In this doctorate dissertation, the influence of beech, fir and poplar wood species on curing kinetics of commercial urea-formaldehyde (UF) adhesive was investigated. With this objective, the following thermal analysis methods were utilized: differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dielectric analysis (DEA) and dynamical mechanical analysis (DMA). DSC measurements were obtained in dynamical scanning regime with the heating rates (β) of 5; 10; 15 i 20 o C/min. Test samples consisted of pure UF adhesive, UF adhesive / wood flour mixes and UF adhesive / wood extractives mixes of selected wood species. Catalyst (NH 4 Cl) addition was 0.2% (per oven dry weight) for all test samples. Results of peak temperature (T p ), enthalpy of reaction (ΔH), and activation energy (E a ) were analyzed for each UF adhesive system. In addition, the isoconverzional models of Ozawa-Flynn-Wall (OFW) and Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) were applied on the DSC test data.DEA tests proceeded in the isothermal regime in the real hot pressing conditions using veneer samples of the selected wood species as adherents. UF adhesive was applied with the NH 4 Cl addition of 0.2% (per oven dry weight). Press temperatures were 120; 140 i 160 o C. Dielectric parameters were recorded through IDEX sensor applied on the bond line of veneer samples and connected to LCR meter. Degree of reaction (α) was obtained on the basis of electric conductivity. DMA rheological tests were performed in the sinusoidal shear stress regime at the temperature of 80 o C. Test samples consisted of pure UF adhesive and the UF adhesive / wood extractives mixes. Two separate sample series were used, one with the NH 4 Cl addition of 0.2% (per oven dry weight) and the other without catalyst addition. Gel time was determined at the crossover of the storage modulus (G') and loss modulus (G"), resulting in the loss factor tanδ=1.Results of DSC and DMA tests on UF adhesive / wood extractive mixes, showed significant influence of pH value and acid buffer capacity of selected wood species on kinetics of curing reaction. Lower values of said chemical characteristics of a given extractive, resulted in decrease of peak temperature and activation energy, as well as in shorter gel time for a corresponding mixture. Both, DSC measurements of UF adhesive / wood flour mixtures and DEA results of UF adhesive cure in the hot pressed veneer samples, have showed significant influence of wood anatomy structure on curing behavior of UF adhesive.