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🪵 A wood strip 🪚 A support layer
crossbanding

crossbanding

8.9
A thin layer of wood placed across the grain to stop wood panels from warping
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɔsˌbændɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : encrustación
  • High-quality plywood often includes a layer of crossbanding for added strength and stability.

Examples

  • The cabinetmaker used crossbanding to ensure the tabletop would not warp over time.

  • Without proper crossbanding, the wooden panel might bend or crack in humid conditions.

  • The crossbanding helps prevent the wood from warping.

  • He noticed the crossbanding on the panel was well done.

  • The cabinetmaker used crossbanding to ensure the tabletop would not warp over time.

  • High-quality plywood often includes a layer of crossbanding for added strength and stability.

  • Without proper crossbanding, the wooden panel might bend or crack in humid conditions.

Synonyms

veneering
vscrossbanding
  • Specialized
6.7

A thin layer of fine wood glued on cheaper wood to make it look nicer

is placed to stabilize panels by orienting grain at right angles

Surface Forms

crossbanding singular
crossbandings plural

Morphology

crossbanding = crossband (semi-transparent) = cross + band + ing

The form clearly suggests banding placed across the main surface, but the panel-stabilizing function is a specialized technical meaning.

Etymology

Crossbanding comes from cross ('across' or 'at right angles') and banding ('a strip'). It refers to a layer of thin wood put with its grain across the main grain to stop a panel from warping and to make it stronger.