Sliced veneer is a noble refined material that has found itself in the production of furniture and finishing materials. Within the framework of this article, we will thoroughly and thoroughly understand all the features of this material, the properties that it possesses, as well as touch on the specifics of its production and use.
General information
Sliced veneer is a material of natural origin obtained from solid wood by processing on modern planing machines. Veneer thickness varies from 0.6 to 2.5 mm. Most often it is used for the production of finishing materials, furniture, doors. If you had the opportunity to personally observe objects finished with veneer, then you probably noted their sophistication. This is a unique material endowed with many advantages, which we will definitely discuss below. Sliced veneer can be called a premium material, because the best tree trunks are used for its production. Not all raw materials allow you to get high-quality veneer. But the list of tree species from which veneer is made is quite wide: oak, ash, maple, alder. There are also more valuable conifers: larch, cedar, fir. But withinof this material, we will focus on sliced hardwood veneer, which endows the material with an effective texture and unprecedented strength.
Selection of raw materials
For the production of veneer, only selected trunks are used without knots and flaws with the correct arrangement of wood fibers. Of particular value is the veneer obtained from natural growths of wood. They are endowed with special properties that have already been appreciated by many modern designers. Today, sliced veneer is widely used in Russia. The use of high-quality raw materials in a sufficient variety of rocks allows you to get a rich color palette, due to which the scope of the material is significantly expanded. After facing with veneer, the product acquires an exceptional noble appearance. The veneer is not only visually spectacular, it is endowed with those properties that other materials cannot boast of, first of all, strength and wear resistance. Subject to all the subtleties of the production process, it will be possible to obtain a high-quality, durable and spectacular material.
It is noteworthy that up to 75% of the material is obtained from the raw materials at the output, which makes it possible to keep very affordable prices for it. Although, in truth, there are elite varieties, the cost of which reaches tens of dollars per square meter.
Production Features
Production of sliced veneer allows the use of various types of wood, but most often these are hardwoods: oak,maple, ash, beech. If we talk about the production itself, then it is carried out by several methods:
- planing the board along - in this case, it is possible to preserve the integrity of the wood fibers and remove the veneer in a single even layer;
- planing the board across - this method involves damaging the wood fibers, which allows you to get a veneer with a rough surface.
It must be admitted that the first method is especially popular. To begin with, the selected board is calibrated to the required size using modern equipment, then it goes through the soaking procedure until the required humidity level is reached - an important stage of work that requires strict adherence to the basic principles and rules.
After all the conditions are met, the actual planing of the prepared boards begins. The cyclic installation drives the workpiece in a circle, each time cutting off a thin layer of veneer from it. After "shearing" each layer is placed in a drying chamber, where it is dried to a moisture content of 6-8%. Modern equipment allows to produce up to 10,000 square meters of veneer per month. You can be sure: the quality of the material will pleasantly surprise you, even impress you.
Advanced European equipment, by the way, allows joining individual strips of veneer into a single sheet without a visible joint. Large-format sheets are created exclusively from veneers of the same series in order to obtain a uniform surface at the end.
Quality check
If you decidetaking up the production of sliced veneer, GOST and other regulatory documents will allow you to comply with the basic requirements. The cost of sliced veneer is determined based on the slot of timber, the number of flaws. But the acceptance is handled by a specially trained qualified specialist. Specialists first of all pay attention to:
- appearance - determined visually, shortcomings are identified after checking compliance with the main parameters of GOST;
- corresponding to size - measurements are taken at three points located along the length of the sheet at least every 25 mm in relation to each other; to determine the main indicators, a special tool is used - a thickness gauge;
- humidity level;
- roughness;
- wavy.
The moisture level, roughness and waviness are determined based on the requirements of GOST.
Storage and transportation features
Slicing veneer allows you to get high-quality, refined and outwardly noble material that requires especially careful handling. In production, sheets are sorted by type of veneer, grade and stacked in packs. Each pack contains a minimum of 10 sheets. The pack is tied up only in one place, if the length of the sheets does not exceed 1 meter. The longer material is tied in two places to eliminate the possibility of fracture.
Transportation of veneer is allowed only in covered machines and containers. Given thatuse of the container, you can not use the special packaging of veneer. But it is extremely important to ensure that the veneer packs do not bend - for this they should be laid in a special way. It is necessary to store the material in compliance with the temperature regime from -50 to +40 degrees in the room and the relative humidity level up to 80%.
Specific usage
Sliced oak, ash, maple and beech veneer is currently used as a top layer in the manufacture of furniture, doors and other joinery. This is an excellent finishing material with which you can transform any interior. The veneer bends perfectly, so it is suitable for finishing uneven curved shapes. In addition to all of the above, sliced veneer is actively used in restoration work. With its help, it is possible to make exclusive plasters, boxes, exclusive souvenirs.
How affordable it is
Given the specifics of production, the level of selection of raw materials, it is difficult to hope that veneer is a budget material. Nevertheless, due to the use of modern equipment and advanced technologies, it is possible to maintain its relative accessibility. Do you want to feel the difference? Go to the door production or the nearest door store. Surely, with all the variety presented, it is canvases with a natural veneer finish that will attract your attention - they look exceptional, and with careful use they will last for a dozen years.
Summing up
Withinof this material, we considered all the features of the production of natural sliced veneer, paying attention to all the little things. Definitely, veneer is a great opportunity to transform any interior with the help of pieces of furniture trimmed with it. We strongly recommend that you pay special attention to it if you are looking for a more affordable alternative to the array, but are not ready to put up with the proximity of low-quality synthetic materials.
