Abstract: The method for forming surface-engraved panels clad with a sheet of thermodeformable material, particularly PVC, comprises a preliminary stage of engraving the surface of a chipboard substrate to obtain cavities therein in accordance with a predetermined design, and a subsequent stage in which an adhesive is spread over said surface followed by a sheet of thermodeformable material which covers said cavities, and is characterized in that the panel (6) prepared in this manner is passed through at least one pair of rollers (7,8), of which the roller (8) in contact with said surface is formed of elastically yieldable material which causes the sheet of thermodeformable material, previously heated until soft, to penetrate into said cavities.