The aim of this paper was to evaluate the quality of plywood panels manufactured with tannin-based adhesives extracted from the bark of Pinus oocarpa and Phenol-Formaldehyde. The experimental plan was composed of four treatments: Tannin-formaldehyde (TF), Phenol-formaldehyde (FF), FF + 10%TF (90:10) and FF + 20%TF (80:20). The quality of plywood panels was evaluated by the static bending (MOR), bonding line shear test of the adhesive, and dimensional stability: thickness swelling, recovery of thickness and water absorption. Results showed that it is possible to substitute Phenol-Formaldehyde adhesive by tannin up to 20% without changing MOR parallel and MOR perpendicular to the grain of the the panels. In order to obtain higher values of physical properties of plywood made with tannin from bark of Pinus oocarpa, it is necessary to add paraffin. Results showed that there was no significant difference in values of shear strength for the different treatments.
tannin; Pinus oocarpa; plywood; formaldehyde