Wood veneers are very thin slices of wood cut from the trunk of a tree or a itch, a large block of wood, to expose grain patterns. These slices are typically less than 3mm thick and are attached to panels made of wood or particle board to form at panels. Wood veneer is used to cover large areas as in wall paneling, and is also used for doors, cabinets, and flooring.
Advantages of Using Wood Veneer:
Using wood veneer provides many advantages to woodworkers, architects, and their clients alike. Wood veneer is:
• Stable – solid wood is much more reactive than wood veneer because wood is hygroscopic – it takes on and gives o moisture so it expands and contracts – depending on the environment and humidity in a given space. Wood veneer is mounted on a substrate such as industrial-grade particleboard or medium density fiberboard with a glue line, and this makes it much more stable.
• Environmentally friendly – when solid wood is sawn, you get a lot of waste in the form of sawdust. As wood veneer is sliced rather than sawn, no wood is wasted.
• Aesthetically flexible – there are many looks you can achieve with veneer, such as grain matching, sequence matching, and end-to-end matching, that you could never achieve with solid wood.
Common Types of Wood Used for Veneers:
• Hardwood Veneer species including Oak, Beech, and Maple.
• The most commonly used tree species for Softwood Veneer is the Douglas-Fir.
• Also other common types of wood used for veneers include: Ash, Beech (European & American), Birch, Maple, Pine, Sapele, Walnut, etc.
Veneer Thicknesses vary by species, veneer makers and sometimes even with customer preferences. Di erent thicknesses by order (thinner or thicker than standard) may be possible. We sell veneers mostly in the range of 0.5mm to 0.6mm. we also supply Veneered Medium Density Fibre board (MDF) panels in thickness of 17mm, 11mm, 8mm, 6mm, 5mm, 3.6mm and 3mm. Also available is wide range of Veneered Plywood from one of the most reputed mills of China.
Trans Pac Middle East being the exclusive agent of Kimsong Artiwood Co, Thailand, being one of the most respected veneer companies
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