Manufacturing of Wood Veneer
One of the characteristics that defines wood veneer, in addition to the species, is the design itself. We can control the final result, by applying different slicing techniques.
SLICING TECHNIQUES
Two are the main techniques used for the cutting of the sheet: Crown cut and Quarter cut. (See illustration)
JOINTING TECHNIQUES
The veneer sheets are joined to form the layons of veneer. Different jointing techniques can be used depending on the intended decorative effect.
It is the most common method: The strip are turned before being jointed, so that each sheet is symmetric to the previous one, resulting in a "mirrored" or "open book" effect..
2. Slip Match
The sheets are jointed without turning them, to produce a repetitive pattern..
3. Mixmatched
The sheets are jointed randomly. A jointing process with unlimited possibilities, both regarding strip structure, combination of strips widths, colours of the different sheets, etc. .