HPVA Publishes Plywood, Veneer and Engineered Flooring Guide.THE 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. and 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. Assn. has published the millennium edition of its "Where to Buy Hardwood Plywood, Veneer and Engineered Hardwood Flooring Buyers Guide and Membership Directory." The 194-page publication includes manufacturers and finishers of hardwood plywood and wholesale distributors, and provides sizes, glue types, species and specialty items manufactured. The sections on sliced, rotary and spliced veneer manufacturers and sales agents include species, type, thickness and length of veneers available. The engineered hardwood flooring section includes information about manufacturers and their suppliers. The guide also includes a description of HPVA's member and laboratory testing services. Copies of the guide are available for $10 plus $3.50 shipping for U.S. orders and $14 shipping for international orders from HPVA HPVA Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association HPVA Human Powered Vehicle Association HPVA Houston Professional Videographers Association (Houston, TX) HPVA High-Pressure Vapor Annealing (semiconductor manufacturing) , P.O. Box 2789, Reston, VA 20195. |
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