Abstract: A method is described for the production of composite materials from layers of wood veneer and fibres bonded together and impregnated with resin. The method includes the steps of (a) impregnating at least one layer of reinforcement fibres with a first resin, (b) coating surfaces of at least one layer of wood veneer with a second resin, (c) stacking the at least one resin impregnated reinforcement fibre layer with the at least one layer of resin coated wood veneer and (d) bonding the layers together under conditions of pressure and temperature appropriate to the resins employed in step (a) and step (b) to produce a laminate. Examples of composites are given using carbon fibres and hard wood veneers together with properties thereof.