What is a laminate veneer?

Laminate veneer is a type of engineering wood used for furniture, cabinets and floor. The term "laminate veneer" can refer to any product made of thin facial layer glued to the core, where the face layer is made of everything from marble to wood to plastic. Using laminate is not a new idea. Examples of wood, ivory and marble veneers made up to 4,000 years ago were found. By trimming thin layers of wood and by following the solid core, the wood grain formula can be repeated regularly over the surface, which is usually not possible for solid materials. Before the industrial revolution, the production of laminate wood veneer veneer products were more expensive than solid wood and were often considered more beautiful and more valuable because of the art of surface. Improvement of adhesives in the 20th century increased laminate wood products stronger than before and 80% furniture is made with a certain type of veneer.

real wooden laminate veneer is made of several thin layers of wood pressed together with glue. The inner layers are usually some type of plywood or artificial composite wood that is resistant to reduction, inclination and deformation. The outer layer is a very thin slice of natural hardwood, usually taken from the entire protocol. The wood can then be bent into the desired shape using high -pressure molds or by applying steam to wood and bending through the product.

Faux Wooden veneer is designed similarly to genuine wood, except for veneer is made of plastic instead. The appearance of the real wood is imitated by printing photos of natural wood grain on paper, which is then impregnated with some type of resin, usually melamine. A clean resin layer is then applied to the upper part of the paper to make it resistant and resistant to scratches.

Progress in reproducing the appearance of real wood makes laminate veneer increasingly popular choice for floors and cabinets for them forHo durability, resistance to surface wear and relative easy installation. Faux laminate veneer also has an environmental advantage in that the trees of old growth and hardwood need to be limited and unnecessary to achieve the desired regular, flawless surface.