Between the time panels are manufactured and put into their final application, there are many opportunities for hardwood plywood panels to be damaged. The following handling and storage tips should be observed at every step along the route to ensure the panels reach their final destination unscathed. Handling Minimize Movement The best way to minimize handling damage is by handling …

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 …