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Why we cold press
Three times slower, noticeably dearer. Here is why we stick with it.
L. Dubois 1 min read
Two ways to bond seven plies
Hot pressing takes the mould to a hundred degrees and cures the glue in about twenty minutes. It is fast, repeatable, and it is what almost the whole industry does. Cold pressing clamps the same mould at room temperature and waits twenty-four hours.
What heat does to wood
Heat drives out residual moisture and stiffens the fibre. The board comes out more rigid, and it loses its pop faster: after a few weeks the rebound is not the same.
Cold, the fibre keeps its spring. The board still breaks, of course, but it keeps its snap right to the end.
The price of waiting
Twenty-four hours of pressing per board means a mould tied up, a workshop producing three times less, and a markedly higher unit cost. That is a commercial choice as much as a technical one, and we own it.
Updated on 09/08/2026
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