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I used to be able to buy a lumber product at the big-box home-improvement emporium which was like butcher-block side-laminated panel, but made of soft wood (pine? fir?, etc.)

I would like to make some benches with this material. It doesn't need to be hard-wood like real butcher-block (and I don't have the budget for that, either.) But I don't know what it is called, and Google can't find it if I don't know its name.

The key-words "laminated" and "composite" are apparently applied to different kinds of things. Laminated seems to mean "vertically stacked" (like plywood, etc.) And "composite" refers to things like MDF, chip-board, etc. What key word am I missing here?

Richard Crowley
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  • When you say 'butcher block', are you talking about something with end grain sticking up, or sideways? (Maybe a picture could help.) – Aloysius Defenestrate Dec 22 '16 at 18:09
  • Thanks, I hadn't thought about it (because it isn't important in this application), but now that I look at it, the train is sideways, not on edge like a true butcher-block. I will grab a photo. – Richard Crowley Dec 22 '16 at 19:30
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    http://www.homedepot.com/p/Edge-Glued-Panel-Common-21-32-in-x-18-in-x-4-ft-Actual-0-656-in-x-17-25-in-x-48-in-493554/202017000 (edge glued panel/ edge laminated board is probably the terms you want) – Aloysius Defenestrate Dec 22 '16 at 19:59
  • Thank you! "edge glued" was the key word! If you put that into an answer, I will mark it as accepted. Alas, not stocked within 100 miles of Portland Oregon, and only the larger widths can be shipped for pick up. Oh well. – Richard Crowley Dec 22 '16 at 20:30

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For any future searches, here's an example product.

"Edge glued panel" or "edge laminated board" are probably the best search terms.

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