Veneer - a thin sheet of wood obtained from the log peeler
Plies - the number of veneers in a panel
Layers
the number of cross-laminated pieces of wood in a panel (each layer often has one ply, but it can have more)
- face
- crossband
- center
- crossband
- back
always an odd number
Cross Lamination
- dimensional stability
- arrested cracking, splitting
- fasteners placed close to edges
strong direction means the 8-ft dimension runs perpendicular to the joists