Wood Veneers

Guide: There are two kinds of wood veneer used for surface veneer of wooden furniture products, one is natural wood veneer, and the other is artificial dyed wood veneer. Natural bark is a kind of natural wood, which has natural texture and color without artificial modification; Dyed veneer is the veneer modified by artificial dyes. In order to make the …

Book MatchedConsecutive veneers from a bundle are laid out side by side, turning over every other sheet as though it were a page from a book. This creates a mirrored grain pattern at each veneer joint, allowing for visual continuity. However, since this results in alternating exposure of tight and loose faces, an undesireable “barber pole” effect may occur. The …

Plain SlicingPlain slicing is the most common veneer cutting method used for high-end decorative and architectural panels, with an appearance similar to that of plain sawn lumber. Typically, leaves are sliced from a half log flitch in parallel to the center cut, creating a natural figure progression with each successive leaf. This natural evolution of grain presentation is well-suited for …

Panel Construction Veneer Cuts/Matching  |  General Grades  |  Panel Construction  |  Handling & Storage  |  Glossary  |  In the world of Hardwood Plywood, there are many core options. Austin Hardwoods stocks 4 unique substrates for specific needs and uses. All sheet good cores are available from Austin Hardwoods are Ultra Low-Emitting Formaldehyde (ULEF). PARTICLE BOARD CORE Multi-layered substrate, produced using a blend of western …

Back Generally a lower grade veneer than that of the opposing side of the same panel when a higher grade face is specified. Barber poleA phenomenon in a book matched face wherein adjacent components appear alternately dark and light due to the presence of lathe checks on the loose side of the veneer refracting light and absorbing slightly more finishing …

Veneer can be sliced or cut from different sections of the log: from the heartwood or innermost portion, from the sapwood or outer layer, or from a combination of both heartwood and sapwood. When these veneers are composed into full sheets, the manner in which they are matched, the part of the log from which they come and their relative appearance …

Types of Veneer Cuts Depending on the manner in which a log is cut, strikingly different visual effects can be achieved with the wood’s grain and characteristics. Two logs of the same species, cut in different ways, produce distinctive, individual veneers. ROTARY CUT The entire log is cut or “peeled.” Can yield full sheets of veneer. Grain pattern is broad …

Veneer Core Veneer Core is produced by placing the “lines” of core veneers into the panel “sandwich” so that adjacent plies having a grain direction oriented at approximate right angles to each other. Veneer core panels are relatively light in comparison with composite core panels, typically weighing about 70 pounds per 3/4″ panel. Veneer core offers superior physical properties than either …

Plain Sliced Veneer (PS) The half log, or flitch, is mounted with the heart side flat against the flitch table of the slicer. The slicing is done parallel to a line through the center of the log to produce a distinct figure. Rotary Whole Piece Face Veneer (R) The entire log is cut or “peeled.” It can yield full sheets …

PLAIN SLICEDThis method is one of the most common means of slicing plywood. Frequently it results in a combination of familiar “cathedral” pattern and straighter grain.ROTARY CUTThe entire log is cut or “peeled.” It can yield full sheets of veneer where the grain pattern is broad with no plain or quarter sliced appearance.RIFT CUTA cut angle of 15º to the …