outlines the experimental design for this study. Threelayered particleboards comprising 50% core furnish, 35% face furnish and 15% Flax or Hemp fiber mats were manufactured from Wood, Hurd and Shive particles. The Wood particles were used in conjunction with both Flax and Hemp fiber while the Shive and Hurd were combined with the fibers from which they were derived, i.e., Flax and Hemp respectively.