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Easier to maintain, as the clear protective layer is resistant to pretty much everything except
long exposure to water.
However, long time exposure to water or moisture may result in the laminate warping or
ballooning.
Manufacturing process
Thickness
Usage
Surface finish
Obtained by rotating a log of wood against a sharp knife of rotary cutter or saw
The Indian timbers suitable for veneers - mahogany, oak, rose wood, sissoo, teak, etc.
The most suitable wood for veneers is walnut. However, other species like teak, sisoo, rose
wood, etc. are also used.
VENEERS - CLASSIFICATION
Veneers may be classified on the basis of the following parameters:
Quality
Method of cutting
Properties
QUALITY REQUIREMENTS OF VENEERS
Types of surfaces
Defect categories
A B
Discoloration Nil 5%
Dote* 50 mm/m2 150 mm/m2
Insect holes Scattered upto 12 holes/ m 2 Scattered upto 24 holes/ m2
Raw veneer -No backing on it and can be used with either side facing up.
-However, the two sides will appear different
Paper backed veneer -Veneers that are backed with paper
-Available in large sizes, or sheets, as smaller pieces are joined together
prior to adding the backing
-Helpful when veneering curves and columns
Phenolic backed veneer -Less common and is used for composite, or manmade wood veneers
-less likely to crack when being used on curves
Laid up veneer -raw veneer that has been joined together to make larger pieces
-process - time-consuming and requires great care, but is not difficult and
requires no expensive tools or machinery
Reconstituted veneer -made from fast-growing tropical species
-Raw veneer is cut from a log, and dyed if necessary
-the sheets are laminated together to form a block
-block is then sliced so that the edges of the laminated veneer become the
grain of the reconstituted veneer
Wood on Wood - Also called 2-ply is a decorative wood veneer face with a utility grade
wood backer applied at an opposing direction to the face veneer
VENEERS - MATCHING
VENEERS - MATCHING
RESIN BONDED PLYWOOD
Plywood - a very common and very useful construction material
Plywood in which the wood veneers are held together with synthetic resin, glues, or glue-
impregnated paper and finally formed with pressure and heat, are known as resin bonded
plywoods.
Such materials offer effective insulation against heat/ cold and sound due to the
presence of minute air cavities
does not contain knots or rings, making it more uniform than natural woods
MEDIUM DENSITY FIBRE BOARDS (MDFS)
Benefits of MDF Drawbacks of MDF
Is an excellent substitute for veneers. Denser than plywood or chipboard (the resins are
Some varieties are less expensive heavy)
than many natural woods Low grade MDF may swell and break when
Consistent in strength and size saturated with water.
Flexible. Can be used for curved walls May warp or expand if not sealed.
or surfaces. Contains urea-formaldehyde which is a probable
Shapes well. carcinogen and may cause allergy, eye and lung
Stable dimensions (will not expand or irritation when cutting and sanding
contract like wood) Dulls blades more quickly than many woods
Easy to finish (i.e. paint) Though it does not have a grain in the plane of the
board, it does have one into the board. Screwing
into the edge of a board will generally cause it to
split in a fashion similar to delaminating.
Subject to significant shrinkage in low humidity
environments.
Trim (i.e. baseboards) comes pre-primed but this
is insufficient for fine finish painting. Painting with
latex paints is difficult due to rapid water
absorption. Most finishes appear uneven and nail
holes tend to pucker somewhat.
HIGH DENSITY FIBRE BOARDS (HDFS) OR HARDBOARDS
a type of fiberboard, which is an engineered wood product
similar to particle board and medium-density fiberboard, but is denser and much
stronger and harder because it is made out of exploded wood fibers that have been
highly compressed
A wood veneer can be glued onto it to give the appearance of solid wood