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Aufdoppelungen

English translation: cross lamination

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German term or phrase: Aufdoppelungen
English translation:cross lamination
Entered by: Hilary Davies Shelby

14:17 Jan 9, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / furniture
German term or phrase: Aufdoppelungen
Hiya! This is for a rush job - its part of a piece of furniture (a sideboard or dresser, i believe) - Here's the description:

Anrichte, Kirschbaum furniert,
Aufdoppelungen Massivholz, Abdeckplatte durchgehend incl. Fernsehdrehbühne.

Many thanks for any help!
Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 12:11
cross lamination
Explanation:
viz. with alternating grain direction, as was pointed out
Selected response from:

gangels (X)
Local time: 11:11
Grading comment
Thanks to all, i ended up using this answer as it seemed to fit. I wish I had had pictures for some of those items, it would have been a lot more helpful than trying to imagine what on earth some of those descriptions meant! Many thanks to you guys for rushing to my rescue in my time of need!

H ;-)
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4false edge
IanW (X)
4cross lamination
gangels (X)
2double layered/thickness?
Jonathan MacKerron


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
false edge


Explanation:
Hi Hilary,

According to my "Langenscheidt Bauwesen", this is called a "false edge". Kim will probably know for sure ...

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-01-09 14:29:30 GMT)
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(Can\'t find any evidence on the internet to support this so far, so I wouldn\'t use this unless there are peer comments with evidence to back it up)

IanW (X)
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jonathan MacKerron: doesn't sound overly flattering from a marketing point of view?
4 mins
  -> Yes, I was just thinking the same - and I can't find any decent evidence to support it.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
double layered/thickness?


Explanation:
found this definition: Aufdoppelung=Aufeinanderleimen von Brettern mit gegeneinander versetztem Faserverlauf, wodurch das "* Arbeiten" des Holzes verhindert werden soll

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-01-09 14:33:36 GMT)
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or perhaps \"REINFORCED\"?

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cross lamination


Explanation:
viz. with alternating grain direction, as was pointed out

gangels (X)
Local time: 11:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Thanks to all, i ended up using this answer as it seemed to fit. I wish I had had pictures for some of those items, it would have been a lot more helpful than trying to imagine what on earth some of those descriptions meant! Many thanks to you guys for rushing to my rescue in my time of need!

H ;-)
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