Edge Glued Panels (EGP)

Edge Glued Panels (EGP) – also known as laminated panels – are an important component of high quality furniture. EGP may be used for building table tops, doors, benches, chests and wardrobe cabinets. We offer 2 very high quality types, Russian White Pine, or Russian Baltic Birch.

EGP are made of solid wood lamellas* (planks or blocks) glued together with polyvinyl acetate glue, which provides maximum strength in the joints. Lamellas could be fully solid or finger jointed depending on your requirements.

By finger-jointing smaller planks into larger pieces and then gluing those into panels the existing defects like big knots, mineral insertion, discolorations and insect holes can be eliminated. The final product with its smooth joint tight surface and nice wood patterns is very stable and has a solid wood appearance.

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Russian Baltic Birch

Sizes and Tolerences:

• Length: 400-2500 mm with tolerance -1+2 mm.
• Width: 150-800 mm with tolerance -1+2 mm.
• Standard thickness: 18, 20, 25 mm with tolerance +0,4 mm.
• Other thicknesses could be made under customer order.
• Width of lamellas: 40-50 mm, customized width starting from 18 mm.
• Right angle tolerance: 3 mm for each 1000 mm.
• Warping: not more than 2 mm for each 1000 mm.
• Sanding with standard grit 60, 100 or 120 under special orders.

Grade Description

Possible combinations: A/A, A/B, A/C, B/B, B/C, C/C

Grade A	Grade B	Grade C
Usage in exposed surfaces.	Usage in less exposed surfaces.	Used in concealed parts.
Sound knots are acceptable with diameter up to 3 mm.	Sound knots acceptable in diameter up to 10 mm.	Sound knots are acceptable
Black knots are acceptable with diameter up to 2 mm	Black knots are acceptable in diameter up to 5 mm	Black, tight and decay knots acceptable with diameter not more than 20 mm
Veins and mineral strikes up to 2*40 mm	False heartwood is acceptable up to ¼ lamella’s width	False heartwood is acceptable.
False Heart wood is not allowed.	Spots and sagging up to 3 x 100 mm acceptable	Spots, sagging acceptable
Patching is not allowed	Putty repairs is acceptable with diameter up to 5 mm.	Spacer marks are acceptable.
Cracks are not allowed.	Lamelas matching according to the colour less precise than in the case of Class A	Putty repairs is acceptable
Lamellas matched according to the colour.		Cracks up to 15 mm long are acceptable

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Russian White Pine

Sizes and Tolerences:

• Width of lamellas: 42-45 mm
• Sanding grit: 120
• Length: 400-3000 mm
• Width: 200-1000 mm
• Thickness: 18-40 mm
• Moisture content: 6-10 %

Grade Description

Face of the board

	Grade A	Grade B	Grade C
Sound knots with diameter up to 25 mm	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed with bigger diameter
Black knots with diameter up to 10 mm	Not allowed	Allowed not more than 5 pieces per m²	Allowed
Unsound wood, decay	Not allowed	Not allowed	Not allowed
Insect-holes	Not allowed	Not allowed	Allowed
Heartwood	Not allowed	Not allowed	Allowed
Blue stain	Not allowed	Not allowed	Allowed
Curly grain	Not allowed	Allowed	Allowed
Resin pockets	Not allowed	Allowed with fixing by patching not more than 5 pieces per m²	Allowed with fixing by patching
Cracks bigger than 0,1*100 mm	Not allowed	Not allowed	Allowed putty filled

Reverse side

	Grade A	Grade B	Grade C
Sound knots with diameter up to 25 mm	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed
Black knots with diameter up to 10 mm	Allowed not more than 5 pieces per m²	Allowed	Allowed
Fallen knots, holes with diameter up to 1/3 of the board thickness	Allowed fixed by patching	Allowed fixed by patching	Allowed fixed by patching
Unsound wood, decay	Not allowed	Not allowed	Not allowed
Insect-holes	Not allowed	Not allowed	Allowed
Heartwood	Allowed except edges	Allowed	Allowed
Blue stain	Not allowed	Not allowed	Allowed
Curly grain	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed
Resin pockets	Allowed with fixing by patching	Allowed with fixing by patching	Allowed with fixing by patching
Cracks bigger than 0,1*100 mm	Allowed putty filled	Allowed putty filled	Allowed putty filled