer veneer (vənēr`), thin leaf of wood applied with glue to a panel or frame of solid wood. The art of veneer developed with early civilization. Co. of Birchwood, WI, opened a new
hardwood hardwood: see wood.
hardwood
Timber obtained from broad-leaved, flower-bearing trees. Hardwood trees are deciduous trees, except in the warmest regions. plywood plywood, manufactured board composed of an odd number of thin sheets of wood glued together under pressure with grains of the successive layers at right angles. Laminated wood differs from plywood in that the grains of its sheets are parallel. plant in Thorp, WI. The company manufactures 2- and
3-ply hardwood doorskins for the commercial and architectural flush door
industry, plus hardwood plywood for the kitchen cabinet industry.
Birchwood celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.
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