Strips of veneer cut across the grain and used as decorative borders.

Inner ply veneer placed at right angles to the core, face and back of a plywood panel.

Veneer used in the construction of plywood with five or more plies. Crossbands are placed at right angles to the grain of the faces and are typically placed adjacent to the face and back. Also refers to all inner layers of veneer whose grain direction runs perpendicular to that of the outer plies and includes parallel laminated plies.