摘要 |
A method of producing wood veneer-faced moulded items, comprising the steps of placing between a pair of heated profile forming dies, a sheet of a decorative wood veneer, and a quantity of a hot curing catalysed resin-based moulding compound containing a mixture of fillers and reinforcing fibres, with a slip sheet between the wood veneer and the adjacent die surface, and closing the dies together under a predetermined pressure and temperature and for a predetermined time. The dies interact to form an edgewise pinch line whereby excess material is trimmed in the moulding process, and further excess material is released remote from the pinch line. A wood veneer-faced moulded article is produced without the use of adhesives but with sufficient inherent integrity for use without additional reinforcement. Prior to closure of the dies, a further polymeric component may be combined with the veneer sheet which in the finished product will enhance the surface texture thereof. |