The objective of this project was to investigate the feasibility of using infrared thermography in detection of starved joint of plywood. In this test, plywood including starved joint was made by urea resin. The surface temperature of plywood specimens heated by lamp was measured with a thermographic device. The differences of temperature changes between starved joint and non-starved joint were discussed for identifying the location of gluing defects. The temperature rise on the plywood surface of the starved joint was more obvious than that of sound joint, and the differences between the two increased with increasing heating time. Because the place on the plywood surface showed evident temperature rise with the location of starved joint, the thermographic technique should be applicable to non-destructive test for examining starved joint of plywood.