Tradition meets technology when we marry an 18th-century workbench design with modern laminated veneer lumber.Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the November 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking. A follow-up post from 2014 should address any questions on how the workbench wore with ...
Versa-Lam laminated veneer lumber (LVL) beams and headers lead the industry in bending strength and E-value, offering better performance and longer spans. Versa-Lam LVL offers the best overall value across multiple widths and depths for residential, light commercial, or multifamily projects. Heavy...
. 19Microllam®LVLAn Integral Part of theFrameWorks®Building SystemMicrollam®laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is manufactured from thinsheets of veneer structurally bonded together to make headers andbeams that span much longer distances and support heavier loadsthan ordinary lumber.Microllam®...
The adjacent photo shows the bottom side of the Microllam / LVL header beam. The second clue to idendifying the LVL is the long, straight layers of the beams. LVL beams always have straight, parallel layers which is very different than similar Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL) beams which have...
The properties of the laminated veneer lumber (LVL) composed of the boiled veneer of Rubberwood ( Hevea brasiliensis ) using polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) adhesives in various cold-pressing time and various conditioned time with loaded and unloaded were studi