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Veneer is obtained by 'peeling' the trunk of a Tree , which is the predominant area used for Architectural veneers (see also Inlay ). The appearance of the Grain , or "figure", in wood comes from slicing through the Growth Rings of a tree and depends upon the angle at which the wood is sliced. There are three main types of veneer slicing equipment used commercially:

  • A rotary Lathe in which the Wood is turned against a very sharp Blade and peeled off in one continuous or semi-continuous roll. Rotary cut veneer is mainly used for plywood as the appearance is not desirable.

  • A slicing machine in which the flitch or piece of Log is raised and lowered against the blade and slices of the log are made.

  • A half round lathe in which the log or piece of log can be turned and moved in such a way to expose the most interesting parts of the grain.


Each slicing processes gives a very distinctive type of grain, depending upon the Tree species. In any of the veneer slicing methods, when the veneer is sliced, a distortion of the grain occurs. As it hits the wood, the knife blade creates a "loose" side where the cells have been opened up by the blade, and a "tight" side.

Traditionally, veneers were also Saw n but this is more wasteful of wood. Veneering is an ancient art, dating back to the Ancient Egypt ians who used veneers in some of their Furniture .