Reusing salvaged timber in structural applications could offer a sustaina-ble solution towards a circular economy in the construction sector. How-ever, this is associated with some challenges such as length limitation, which would require further processing and end-to-end joining. The aim of this research was to develop a new approach using short, salvaged tim-ber elements which can be used in the fabrication of dowel-laminated timber (DLT) panels without requiring significant processing or end-to-end jointing or gluing. In the developed approach, the salvaged timber elements were used in combination with new timber boards, which were all connected together using salvaged plywood tenons. The salvaged tim-ber layers were prestressed in the system.