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June 19,2024

What is Veneer in Plywood? Complete Explanation!

What is Veneer? – The use of Plywood as a material for furniture and construction has long been recognized in Indonesia. In Indonesia, plywood factories have existed at least since 1972.

"If we talk about Plywood, you may have also heard the word Veener."

So what is Veneer actually?

Veneer is a sheet of thin board that is an odd number. This thin board is then arranged and glued together to form plywood, which is then referred to as Plywood.

Simply put, Veneer is a component of Plywood. The product of Plywood itself can be in the form of just plywood, but it can also be in the form of multiplex.

The weight of multiplex plywood with this number of layers ranges from 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, up to as many as 21 layers.

The sizes of Plywood also vary, namely thickness of 3-5 feet, and length of 6-9 feet.

Veneer Manufacturing Process

To make it, a sheet of wood with a thickness of about 0.24 mm to 3 mm is required. Additionally, it is made by peeling certain types of wood such as teak, mindi, or oak.

Veneer can also be made in two ways, namely:

1. With a knife

This process is carried out to create a thin layer of wood.

"With a knife, it means that the wood layer is made using a peeling machine. There are two types of peeling machines that can be used to make veneer, namely the ordinary peeling machine and the rotary peeling machine."

2. With a saw

"In addition to using a knife, this thin layer of wood can also be made using a saw to produce a thicker layer of wood."

The method is to split the wood using a saw. After that, it is cut with a band saw. This method is wasteful of wood, but it does not require the steps of evaporation or boiling beforehand.

Various Types of Wood Veneer

Veneer wood undergoes several processing stages in its utilization. Here are some types available in the market:

1. RAW Veener

This type of thin wood layer is still in its raw form and has not been processed, making it quite difficult to distinguish between the front and back surfaces.

This thin engineered wood layer can also be used for finishing that brings a rustic feel to the home.

2. Paper Backed Veneer

This type is a layer of thin wood that has undergone several processing stages. The aim is to make this thin wood layer strong.

"It is also easy to apply and is one of the most commonly used for finishing interiors."

3. Reconstituted Veneer

This type is a thin layer of wood made from tropical forest vegetation where the growth of its plants is relatively fast.

This thin layer of wood is processed directly from log materials, then the pieces are joined and glued together until this thin wood layer material can be used.

Advantages of Veneers

Wood veneer generally looks natural. In addition, it tends to be stable. Unlike other wood materials that are generally prone to warping or cracking.

"So it's not surprising that this thin layer of wood has good durability compared to similar types of natural wood."

When glued, this thin layer of wood also tends to be strong and stable.

With these several advantages, this thin layer of wood is often utilized as a material aimed at obtaining the natural properties of a wooden material.

Utilization of Veneer

Veneer is often used as a finishing material for furniture. It is also used as raw material similar to plywood or blockboard, which will help make the surface of the material smoother.

To make the Plywood Veneer later glued together in a perpendicular direction in an odd number.

This thin layer of wood is sometimes also used as a parquet floor covering. In fact, it is sometimes directly applied to replace HPL or other finishing materials.

This thin layer of wood can also be made into laminate boards where veneer sheets are glued together with the same grain direction.

Another use of this thin wood layer is for the production of block boards where the front and back layers are veneers while the middle layer consists of elongated wood pieces arranged side by side.

This thin layer of wood is also often produced for making boxes as well as matchsticks and toothpicks.

The benefits of this thin wood layer innovation, including Plywood, are as follows:

Conserving the use of natural wood
Utilizing low-value wood species
Enhancing the artistic value of wooden decorations.

Veneer Raw Materials

There are several raw materials that can be used to make this thin wood layer. The raw material itself is a type of wood that is soft, lightweight, strong, and durable, and does not easily break when peeled.

The types of wood that can be made are: