What is Veneering?

Veneering is a process of attaching two layers of fabric, usually wood, together. Sometimes it is done to create a stronger piece of wood, as in plywood. In other cases, the surface is more beautiful. Very thin pieces of beautiful or exotic wood are laid on less beautiful wood to create a more beautiful and expensive -looking product.

When the surface has a complex pattern, the result of veneer is often called marketing. In the past, this kind of veneer has been usually reserved for fine furniture. If metals or exotic materials are used as part of the surface pattern, veneer is often called inlay.

The oldest examples of veneer are over 5,000 years in the tomb of Semerkhet. Many pharaohs were buried objects that had African ebony veneers and ivory inserts. At the time of the Roman Empire, Julius Cesar and Cicero were owned by veneered tables; Cicero's had "veins arranged in wave lines to create Spirals as small whirlpools.”

When they were in the seventeenth centuryDeveloped new wood processing tools, veneer became more complicated and at the beginning of the eighteenth century furniture was popular. collections.

In the nineteenth century, veneer had a bad reputation. Furniture creation has become a factory operation, especially in America, and the level of craftsmanship decreased. Veneering was used to cover bad materials and shabby processing. The use of veneer was a way to reduce production costs.

Today, veneer is experiencing new popularity. Improved equipment and techniques, so high quality veneer can be easily produced. The use of veneer woodsubstrates caused by man reduces the use of wood and can reduce cutting of old growth forests. Veneering allows you to use exotic wood that has been permanently harvested because small wood is needed to complete the project.