For mills, door, cabinet & furniture makers
License Vaultwood Core™
Vaultwood Core™ is a material brand and a written specification A license lets a qualified manufacturer build products to that specification and display the "Built on Vaultwood Core™" mark.
A license lets a qualified manufacturer build products to that specification and display the "Built on Vaultwood Core™" mark on qualifying goods, packaging, and marketing. The mark tells a buyer that the core inside meets a defined bar for density, strength, screw holding, and emissions, verified against published test methods[2][4].
An ingredient-trademark license
This is an ingredient-trademark license, modeled on how a component brand appears on a finished product it does not manufacture. Vaultwood Core is the specified core; you remain the maker of the finished door, cabinet, or piece of furniture, and your brand stays first.
This is a brand license, not a certification
To be plain about the model: this is a brand license, not a third-party certification. The brand owner also builds finished products, so Vaultwood Core is not a neutral certification mark and does not pretend to be one. It is a published specification held to testable numbers, not an independent standards body. Exact license vehicle and trademark classes are being confirmed with counsel.
Who it is for
Hardwood & panel mills
Mills that press or supply premium MDF and want a recognized name for a premium core tier.
Door makers
Makers of hidden, passage, and specialty doors who want a defined premium core spec behind their own product.
Cabinet makers
Makers who need a core that holds a face screw and resists sag in long runs and tall doors.
Furniture makers
Makers building casegoods and built-ins where flatness, edge quality, and screw retention decide whether a joint lasts.
What you have to meet
- Premium MDF, not HDF, at a panel density of 45 to 49 pcf[11].
- Modulus of rupture above 4,500 psi and face screw withdrawal of 275 to 350 lbf, verified by test[4][11].
- Physical and mechanical properties evaluated to ASTM D1037[4] and against the ANSI A208.2 MDF grade requirements[2].
- Compliance with EPA TSCA Title VI[7] and CARB Phase 2[8], with NAF options available[11].
- Supplier spec sheets and test data kept on file and available on audit[11].
Products that meet the spec may carry the mark; products that do not, may not.
Frequently asked
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Become a licensee
Apply to license the standard
If you can manufacture to the Vaultwood Core minimum specification, tell us about your operation and we will send the full spec, the mark usage guidelines, and license terms. Licensing is open to mills, door makers, cabinet makers, furniture makers, and fixture and millwork shops that can meet and document the spec.