from the following description of a method of making the member first the exterior skin 14 is bonded to a major surface of the core 12 while the core is in the form of a flat rectangular panel 34 the panel 34 is of a non lumber wood product meaning that although made of wood it is manmade or fabricated industrially and is not simply cut from logs the preferred material is composition board which includes particle board wafer board oriented strand board and hard board fiberboard is a particularly advantageous form of hard board exterior plywood is another suitable non lumber product the panel material should have a density of not less than 44 pounds per cubic foot the skin 14 can be chosen for its decorative qualities and may be vinyl acrylic paper a resin impregnated paper such as melamine aluminum brass or a wood veneer a non wood skin may be imprinted or embossed with a wood grain pattern a wood veneer should have a depth of at least 0 010 to 0 012 aluminum skin does not require a depth of more than 0 012 in the case of a composition board panel 34 the skin 14 is applied to a surface that lies perpendicular.