Kerfkore Company - 10/8/2008

Kerfkore Company Announces New Foamkore-Green

Kerfkore Company, an environmentally friendly manufacturer of patented bendable substrates and lightweight 
panel products, is proud to announce its new Foamkore-Green. Foamkore-Green is constructed with a 
eucalyptus fiber face and back attached to a lightweight polystyrene core. This panel produces a NAF product 
made from reclaimed and recycled materials. 

This product incorporates recycled materials into the manufacturing process to help reduce the impact of using 
virgin materials. Also polystyrene has no added formaldehyde. Foamkore-Green can contribute to LEED credit 
points for MR 4.1, MR 4.2, and EQ 4.4.The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green 
building rating system is the accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance 
green buildings. 

Foamkore-Green is a lightweight cost-effective alternative to traditional panels that features a polystyrene foam 
core and thin face materials. It is ideally suited for a wide range of applications and consists of a balanced 
constructed foam board that provides a structural panel with up to 80% reduced weight when compared to 
conventional panels of plywood, particleboard and MDF. Panels can weigh as little as 12 oz. per square foot. 
Panels can accept a variety of edging options including edge capture, edge insert, outer edge band, edge 
banding, and corner post. Panels are laminated with special glue that results in greater moisture resistance.

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Kerfkore Company - 4/2/2008

Kerfkore Company Introduces New Flexboard Literature

Kerfkore Company, a manufacturer of patented bendable substrates and panel products, just released new 
literature on its Flexboard, a bendable substrate with a hardboard face that can be formed first and laminated last.

Flexboard is a low-cost alternative to bending plywood for radius fabrication that provides 10-inch radius 
fabrication quickly and easily with no sanding, patching, multiple layers, special installation, or odor.  Flexboard 
reduces cost, scrap, and weight and can be used for radius applications as vast as one’s imagination.  It can 
be bent and attached to a ribbed frame easily with staples and nails.

Flexboard is an eco friendly product with a NAF face material and core made from 100% recovered and recycled 
fiber content.  Available in nominal, 4’ X 8’, and 8’ X 4’ sizes with a particleboard, MDF, or plywood core and 
a .080 thick hardboard face, its hardboard surface is ideal for painting or laminating paper, vinyl, veneer, HPL, 
and metal.  Flexboard is calibrated for uniform thickness throughout the manufacturing process.  Consistent 
thickness results in excellent seam hiding qualities without filling or sanding, its seaming abilities allow for easy 
splicing in both the vertical and horizontal direction.  Flexboard’s substrate allows for repeatable symmetrical 
bending.  Its stable hardboard face allows the attachment of face veneer materials, by use of hot or cold press, 
and then bending into the desired shape.

The literature also contains detailed product specifications, which include Flexboard product descriptions, 
product characteristics, core options, bending capabilities, product classifications and dimensions, as well as 
recommendations regarding adhesives, temperature conditioning, laminating pressure, handling, and storage.

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Kerfkore Company - 1/17/2008

The Kerfkore Company Now Offers Sample Chain Sets Containing Its Kerfkore and Other Bendable Substrates

The Kerfkore Company of Brunswick, Georgia now offers a sample chain set containing samples of its 3" 
Kerfkore, Timberflex, Flexboard, and two samples of formed econoKORE.  The sample chain demonstrates the 
flexibility, quality and ingenuity of these bendable substrates and gives you an idea of what can be accomplished 
using them.  

Kerfkore is used for doing fast and accurate radius work. It is ideal for production environments where repetitive 
products are manufactured.  Kerfkore is a revolutionary substrate material that allows horizontal or vertical grade 
laminates, metals, 2-ply and phenolic backed veneers to be laminated flat and then formed into virtually any 
shape without stress cracks, delaminating or telegraphing.  It provides for smooth and symmetrical inside and 
outside radii up to 3 1/2".

Timberflex is ideal for custom fabrication because it is the first and only high-quality 3/4" bendable panel that 
has a three-ply Italian popular face ready to paint, stain or laminate without the need for patching or sanding. 

Flexboard is a low-cost alternative to bending plywood for radius fabrication.  For just pennies more, Flexboard 
provides 10" radius fabrication quickly and easily with no sanding, patching, multiple layers, special installation, 
or odor.  It reduces cost, scrap, and weight and can be used for radius applications as vast as one’s 
imagination.  Flexboard can be bent and attached to a ribbed frame easily with staples and nails.

econoKORE is a unique 2-ply product that brings you the ability to form curves with less labor and less cost.  
Made of processed MDF core with a High Density or Poplar Plywood overlay, it is much easier and more 
economical to work with than bending ply.

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Kerfkore Company - 1/3/2008

The Kerfkore Company Introduces Fabrication Steps and Techniques Presentation Online and on CD-ROM

The Kerfkore Company, a manufacturer of patented bendable substrates and panel products, now offers a 
how-to presentation containing time and money saving fabrication steps and techniques on all its products on 
their web site and alternatively on CD-Rom.  It is arranged in tutorial format and contains detailed information 
and photos.

For Kerfkore, this PowerPoint presentation contains product features and benefits; how to laminate flat; 
splicing Kerfkore without fasteners when additional height or width is needed; seaming methods on flat and 
curved areas; attachment and machining methods and techniques; working with doors containing HPL, 
veneer, and metal; edge banding with HPL and veneer; constructing columns; and things to remember.

The presentation also has Timberflex and Flexboard fabrication steps and demonstrations including product 
features and benefits; framework fabrication; attachment methods; laminating; door construction steps; how 
to construct and laminate columns; achieving perfection; things to remember; and completed projects.

For econoKORE, the presentation contains product features and benefits; face options; single layer free 
standing and framework construction; construction including double layer back to back, and overlays with 
other bendable panels; laminating; and benefits over bendable plywood.

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Kerfkore Company - 12/20/2007

The Kerfkore Company Introduces New Beadboard Literature

The Kerfkore Company, a manufacturer of patented bendable substrates and panel products, now offers new 
literature on its complete line of beadboard, which complements its bendable wood panel products.   Beadboard 
offers both flexibility and custom solutions.

High-quality Beadboard panels from The Kerfkore Company are available in a nominal 4’x 8’ size with 1 ½" 
standard groove spacing. The following are standard Beadboard options:  plain MDF with a thickness of 1/8", 
3/16", ¼", 5/16", 3/8", and ½" ; maple veneer, red oak veneer, ash veneer, cherry veneer, mahogany veneer, 
white oak veneer, and hickory veneer on MDF core with a 3/16" thickness ; and red oak, maple, birch, and 
cherry on plywood core with a ¼" thickness.  All veneer on MDF core is plain sliced veneer.  All veneer on 
plywood core is rotary cut veneer.  Other species are now also available upon special request.

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Kerfkore Company - 11/23/2007

The Kerfkore Company Unveils Color Literature On Its Environmentally Friendly FlexGreen

The Kerfkore Company, a manufacturer of patented bendable substrates and panel products, just introduced 
color literature on FlexGreen, an environmentally friendly product that can be used for radius applications as vast 
as one’s imagination.  It offers designers, specifiers, and manufacturers a quality bendable product that is better 
for the environment and one’s health.

According to the literature, FlexGreen is ideally suited for producing stable architectural panels.  The face, core, 
and glue used contain no added formaldehyde so the entire product is free of any added formaldehyde.  The 
face is made from FSC certified Eucalyptus fiber hardboard attached to a particleboard substrate core that is 
made from 100% recovered and recycled fiber.  FlexGreen contributes to LEED credit points for MR 4.1, MR 
4.2, and EQ 4.4.

Environmentally friendly FlexGreen allows for normal fabrication methods of attaching to a rigid structure and 
then application of face material.  It is designed to bend down to a 10" radius prior to lamination.  Due to its 
stable hardboard face, it is possible to laminate a single-ply veneer or other thin materials directly to the 
hardboard by use of a cold or hot press.  This process will result in a bending radius of 16" and 18".  FlexGreen 
is available in a choice of 48" X 96", 96" X 48", 48" X 120", and 120" X 48" size, all X ¾" thickness, and it 
weighs just 2.4 lbs. per square foot.

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Kerfkore Company - 11/8/2007

Two-Ply Econokore Offers Lower Cost And Greater Stability

The Kerfkore Company now offers econoKORE, this USA bendable substrate manufacturing pioneer’s two-ply 
answer to single ply kerfed and plain kerfed MDF panels.  It offers far greater stability with its smooth surface 
and two vs. one ply and enables the user to form curves with less labor and at a lower cost.

econoKORE’s unique 2-ply construction offers a more stable and balanced panel that is calibrated for consistent 
size and thickness.  It can be easily bent and attached to a ribbed frame by the use of nails.  There is no warping, 
twisting, flat spots, size variation, or odor associated with econoKORE.  

econoKORE enables the user to form curves with less labor and at a lower cost.

It is much easier to work with and more economical to use than sing-ply kerfed and plain kerfed MDF panels 
and can reach a 6-inch radius.  Installation can be accomplished with traditional fabricating tools and methods, 
and it is manufactured from processed MDF core with a high density or poplar plywood overlay.  There is no 
sanding or patching required and the poplar plywood overlay provides a smoother, more symmetrical laminating 
or painting surface.

econoKORE is available in a ¼" and 3/8" thickness along with a recently introduced ¾" lite version with an 
MDF core in 4’x8’ and 8’x4’ panel sizes.  The ¼", 3/8", and ¾" thickness are available with a poplar plywood 
face while the ¼" and 3/8" are available with a high-density fiberboard face.  The board weighs just 1.0 pound 
per square foot.

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Kerfkore Company - 10/25/2007

The Kerfkore Company Introduces Environmentally Friendly FlexGreen for Radius Applications

The Kerfkore Company, a manufacturer of patented bendable substrates and panel products, just introduced 
FlexGreen, an environmentally friendly product that can be used for radius applications as vast as one’s 
imagination.  It offers designers, specifiers, and manufacturers a quality bendable product that is better for the 
environment and one’s health.

FlexGreen is an ideal product for producing stable architectural panels.  The face, core, and glue used contain 
no added formaldehyde so the entire product is free of any added formaldehyde.  Formaldehyde, a colorless, 
pungent-smelling gas, can cause watery eyes, burning sensations in the eyes and throat, nausea and difficulty 
in breathing in some people.  The face is made from FSC certified Eucalyptus fiber hardboard attached to a 
particleboard substrate core that is made from 100% recovered and recycled fiber.  FlexGreen contributes to 
LEED credit points for MR 4.1, MR 4.2, and EQ 4.4.

Environmentally friendly FlexGreen allows for normal fabrication methods of attaching to a rigid structure and 
then application of face material.  It is designed to bend down to a 10" radius prior to lamination.  Due to its stable 
hardboard face, it is possible to laminate a single-ply veneer or other thin materials directly to the hardboard by 
use of a cold or hot press.  This process will result in a bending radius of 16" and 18".  FlexGreen is available in 
a choice of 48" X 96", 96" X 48", 48" X 120", and 120" X 48" size, all X ¾" thickness, and it weighs just 2.4 lbs. 
per square foot.

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