Lately we have had a architect request 4” thick stair treads to use on open custom metal and wood stairways. The first one we did was white oak laminated up out of edge glued 5/4. These went well but the laminations are not the greatest look.
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The next project was a house with a lot of high end walnut veneered cabinetry. She did not want to see any laminations or end grain. Thin veneer would not be a good idea so we mitered solid walnut around a core of 60 mm thick beech LVL like material that one of our suppliers is bringing in from Europe. Always risky doing something like this solid but the laminated vertical grain beech has the same movement as flatsawn walnut so hoping for the best...
it was a fun project and thanks to some precise sliding saw and shaper setups the joints came out airtight!
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